A few times I've heard people say how cool it would be to be, say, Eddie van Halen. I point out that sure, he was cool after he was famous, but he got there by being a dork who spent countless hours alone in his room practicing. His gift wasn't musical talent as much as it was the gift of perseverance: to spend all that time working toward something that wasn't necessarily going to pan out.
@@michealwarren6681 I’d say it was both perseverance and natural proclivity aka talent. I know people who practice insane amounts, technically competent, but they lack feel. How do you practice feel ??
I feel you but at this point you don’t really practice, you just have to be happy with where you’re at and accept that your improvements will be very small to non existant. And just enjoy playing what you’re playing to relax for a bit.
I’m in this situation.. I have opted to wake up earlier and practice. It’s rough but it’s the only way I’m going to be able to get the time to dedicate to it.
What about being a dad to an infant is so time consuming. They kinda just eat, shit, cry, sleep, and chill. Can’t you just have your kid sitting in its bassinet while you shred. Also just soundproof your bedroom and leave ‘em in there for an hour or two. Crying doesn’t need to always be answered immediately. Let the little shit cry itself to sleep. If your kid is older just tell ‘em to go to iz room, innit? Being a dad is so easy lol
This reminds me of the workout book by Steve Vai. It was 10 hours...10....per day! I don't care if you play guitar or plumb, if you spend 10 hours a day dedicated to something, you will become amazing at it. Most players (myself included) simultaneously say they'd love to play like Steve Vai, and also that there is no way they could spend 10 hours a day practicing. But it may be comforting to know that talent is just another word for hard work.
As Justin Sandercoe says though: "Practice does not make perfect, practice makes permanent". It's not about doing something for 10 hours a day. You could easily and more likely spend those 10 hours creating bad habits, poor technique and make things much harder for you to actually improve as a result as you get stuck in your ways. To spend 10 hours a day actually focused and consciously aware of everything important that you need to pay attention to is definitely a tiny percentage of people would ever be capable of doing.
It's also too intensive for most people, or at least most people's lives, including working musicians whose job involves more than practicing. Still there's a lesson there in that it was not just 10 hours, it was a cycle of blocks covering all areas of music, much like SammyG's schedule here
I’m 21 and have been playing since I was 17. I started to take it more seriously last year however practicing 10 hours a day at my age is just impossible. I try to aim for 3 hours a day at best but that can be rare
Needed this. Currently a Berklee student and can't seem to find a routine that I can stick to, but this motivates me and puts things into perspective. Thank you!
you're practice routine sucks, and here's why. You're not practicing smart, you're just messing around more. 1) Warming up: You're "warm up" is ENTIRELY too long, it should not be 30 minutes, 5-10 minutes maximum, a whole point of a warm up is to get to the fun stuff faster and be able to do it for a long time without having to spend 30 minutes on it. I also recommend you try singing, as it's free, and an incredibly useful tool as a musician, usually you warm up your vocals before anything with an instrument. Also you're mindset is incredibly negative, "I like to get the bad stuff out of the way, and then have fun." What? Practice is supposed to be fun, if you don't like practicing, you don't like being a musician period. You should like doing things you're not good at, that's the fun! 2) Technique: yeah it's not you're strong suit, and it shows. You're technique is all over the place when I watch you play, it's inconsistent, you look very tense, and it's not giving a good tone. I do agree that efficiency is key to playing something faster. But that's all you're doing, is practicing faster... No articulations, no dynamic control, no relaxation, you're not practicing technique, you're playing to a metronome, this isn't practice. 3) ear training: This is an incredibly valuable skill to have, in order to gain this you have to live and breathe what you're training your ears to do. Intervals are everywhere, not just in a melody quiz. Transcription is great, but not the only thing you should do. 4) Reading music is also very valuable, and you undermine it with your own lack of self-discipline. Again, to get better at reading and writing music, you have to live and breathe it. Read all the music you can, analyze every single detail down to the rhythms, dynamics, contour, chord choices. Sing the actual piece of music, connect what you see to what you hear. Write everything down in staff notation, try new things, practice the things you can't do, do all of the things. You're so focused on trying to not do it, that of course it's gonna be a slog when you do it, you're not doing it right. If you want a career in music, you need to be able to communicate with musicians, and staff notation is very valuable. 