Members TonicScale Posted April 30, 2009 Members Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Greetings to all... I'm kinda out of action as far as practicing with hands on the guitar for now and will post about this in another area. I would like to take a moment to reflect on what one does when he/she sets up a practice plan. It is good to, let's say, set up to practice starting with 1/2 hour a day and work my way to, say, 2 hours. Every day. You design your stretch time warm up (chromatics what ever) work scales, then chord progressions then play or continue writing a song. What did you accomplish? do you know what you accomplished? Along with your routine it (in my humble opinion) would be essential to set a goal. This goal could be for each practice (short term) or each week or month/year (long term). Something to do with what it is you are practicing and where you want to go with your music (what ever level you want to achieve. Weather it be to play a scale in all positions continuous with out stopping. To play coils at a certain tempo with your metronome, or bring a lick into a song you are writing which comes from a scale you are practicing. You can rack up time and say "I've practiced for 1 hour today, 7 hours this week, 30+ hours for the month", and do the math from there for the amount of hours you put in for the year or your lifetime. But, what did you get out of it and what were you trying to achieve? My recommendation, start short term and easy. Bring yourself up and really think about what you would like to achieve. Especially with self motivated study, you need to set goals to push yourself to the next level. Get with Hans for advice on where it is you think you are. He is more than happy to listen to short clips of your current playing ability. A private lesson with HP is Highly advised. Post a question to HP or to your peers here at the school. Keep yourself and others pumped! This is a good thing... There are many tools here to help you motivate and grow, not only in the school but for personal gratification. Stay focused and work your plan and create goals. Peace To All... TS... Randy 1 DragonPlanet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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