How long is the proverbial piece of string? Many people will tell you that they "Mastered" and instrument in a few years, while others, believe the Malcolm Gladwell hypothesis that it takes 10,000 hours to fully master an instrument. 10,000 hours? That's really YEARS!!!
Well, it will not turn around overnight, and you will not grasp a new instrument in weeks, or even months really. But plugging away at the new skills that you've learned and practising the technical, will eventually pay off, with persistence. Sometimes, you really need to fight through the bad days, to keep the flow going, but those bad days will get less and less, as your skills improve. With any instrument, you can trundle along for a long time, apparently not moving forward, then one day... BAM, you're able to do something that had once eluded you, and you've no idea why!
When learning something new, don't try to compare yourself to the masters of the craft. You'll only annoy yourself that you're not that good yet, after all it's been 3 months!!! I can assure you, that they didn't master their craft in 3 months, and many professional musicians, will spend hours every DAY perfecting their instrument. That's not really practical for most, who are learning as a hobby, even those who aspire to be semi or fully professional would struggle to fit in the kind of hours that the touring musician can!
Singing is a unique craft to learn. While most other musicians have the need to learn where to place fingering, breath control, scales on an instrument, singers need to learn how to be singers at the same time... A guitar already knows how to be a guitar, but how do you know, right away, how to use your voice? Some have a natural grasp, which usually comes from a specific learning style, but it still makes learning to sing difficult. Why? Because learning to sing, isn't easy!
Remember to practise regularly, and to concentrate on your technical skills during scales, but when it comes to singing a song, enjoy it. Let your mind go, and your body will follow!
