Practice Routines?
steve25
Jun 29 2007, 12:14 PM
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Hi guys. I was just wondering if people had different ways of practicing and if people noticed that their practices have really helped them to improve and what works best for you? I've been playing for about 9 months now and i practice reguarly at least 2 hours a day but usually more than that except for saturdays because i work all day so that's like my day off if you like even though if i didn't work i'd still be playing guitar anyway. So here's my general practice routine and let me know what you think if it'd be a good one to do

1. Practicing stuff i'm not so good at - This would be at the moment certain chords such as F, Bm, C and Tapping as i've only just started doing tapping so i'll practice that. This usually lasts about half an hour

2. Practicing scales and chords - This is usually the stuff that i do know like practicing the pentatonic scale, power chords and other various chords. This also lasts for about half an hour

3. Speed practicing - By this i mean using a metronome to practice and get quicker at scales, using a metronome for alternate picking, tapping, hammer ons/pull offs etc. Also practicing triplets/sixteenth notes etc. This can vary in time usually around half an hour though

4. Learning new stuff (optional) - i usually do this if i feel i've progressed enough, need to now or just generally getting bored of my practice so that i don't lose interest. This could be anything from a new chord, new technique, new scale, new song or even just something here on gmc like a riff or a solo or something

5. Songs (optional) - again i don't always do this but sometimes i'll practice songs and learn new solos and riffs from those songs. And also play stuff that my guitar teacher has given me.

6. Improvising - For the last part of my practice and this varies greatly in time i improvise making solos from scales or riffs and licks and things and using chords to make rhythm etc anything really. Sometimes i won't always get anything good that's worth keeping but at least i'm still learning from it

So that's it for now let me know what you guys think of that if i could be improving from that kind of practice and what you guys do to practice as well.

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- steve25   Practice Routines?   Jun 29 2007, 12:14 PM
- - Robin   Looks like a pretty amazing routine to me I dont...   Jun 29 2007, 02:13 PM
- - The Uncreator   I got a set routine, its about 2-3 hours long, ill...   Jun 29 2007, 02:18 PM
- - steve25   Well i guess if that's working for you and you...   Jun 29 2007, 02:22 PM
|- - Robin   QUOTE (steve25 @ Jun 29 2007, 01:22 PM) W...   Jun 29 2007, 02:28 PM
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- - jammer91   WTF? People start going on guitar sites and start ...   Jun 30 2007, 05:35 PM
|- - Robin   QUOTE (jammer91 @ Jun 30 2007, 04:35 PM) ...   Jun 30 2007, 05:59 PM
||- - Ryan   QUOTE (Robin @ Jun 30 2007, 11:59 AM) Not...   Jul 2 2007, 08:38 AM
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|- - steve25   QUOTE (jammer91 @ Jun 30 2007, 05:35 PM) ...   Jul 1 2007, 11:20 PM
|- - Anastasio123   QUOTE (jammer91 @ Jun 30 2007, 12:35 PM) ...   Jul 2 2007, 01:57 AM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Anastasio123 @ Jul 1 2007, 07:57 P...   Jul 2 2007, 03:22 AM
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- - Eat-Sleep-andJam   Yeah I think your routine looks very good. Make su...   Jul 1 2007, 06:12 AM
- - Anastasio123   I think of my practicing in three categories THEO...   Jul 2 2007, 03:59 AM
|- - fkalich   QUOTE (Anastasio123 @ Jul 1 2007, 09:59 P...   Jul 2 2007, 05:18 AM
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- - Hemlok   Well first off, I want to make this topic more act...   Jul 15 2007, 10:54 AM
- - Jakub Luptovec   For me its not about how many hours I practice a d...   Jul 16 2007, 09:42 AM
- - Pantalaimon   QUOTE (jammer91 @ Jun 30 2007, 11:35 AM) ...   Jul 17 2007, 05:22 AM
- - Travelin' Man   I am still in the beginner stage, so the scales ar...   Jul 18 2007, 04:05 PM
|- - signularis   i have trouble that i learn a lot of dont master t...   Jul 30 2007, 06:45 PM
|- - steve25   QUOTE (signularis @ Jul 30 2007, 06:45 PM...   Jul 31 2007, 01:06 PM
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- - fire   I have in general no "routine" it's ...   Aug 1 2007, 02:02 PM
- - Eat-Sleep-andJam   Well Ive seen some good practice routines and some...   Aug 2 2007, 12:41 AM
- - Pavel   Well i guess i am than always using my time the ri...   Aug 2 2007, 12:47 AM
- - Eat-Sleep-andJam   QUOTE (Pavel @ Aug 1 2007, 03:47 PM) Well...   Aug 2 2007, 01:09 AM
- - Sergeant_Ant   wake up play guitar eat breakfast play guitar eat ...   Aug 2 2007, 02:09 AM
- - Salivtomte   OK, My routine changes with time, 3 moths ago i wo...   Aug 3 2007, 12:32 AM
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