What To Practice Next? Options

[mattacuk]

Ok so I will have been with GMC nearly two years and when I joined up I was completely brand new to the guitar. Over the past two years I have seen my skills progress well, and never felt bored with my practice routine.

I have mainly been practicing the harder lessons, level 8 & 9. This past year I have been concentrating on Muris's alternate picking lesson, Paul Gilbert Lesson no1, and most recently Marcus's neoclassical etude no2.

So, my picking skills I feel are strong, im accurate and im used to timeing changes. But Im not sure what to progress to next. Should I practice some more GMC lessons? or should I learn a peice of music that I like next.

I have avoided up untill now practicing non GMC stuff for two reasons:

1. With GMC lessons I can see the correct fingering (which to me is very important, as you dont get this on a random tab)

2. I have always seen good progress learning GMC solos and etudes, so not had much reason to change.

But i feel now is the time to branch out perhaps?

Im not at all into Metal (unless its like Racer - X style ), or even classic Rock. I do however LOVE Neo Classical like Yngwies Far beyond the sun, Adagio, Icarus Dream, or blue for example. I also totally dig "real classical" music on eletric guitar, much like alot of the bach peices Paul Gilbert plays on the Guitars from Mars video - im a total bach nut !

I sometimes wonder if I should be playing the piano or violin

So my question is, what would you Instructors and students recommend I progress to playing next?

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[edguy]

Hi Matt I think i am on a same point of practice like you:)

I can play and learn lessons from GMC very easily and i think i have a good technique but i found out that this is not all.
I want to make something on my own. You said your chops are boring when Improvising and you have no idea how to make a chord Progression, I think that's the things you should concentrate on your practice. I try it too and it's really hard:)
Try to learn songs/riffs by ear and try to develop your own ideas. Maybe this is the way to go:)

Edguy

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