How Much Practice?
Practice is like brushing your teeth… best done everyday!
First let’s be clear what practice is. Practice means repetition, particularly on the hard bits that we find challenging. Practice is not simply covering once the easier bits that we can play…. That is Playing the guitar.
Balance Practice and Play everyday.
Look for smart Practice. No-one said that this part needs to be fast, slow it down and practice slowly, carefully and accurately. Practice the hard bits first.
Task set, not time set. Divide a practice session into three parts;
1) Technical Warm-Up. A scale, arpeggio or study…
2) New Song. Practice time. Find the hard bits and play through each bit slowly and carefully 5 times each, then play through the whole song
3) Revision. Play time. Play through your favourite songs, at least two everyday.
For the very young guitarist practice could take as little as one minute. This is great, as we want to build the habit of reaching for the guitar regularly without making it a chore …
Practice is like brushing your teeth… best done everyday!
First let’s be clear what practice is. Practice means repetition, particularly on the hard bits that we find challenging. Practice is not simply covering once the easier bits that we can play…. That is Playing the guitar.
Balance Practice and Play everyday.
Look for smart Practice. No-one said that this part needs to be fast, slow it down and practice slowly, carefully and accurately. Practice the hard bits first.
Task set, not time set. Divide a practice session into three parts;
1) Technical Warm-Up. A scale, arpeggio or study…
2) New Song. Practice time. Find the hard bits and play through each bit slowly and carefully 5 times each, then play through the whole song
3) Revision. Play time. Play through your favourite songs, at least two everyday.
For the very young guitarist practice could take as little as one minute. This is great, as we want to build the habit of reaching for the guitar regularly without making it a chore …
Practice is like brushing your teeth… best done everyday!