5) This is just so vague there's practically pointless to discuss. "Gaining knowledge"? What is that supposed to mean? you should've gained the knowledge BEFORE you started practicing, practice reinforces this "knowledge". Playing songs is good, but you're not learning and practicing new things, you're just playing. You're last thing is just transcribing, but worse since you're not writing it down. You're so focused on playing an instrument, you've completely lost being a musician, and now you're just a guy who plays guitar. 6) You're just improvising, but you're not focused when you're improvising, you're noodling around. This isn't practicing. You have such a lack of focus going in, you're wasting your time, this is why people say 30 minutes is way better than 4 hours, because if you can't fully focus in on something for 4 hours, you can't practice correctly. Instead of just leaving this comment, I'll try to help you out. First set some smart goals, then work your way slowly but surely to these goals everyday, by the end of the week, make a test for yourself to see if you did accomplish them. This is a very effective way to get better at a skill. And you're not just noodling around for 4 hours, you'll be focused in on one thing for a full 4 GOOD hours worth, and get oh so much better. Study and practice is what it takes. That's practice done. Now studying? Essentially, again as I've repeated. Live it, breathe it, know it inside and out, find patterns, watch others, explore, experiment, and don't stress so hard about it. It seems like you really want to get better, but you're so focused on the idea of "being better" than doing what it takes to get better, leading you to think more than do. So actually try please, instead of fooling others into this terrible "routine". Practicing and study, shouldn't be routines, they should be free flowing, this isn't work, this is art.
As someone whose "methods" of practicing have been pure chaos since forever, I still really appreciate this and especially your emphasis on doing stuff you actually want and finding ways that work for you. I'm probably mentally incapable of having a structured regimen like this, but I totally stand behind the message of "there is no talent, only practice but you should do it in a way that works for you specifically".
I can relate to that as someone who has never really had music lessons. I fully intend to be an amateur forever. I once read that you have to put 10,000 hours into something to really get good at it. It certainly appears that Mr.G has done this. Still this video left me with the impression that perhaps there is a better way to learn this stuff than to just muddle along. I wonder if you can do what he does, but split it up so that one night you just do sight reading, one night you learn tunes, one night you spend on theory, one night you just drill, etc. I never even considered making a serious drill out of ear training. This was a pretty good video.
Needed this so badly. Self taught, sans some online lessons here and there. I struggled with noodling too much. And never actually getting that much better. The more professional we are getting (my band) the more I want to be in control of how I express myself musically and more importantly how I CAN SERVE THE SONG, which in the world of pop and rock usually means the lead singer. I want to play with intention.
my practice routine is basically trying to learn songs way above my skill level and get them to a point where they sound identical or close to the recording, now my musical understanding is pretty much non existant but my technique improves rapidly when i do this (i do not plan to be a professional musician so learning to sight read isnt worth my time)
I just wanna say be careful about deeming things unnecessary. The entire reason I came across this channel is because I told myself years ago that I didn’t need to learn theory in order to play. Because I mean, you don’t, but it’s essentially like walking versus driving a car. You’ll still get where you’re going, but having the proper tools can not only help you get there faster but make the journey a lot more enjoyable and easier to understand what’s actually happening.
So after watching this video and being very intimidated by a 4 hour routine that I couldn't possibly do, I've found a workaround that really helps me. So with work and family time that takes a good amount of time, I find I can comfortably fit 2 hours of practice in. So I figured out that the warm up is a half hour regardless, every day, essential stuff. Then I take one or two sections from Sammy's schedule and fit them into the remaining hour and a half.
This Samurai is a stellar dude. A while back I signed up for a course, paid for it, and after about 20% in I realized it was a waste of money because I was above the level that the course offered. So I wrote and asked for a refund and he gave it to me. Respects. I don't think there is a high number of online teachers out there who would do that.... thanks Samurai!
I would suggest to provide a detailed practice regimen for the hobbyist musician. For people that have a day job, are studying (not music), maybe have a young family, and therefor only so much time per day at their disposal. "taylor this plan to your needs" is maybe a bit of a shortjump. The ones being able to taylor the plan are maybe the ones that can lay out a plan on their own. But many people would appreciate to see a plan fitting to the ordinary guy in a ordinary band who wants to grow. Slowly, but constantly.
