The Importance of Proper Basic Guitar Technique

Having proper guitar technique for basic skills such as strumming and plucking notes is one of the biggest things that most self taught guitar players miss out one, and it can be incredibly damaging to their development. Although it may seem boring and obvious, basic techniques are actually one of the most important and difficult things to master. The reason for this is the amount of guitar teacher who don't even have correct technique, and also the fact that once people develop bad habits, they usually just try to push forward through them instead of stopping and fixing them.

But it is worth it to stop and fix bad technique because it will limit your skills in the long run. Good technique means having maximum efficiency, which means not wasting and movement or time and being able to play as fast and as accurately as possible. When you play for years with incorrect technique, you eventually hit a wall that you cant get past, and in many cases, this is where people lose interest in the instrument, because they feel like they can go no further with it. If you have correct form from the beginning, this is unlikely to happen.

That is why new players and more experienced ones should take the time to work on their basic form and fix any bad habits, it may end up saving you a lot of time and effort in the long run.