I haven't practiced in a while
Just playing tunes. No scales, banjo roll drills, Barre chords and worse no stretching exercises.
Playing is more fun than practicing, but then the slow spiral down begins, lol. |
I only practice tunes - no scales or drills. I find that I get what I need from the tunes I am trying to learn, in terms of nuance, technique, right hand etc..
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I go back and forth and around. I play, I write, I finger pick, I cross pick, I study and learn. Oh yea I quit, start again, sell a guitar, buy a guitar and you know what? It doesn't matter because time you enjoy wasting isn't wasted time.
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Very little guitar the last couple of years - mainly for fun and relaxation so no biggie.
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I’ve been practicing in my mind for the last few years, a lot...I think I’m getting better:D
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Now that I'm retired, my daily guitar routine is to play through 6-10 fingerstyle instrumental songs completely every day. If I encounter issues, I'll work on that particular section.
Then take a break for other chores around the house. When I return to the guitar, I do some exercises for left and right hand or work on some new chord voicings for the songs I [played earlier. In the evening, I'll work on new songs or ones that I haven't played in a while to get them back under my fingers. In all, I'd guess that I'm playing / practicing about 2 1/2 hours a day... Plus a weekly jazz oriented guitar lesson and a 2 hour gathering every Tuesday night. |
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I spoke with Tommy Emmanuel once and he told me he NEVER practices scales and such. Instead he practices only songs.
I also have met Steve Morse a couple times who on the other hand spent years practicing 12-16 hours a day, and 4 of those hours were spent on scales and arpeggios. Both are amazing guitarists. In music the end justifies the means. Whatever works for you is what you should do. |
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And if you don't play them often enough, she might complain: "Why do you have those guitars if you don't play them?":D My wife goes back and forth, depending on how much I play. |
I've been doing a lot more practicing than playing tunes the past several months. Teacher gives me short tunes that I work on for 1-3 weeks until I get them right (or nearly so), but there are 2 or 3 new exercises every week. Scales, arpeggios, rolls, barre chords, theory.....
Last night I went back to some John Hurt tunes that I hadn't played in a long time. I was amazed at how much better I was on them...or it could have been that IPA at dinner, but it works for me :) |
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I've been practicing fairly often over the past 3 months. I do it when I first sit down to play. Stretching and scales. And I'm learning to slow down and do things correctly for muscle memory.
It's making a difference. I'm playing better than I ever have before. |
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