With the most possible respect due, 5 hours of practice is ridiculous. who realistically has that much time in a day to spare to an instrument? Most people work, have kids, have other obligations and clubs they belong to etc even getting my students to practice a half hour a day is typically met with resistance lol Like yeah sure if you were obsessed with guitar and played all day every day you would probably get pretty good, but this isn't realistic or sustainable for the most folks. If you're practicing regularly then 30-60min is tons. This reminds me of meatheads that lift for hours and hours and end up injuring themselves more than they gain, this is the guitar equivilent of that
I remember when I had an online lesson with him and asked exactly for this. Glad to see some of his previous recommendations here! Especially the part about learning new songs, jazz standards and transcribing. Rock on!
peronally i struggle greatly with setting up a practising schedule, the old time problem of not knowing what to practice techinically. this video is very informative and most importantly, fun. thank you.
I've started guitar a year ago, self taught without much of a practice routine except learning songs I liked. I'll try commit to this and see where it takes me, thanks for the guidance!
Hey man how’s the progress going, did u stick with it? If so how are u finding it….I am very curious as I myself started guitar about a year and a half ago
@@forcommentsonly3474 I started in 2015 in high school but dropped it shortly after that. I picked up guitar again in 2020 and have made descent progress. It really helps if you are working towards something, for me that's being able to play songs with my experienced bassist friend.
@@kylezakk ah cool, awesome you got back into it! I’m trying to work towards making pieces that I create more technical and melodic…haven’t stuck right to this exact format of practice but I feel as if I am making great progress. Cheers!
Man this is tough to stick to. I used to be like this and stick to a regimented routine. Now i just do a couple of warmups (usually variations of the spider exercise, very slowly and only for about 10 minutes), then move onto covering songs and improvising over jam tracks, recording myself as i go along. Reason is, I found that my technique was improving but I had no repertoire of songs or licks to actually play.
I've watched this video multiple times now over the past month and still just like, would love a truly in-depth video on everything, but I think taking the slow way and finding everything out kinda myself might actually be better for me in the long run? Like developing my own exercises and mindset? Man this whole guitar thing is a hell of a rabbit hole isn't it? I've never loved and hated something so much and so equally. It's awesome. I wonder where I'll be 3 years from now. Probably still digging deeper. Hell yeah.
Understanding notes themselves, how scales, chords, etc relate to each other...basically the core of how music is structured--still confused tf out of me. Do you cover that intensely basic shtuff in any of your online lessons?
That's a good routine! Glad to see it's paid off for you. Also, that's a sweet strat! I was looking at that same one this morning. Just a bit out of my price range though.
Good stuff, Steve My A.D.D. makes practicing feel like torture. It's extremely difficult to focus and sit there doing repetitions endlessly. I joke about how if the Russians ever wanted me to talk, all they'd have to do is make me run scales
@@mjs2016 fr most people nowadays just use it as an excuse for being lazy. Most people actually don't have ADHD, they are just self diagnosing because stuff like Tiktok and social media has absolutely fucked their attention span up. I don't mean to be rude to people who actually have ADHD though my apologies if someone got offended.
@@xayano590 first of all, I thumbs-uped your comment. And fuck offended little bitches. Second ADHD is Attention Defecit Hyper-Active Disorder. I'm not hyper, my brain is. Apparently, ADHD is worse than Attention Defecit Disorder. Which is what I have. ADD=/=ADHD Lastly, I was diagnosed when I was maybe 8 or 10 years old so 1994-1997 or something? Idk. My brain refuses to arithmetic without a piece of paper
The problem with this video is the duration of each training segment is not tested or if he did test it he doesnt provide data. In other words, why 30 mins on ear training? Could 15 minutes have been as useful? maybe 45 mins? Would he have progressed just as well with 3 total hours per day? maybe he’d be an even better guitarist if he had put in 6 hours. Who knows? I guess you could use his basic routine as a framework of practice and adjust each duration to suit your goals.
Come on Sammy don’t show people how to get better,,, there is already enough people out there that are insanely good! I don’t need the competition! Thanks for respecting my wishes!🤣🤣🤣You rock my friend!
That stuff you did starting around 7:10, what was that and how did you do it? Yes I know it was arpeggios, I have this stuff compartmentalized in my brain, but I can never seem to link it up together, or be fast with using it.
My ex thought i was lying, but i play in the pitch black. So it's all ear and muscle memory. It helps a ton. I can tune my guitar by ear pretty close without any reference other than what's in my head. So try it.
See for me i would focus the entire day to each of these until I got tired or bored of it, then naturally some would fall away leaving more time for the others. Now I'm down to warmup and applications. Everything else just happens.
