ricoboc writes I hope some of the new players had a chance to glance over my last article. If you havent please take a look here... this is a continuation of the previous article... (Practice Tips) Read On.....
6. Boredom:
When you practice a certain exercise or arrpeggio for long periods of time practice can become stale and you may get bored and get the urge to stop practicing for the day. It's very normal to get bored of repetition. Try not to get to that point We all have other areas of playing that could use polishing, so move onto something else.But always be sure to come back to what needs the most work.
7. Giving All Your Attention To Practicing While Practicing:
It's very important to always try to practice with a clear mind. If your mind is not focused on practice it will be difficult to pull what you need from your practice time. Put your worries and other thoughts to the side before you begin to work on your practice session. Never pratice in front of the T.V or with other people around. Find a quiet place to work.Think about these things:
- What you goal is.
- Why you have set this goal for yourself.
- What it will mean for you to accomplish this goal.
- How you will feel when you reach this goal.
- How much better a player you will be when you reach this goal.
8. Knowing What To Practice And How To Divide Your Time:
Always remember ( I cant stress this enough) Playing your guitar and practicing your guitar are not hte same thing.Below is an example of how you could break up your practice routine, of course we all have different areas that need more work than others. This is just a general idea of how to divide your time.
- 25% Lead guitar techniques
- 15% Ear training
- 15% Improvisation
- 10% Chord knowledge/ rhytm playing
- 10% Repitoire-piieces,songs,ect.
- 10% Song writting- this needs as much practice as anything else.
- 10% Music theory
- 5% Reading music
9. Practicing Only What Is Fun Or Easy:
We are all guilty of this at one time or another. It's natural to to want to play things we like or that we can play well. Remember the point of practicing is to improve on our skills so that one day we might master the instrument. Remember it's important to improve on all the skills of a musician, not just one or two. Never neglect a real weakness because you want to improve on one of your strenghts.
10. Understanding How To Practice And Overcome Difficult Things:
Patience and perseverance are the best place to start. Remember that great players have spent thousands of hours studying and practicing over the years. So why should it be different for you? You can overcome. If however you cant seem to get beyond something you have spent a lot of time on ask your teacher for help or try a new approach. Many times it helps to look at a problem from a different angle. Breakdown, isolate and conquer. Take your problem and analyze all of the components that it takes to play it.Chose one of the elements to work on at a time. Isolate that element ( foe example the picking motion ) and only practice that single element ( for example dont play any notes with the fretting hand while you are trying to master the picking ) Continue to isolate and practice over and over again until you have conquered it. Then chose another element and repeat the process. repeat the process until you are able to put all the elements together and conquer the problem.
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