What to do in 10-15 minutes?
I really like to grab my guitar in the morning after breakfast and before I leave for work. Just kind of gets me in a good mood - like it gets my day tuned. But all I can get in is about 10-15 minutes. If I get involved with a song, it is hard to put it down. But if I do finger exercises, it is easier, mostly, I suspect, because they are harder for me, as an "advanced beginner."
If you have just a few minutes with the guitar, how do you spend it. Thanks, David |
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What to play?, that’s a spontaneous choice, maybe a song in your head, or hit a chord and see where it takes you. Good idea for a thread. |
I do something similar and I'll do both / either. Sometimes, I play the three songs I'm going to play at open mic. Sometimes, I work on a difficult part of a new song. Sometimes, I jump on a looper and practice improvisation. Sometimes, I'll work on a new song I'm writing. Sometimes, I'll just belt out an old song just cause it's fun.
No matter what, I don't FORCE myself to do anything with that time. I do what makes me happy that day. My goal for that time is to make it a great way to start the day. |
I will use that time in several different ways depending on what I am working on at the moment. If I am preparing for a performance, I may use that time to go over playing the guitar accompaniment cleanly or work on timing. If I am working on a song, I may noodle with a few chord progressions or rhyme schemes. Or I may isolate and work on a technical thing like experimenting with the angle of my thumb to get a deeper tone on my bass notes. There is a lot that you can accomplish in 10 to 15 minutes a day. Enjoy.
Best, Jayne |
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Obliged for the replies, gents.
To be clear, this is just a morning session to ease into the day. I spend time at night when I get home on the "real" work. Though, more often than not, it all feels like real work. David |
I just recently bought a book of fingerstyle arpeggio’s that are pleasant and constructive to play plus most recently Michael Chapdelaine started an arpeggios study lesson series in the most recent issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine that I downloaded and have put into my woodshed routine. They are perfect for a 10-15 minute window to get some quality time in that is enjoyable with the bonus of really being good for smoothing your technique out.
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If I only have a fifteen minute block to play it is "chef's discretion:" I simply play to entertain myself. Why not? :)
Bob |
Usually either play something I am in the process of composing or through some oldie or two. The brief time sessions help
maintain the memorization or some new little idea pops up. It's not a time I chose to do some guitar exercise or another. |
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That way I can work on a tough change while tricking myself into thinking i am playing a song- but really the song or ditty is just a chord change exercise. Then the 10-15 minutes feels less like practicing... |
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Cheers. David |
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For awhile now it has been the F Major and the B minor chords. Even tho I finally play them cleanly, I continue to build muscle memory. Back and forth, in progressions, whatever. Actually a lot can happen in a short time. :) |
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David |
Usually, chord changes but recently I've been trying out some fingerpicking.
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