This Fender Rarities is the most beautiful Strat I've ever seen. The custom dark wooden plate made it look even better. I wish I'll the money to afford one in the future, before it's price raise to a million bucks.
Honestly, sparing 4 hours straight seems impossible to me. Can i divide this practice into several parts. Like 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon?
Thank you so much, thanks for this training routine. I can play the blues a lot better. And my overall guitar skills have increased. I am now a loyal subscriber.😁🎸
Shit man, if you hold a guitar in your hands and play smoke on the water for 4 hrs a day you'll get better. Most people just struggle with playing daily... With all that said, I think Im going to come up with a daily regime to focus on more targeted improvements. Right now I just play jam tracks until my wife tells me knock it off.. lol. Cheers
I made a huge mistake by thinking I could "work in" the time needed to learn, improve, enjoy. My biggest tid bit of advice - Please ensure you have the resources available in order to make progress or you will become frustrated and walk away, in my case, this is the 4th time I'm trying to take up the hobby.If you just want to fart around it is fine but if you actually want to make accurate sounding music and progress you gotta have the time and you gotta put the time in , there is no shortcut. I tried 20-30 minutes a day , it just ain't enough.
For about 30 years now, I have had some version of this idea and I love it. Today’s version is a collection of exercises and song segments put together in a stack of copies. An example would be Pages from Guitar Secrets by Joe Satriani (still available) and John Petrucci video workouts, songs like Eugene’s Trick Bag or Eruption- just a giant stack of things I play everyday; mix them up and add new stuff
From how you outlined your practice regime, I can say that I've divided my practice like this. However, the fault in my first year was not to learn songs, but to learn the theory and improvising on what I learnt, but I never learned songs. I'm now doing this but the theory that I learnt has certainly helped me understand the songs that I'm now playing on my bass guitar. Thanks for the video.
The main problema about all this is having that time. How am I supposed to get 5 hours if I go to university and work at the same time? How could I even get one hour? The thing is that the little time I have I spend it with much care, and if its in music I will learn a new song I like or do a cover, not practice. I wish I had that much time, I would love to get better at guitar.
You don’t need 5h/day to get better at guitar, bad mental trap to fall into. Pick a technique or theory you want to learn and spend a focused 15m every single day with it… you’ll get better. Don’t have 15m? 10m, 5m, the important thing is doing it daily
@@Benry1 you are right of course. It is a good way of improving. I should be doing that but its hard to maintain a schedule on something so short when you are stressed with other things. Of course that's my fault for not doing it, and if I really tried I could. Maybe someday ill manage
@@scorpioftw I have the same issue, I think a lot of people probably do. For some reason it's easier to tell you than it is to tell myself, but you don't have to judge yourself for not having it all figured out. Do your best, or at least do your best to do your best, and forgive yourself when you inevitably fall short of some goals. "Pobody's Nerfect" as a wise man once said
Well, if I apply this to all my instruments, I'd have a different instrument a day during the week Ig. I think I can do it. 4 hour practice instead of 4 hour gaming session
This is great -- going in depth on what you study during each time block. I'm 3 months into guitar and basically spend 30 minutes on finger exercises with alternate picking, then try to go through 1 scale and remember it, then go through all open chords major & minor, and then by that time I want to play something song like. Memorization is not my strong point. This video gives me ideas of how to enhance my practice sessions, but I don't have a clue where to start when you start talking about root of minor flat 7 at 6:43. All that is Greek to me.
HAHAHAAH "dont worry, i am making a concerted effort, not to do that!" Thank you for sharing these hard truths, senpai.. im not a guitar player, but it def inspired me to brush up on my music skillz thru disciplined practice.
