Quote:
Originally Posted by fumblefingers  i would say be careful about playing the instrument more than 4 hours a day, depending on your "level" (beginner, intermediate, advanced, master). if you really have 4-6 hours per day to play and study music, consider yourself rich and get to work.
i would say reserve your ear training and theory studies for a time of day when you are not at your peak energy level. listen to music every day (dont count that time as part of the 6 hours  )
play the guitar when you are freshest/strongest. develop several practice routines (not just one) and alternate them on different days. always tackle 3-4 subjects per day. (technique, tunes, improv - or - technique tunes, reading, etc) what you practice the most should be based upon your level (or weak area, so to speak).
finally, ease into this marathon training schedule if you are not doing it already. ramp it over several months. |
Good advice. I'll generally do about 1 hour a day since that's all my hand can take before becoming sore. Some days we take my sister in law downtown for adult day care. Since it's a distance from home to the center, we go to Barnes and Noble's Starbuck Cafe where I bring my instrument and practice for about 2 hours playing songs. Since I'm a finger picker, I don't disturb the other patrons with loud music (with the conversations, people on phones etc, you can barely hear me). Sometimes I even get a compliment or two. Just remember if you try this, keep your case closed. You don't want to look like you're panhandling.
06-27-2011, 10:09 AM
Linear Mode
