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Jul 18 2008, 08:43 AM
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Have you checked out this lesson it might give you some ideas
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Jul 18 2008, 01:39 PM
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I suggest checking out Andrew's theory lessons, so you can have a better overall look in what are the main music areas you shoudl practice. Theory in parallel with technique is a good way to go.
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Jul 18 2008, 01:43 PM
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QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Jul 18 2008, 02:39 PM)  Theory in parallel with technique is a good way to go. +1 - I agree! I wish I had had someone tell me that when I started playing. 
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Jul 18 2008, 05:02 PM
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Me too man... me too
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Jul 18 2008, 09:36 PM
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QUOTE (urbanmonkey @ Jul 18 2008, 04:39 AM) I've been playing the guitar for about 3 years just messing around but have recently been taking it very seriously, which is one of the reason I joined this sight other than because this place is just killer. My question is what should my practice routine be like? I have 5 hours a day of dedicated practice time. Hi urbanmonkey  First off let me say welcome, you have certainly made the right choice to help improve your guitar skills. I've been playing for 3 years as well, been at GMC a little over a year, and since I've joined I've improved so much. I'm sure you'll love it here and whatever your guitar goals are GMC will definitely help you achieve them. As for a practice routine, well what works for some may not work for all. I find practice is a very individual thing. There are any number of things you could do really, the trick is finding what will work for you. One thing I would highly recommend though is get yourself a metronome if you don't already have one, and start practicing with it. I'm sure most on here would agree with me on that. I'd also incorporate a bit of stretching before you practice. Think of it as any exercise, you don't want injuries to hold you back, so stretching is very important I think anyways. Now as for what to practice well I guess that is really up to you. What are your goals with guitar? Is there a specific style you want to master or are you just looking to have good over all skills? As I don't know where your at now with regard to playing I'll suggest a couple of things here at GMC that may help you pick out some lesson. The beginner lessons even though you have some experience, maybe a good place to start as they offer some fundamentals and also a good base for what you'll see in other GMC lessons. I found them very useful when I got here and I'd also recommend maybe checking out Andrew's Theory Lessons I've found that learning the theory behind what I'm practicing really helps me first off understand things better and also I can see how things work. It has really helped me improve. There is also a section on the main page that says "Start Here" this is your lesson planner. You can pick your skill level and style of guitar and it will recommend lessons. You can arrange the lessons in whichever order and then save them (they'll appear in your bookmark section) The lesson that supersize suggested is great in showing you how you can break down your practice routine, but you can tweak it a bit so that it suits you. Like I said practice is very individual, so you may have a bit of trial and error before your completely happy with it... I'm always changing mine around depending on what I want to concentrate on. I hope this was helpful to you. Knowing what to practice and how to practice can be very frustrating sometimes. I'd also look at maybe writing things down or even starting a practice agenda Keeping track of your practice is a great way to track your progress. Also there is a competition on the go right now so you could even win some prizes  Not to mention people can see what your up to and offer advice if need or you may even be helping someone.Good luck with it all man and let us know how your doing. If you have any questions just fire away. Everyone here is really great and always love to help. Keep rockin!!!! rok |
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Jul 19 2008, 06:19 PM
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Write down what techniques you want to learn/enhance , check out some theory and make a mix..Just write it down on paper with how much time you can spend on it..Then seek out lessons/exercises for particular techniques and theory and get down to it
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Every day the metronome goes on, i break the lessons down into exercises and practice till perfect. When im finished I move into the next.
 
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