### Summary 🎸 Unlock your ultimate potential as a musician through a well-structured five-hour daily practice regimen. The practice routine covers warm-up, technique, ear training, sight reading, gaining knowledge, and practical application. ### Facts and Transcripts - **Introduction:** - The key to unlocking musical potential is practicing. - A monthly newsletter with exclusive content is available. - **Warm-up (30 minutes):** - Start with a fun and enjoyable warm-up for finger movement. - Options include playing along with a song or using a metronome. - **Technique (30 minutes):** - Allocate time to work on playing fast and efficiently. - Use patterns and metronome for efficient practice. - **Ear Training (30 minutes):** - Struggled with ear training in college. - Used the software Aurelia for ear training exercises. - **Sight Reading (30 minutes):** - Read and play standard notation. - Use books specifically for guitarist sight reading. - **Gaining Knowledge (1 hour):** - Next studies: Understand how each note relates to underlying chords. - Learning songs, exploring different positions, and trying varied chords. - **Practical Application (1 hour):** - Apply knowledge in a practical setting. - Record and play over backing tracks, improvise chords, or play learned solos. - Develop creativity and see the results of practice. - **Conclusion:** - The four-hour routine, with an optional hour buffer, led to significant musical growth. - Emphasizes the importance of balance in life outside of music. - Practice regimen changed the author's life and professional career. - Monthly newsletter for exclusive content is available at Samurai Guitarist Newsletter. - Acknowledges the importance of not being spammy with emails. Summarized by chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cbgecfllfhmmnknmamkejadjmnmpfjmp
### Summary 🎸 Unlock your ultimate potential as a musician by following a comprehensive five-hour practice regimen shared by Samurai Guitarist. ### Facts and Transcripts - 🤔 **Introduction:** The speaker introduces the idea of unlocking musical potential through a specific practice regimen. - 🕰 **Practice Duration:** The regimen is a five-hour routine, broken down into specific hourly activities. - 🎸 **Hour 1 - Warm-up (30 minutes):** A fun and enjoyable warm-up for fingers to set a positive tone for practice. Options include playing along with a Beatles song or using a metronome for chord jamming. - 🎸 **Hour 2 - Technique (30 minutes):** Focus on playing fast and efficiently. The speaker demonstrates a pattern-based practice with a metronome, gradually increasing speed. - 👂 **Hour 3 - Ear Training (30 minutes):** Use ear training software to identify intervals, chords, and melodies, enhancing the connection between what is heard and played. - 📖 **Hour 4 - Sight Reading (30 minutes):** Practice reading and playing standard notation for single-note melodies or guitar-specific sight-reading exercises. - 🧠 **Hour 5 - Gaining Knowledge:** Devote this hour to gaining knowledge through activities like "next studies," which involves understanding how each note interacts with underlying chords. Other activities include learning new songs, exploring chord variations, and transcribing solos. - 🎶 **Practical Application (Final Hour):** Apply the gained knowledge in a practical setting, such as playing over backing tracks, recording solos, and improvising based on lifted solos. - 🔄 **Flexible Adjustments:** The speaker emphasizes the flexibility of the regimen, encouraging users to adapt it to their needs, goals, and available time. - 🌐 **Online Newsletter:** The speaker promotes a monthly newsletter with exclusive content for those interested in more tips, tricks, and guitar-related information. The speaker's practice regimen, developed during college with a focus on jazz, transformed their musical abilities and contributed to a professional career. The regimen is presented as a customizable guide, with the final hour dedicated to practical, creative application, marking the most rewarding part of the practice routine. Summarized by chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cbgecfllfhmmnknmamkejadjmnmpfjmp
### Summary 🎸 This text provides a detailed breakdown of a musician's five-hour practice regimen, offering insights into warm-up routines, technique development, ear training, sight reading, gaining musical knowledge, and applying learned skills in a practical setting. ### Facts and Transcripts - 🕐 **Hour 1: Warm-up (30 minutes)** - Start with a fun and enjoyable warm-up to get fingers moving. - Options include playing along with a song or using a metronome for chord jamming. - 🕑 **Hour 2: Technique/Playing Fast (30 minutes)** - Allocate time to work on techniques for playing fast and efficiently. - Use patterns with metronome, tracking speed and variations. - 🕒 **Hour 3: Ear Training (30 minutes)** - Use ear training software (like Aurelia) to identify intervals, chords, and melodies. - Goal: strengthen the connection between what is heard and what is played. - 🕓 **Hour 4: Sight Reading (30 minutes)** - Read and play standard notation that is unfamiliar. - Use single-note melodies or guitar-specific sight-reading books. - 🕔 **Hour 5: Gaining Knowledge (1 hour)** - Options include "Next Studies" (understanding how notes interact with chords). - Learn a new song, experiment with playing in different positions, and work on chord variations. - "Lift" a solo by transcribing another musician's work. - 🎵 **Practical Application (Final Hour)** - Apply learned skills in a practical setting, such as jamming or recording. - Creatively use techniques, ear training, and gained knowledge in playing solos or improvising. - Reflect on the progress and consider adjustments for future practice sessions. - 📚 **Additional Notes:** - Emphasizes the importance of adapting the regimen to personal goals and musical preferences. - Stresses the role of balance and breathing room outside of music for holistic development. - Author's personal experience with this regimen contributed significantly to professional growth. 