Finding Motivation, Need help practicing well |
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Finding Motivation, Need help practicing well |
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Jun 21 2008, 11:18 PM |
I always had the same problem.
I love playing cover songs and so on, but when come to repetitive pattern with metronome, I hardly find the motivation. My motivation right now is that I've been doing that for years, and just playing songs can make you only improve up to a certain point. For instance, my sweep picking is really bad. I am sure I can only improve that by metronome exercising. Also my alternate picking can go fast on songs I practiced, but it is not that precise. I think that precision and mastering is more easily done using the boring exercises... . So in the long run, discipline will pay itself back. This post has been edited by Gus: Jun 21 2008, 11:20 PM -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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Jun 22 2008, 01:30 AM |
My problem is that I can quite happily play the guitar all day, but I find it hard to practice, properly, one thing, with a metronome, for even half an hour. If i do have the motivation one day to get my metronome and actually sitdown for a serious practice, I just get distracted really easy, so I can be playing an exercise then my mind will wander and i'll be improvising or playing songs or something. I just wondered if anyone else has had this problem and if anyone knows how I could find the motivation to actually seriously practice. I know what you mean. I can't seem to find the motivation either. But lately I've been using the metronome as my secret weapon to get past 70 bpm on Pavels excellent Ionian Scale Speedpicking exercise. I still have a long way to go to reach the 120 bmp mark, if I ever will.. Anyway. This is one thing you really can't do without a metronome. Tick-da-da da-da-da Tick-da-da da-da-da .. and so on. I mean, you really can't count that fast, eh? -------------------- QUOTE ("Steve Vai") Start by playing something - a bend, a riff, a scale, a song - very slowly; if you make a mistake, start over; do this over and over, until you can play it flawlessly - and I do mean flawlessly - many times in a row. Next, gradually increase the tempo. Eventually you'll be flailing like a madman. |
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Jun 22 2008, 07:58 AM |
metronome is really important !!! and if you don't like it try to get some drum patterns to work with.
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Jun 22 2008, 12:37 PM |
Well maybe if you could somehow just make a habit of practicing for 30minutes every day, I think after a month you will not feel boring playing with the metronome. I think good metronome practice discipline is something that comes with time and a lot of metronome practice.
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Jun 23 2008, 09:20 AM |
If you lack of motivation just play something you like and then when the motivation comes back you can continue with metronome practise....... Works for me
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