🎶 In summary, the outlined practice regimen covers warm-up, technical exercises, ear training, sight reading, knowledge acquisition, and practical application, providing a comprehensive guide for musicians seeking to enhance their skills. Summarized by chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cbgecfllfhmmnknmamkejadjmnmpfjmp
### Summary 🎸 This text outlines a comprehensive five-hour daily practice regimen for musicians, particularly focusing on guitarists, to unlock their ultimate potential. The practice routine covers warm-up, technique, ear training, sight reading, gaining knowledge, and practical application. ### Facts and Transcripts - 🎸 **Warm-Up (30 minutes):** Begin with a fun and enjoyable warm-up to get fingers moving. Options include playing along with a favorite song or using a metronome for chord jamming. - 🤔 **Technique (30 minutes):** Allocate time to work on playing fast and efficiently. Use patterns, metronome, and practice journal to track progress. - 👂 **Ear Training (30 minutes):** Use ear training software or apps to enhance the connection between what you hear and play. Identify intervals, chords, and melodies to strengthen ear-muscle coordination. - 📖 **Sight Reading (30 minutes):** Focus on reading and playing standard notation, challenging yourself with unfamiliar material from books or specific guitar sight-reading books. - 🧠 **Gaining Knowledge (1 hour):** Dive into gaining musical knowledge through "next studies" (understanding note interactions with chords), learning new songs, and lifting solos (transcribing and learning from masters). - 🎵 **Practical Application (1 hour):** Take what was learned in the knowledge-gaining hour and apply it practically. Play over backing tracks, record solos, and experiment with different angles of understanding a song. - 🌟 **Balancing Act:** The author emphasizes that while this practice routine was crucial for their musical development, it was complemented by other musical activities like classes, rehearsals, and gigs. Striking a balance between music and other aspects of life is important for sustained growth. This structured practice regimen, developed and adhered to for three years, played a pivotal role in transforming the author from an amateur to a professional musician. Summarized by chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cbgecfllfhmmnknmamkejadjmnmpfjmp
I knew this all along from going to music school early on in my youth, it’s what every teacher said, practice, practice, practice. And one day I asked myself this simple question: Is it worth spending most of my life practicing and gambling my life away on a questionable music career, or are there other, more exciting things to do out there? If you need music like you need oxygene, then 10 hours of practice a day may not be enough for you. If, however, you need music like you need chocolate, or sex, then beware; because there will come a time when you’ll pick up your guitar once a month for 10 minutes at best and reflect upon all the wasted years of your life.
i know music theory from other instruments but as a SENIOR, i struggle with GUITAR TABULATIONS: transferring a number on a string to see it on the guitar fret, seemingly NOT visual but more MATH and as an artist, those numbers are impossible. not getting any faster. :(
What do you spend your time on? Take stock and be Brutaly honest with yourself. Just reading and commenting on youtube could be cut out to shave off time to use for practicing.
This routine is meant for guitar players who are serious about becoming pro musicians. This is what he did as a full time music student. It wasn’t just a hobby.
like people said, its a highly intense practice routine for really effective results. i think everyone should modify this practice routine to realistically fit their schedule and needs
Christopher Parkening related an experience that happened while studying under Segovias. He asked Segovias, who was at the pinnacle of his prowess, how much he practiced each day. Segovias answered, saying he practiced at least 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. Parkening related feeling overwhelmed, thinking to himself, "If the master classical guitarist in the world practices that much, how much then should I practice.?
I would revise the sight reading portion. Not many guitarists know how to read notation, so instead of working up your sight reading skills, learn how to read music! It’s lovely when discussing an idea w band mates, and they know where the second down beat is, or what an up beat is. Music theory is important too.
Hey I been playing 2 months and baby my Lyx pos guitar. I handle my Amp and guitar like a baby, and my cord somehow is down to the copper and it's new. If someone sliced my wire would u be able to tell? A fist fight is about to go down
I have a decent ear, good technique, basic workable theory and can follow a chord chart. Last weekend I was handed sheet music before a gig. Completely lost.
One of my favorite speech errors is when someone goes to all the effort to move the preposition to the front, but then says the preposition again at the end just by habit, such as "the speed at which I played it at"
Hello, great video, thanks for this! I just wanted to let you know that you have the most satisfying face to look at and draw. You would be a great graphic novel character.
