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Post by Gregg Hermetech on Nov 7, 2020 21:16:53 GMT
I guess my thought is that other people's practise routines might not be very helpful, as to be the best practise routine, it has to be the right practise for you, and only you can decide what that is. Do what you need to do in the time that is available to you, play guitar as much as you can!
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Post by vikingblues on Nov 13, 2020 10:33:18 GMT
I understand the word "practice" and understand the word "routine", but put them both together and I draw a blank in understanding. To be fair, I have to limit myself quite a lot due to arthritic fingers, so if I'm to enjoy just picking up the guitar, doing improv noodles, or semi-improv attempts on existing tunes, or God forbid trying to write another little tune, I have little time for any set practice routine. If I was to put a number one on the whole practice routines thing it would be that, whatever the practice, you need to listen carefully to what is happening musically. Very easy just to mindlessly go through the motions of practice and do little but build muscle memory. I did have plans in my head for maybe practising more on retirement, but six months into that happy state I can confirm it's not happened yet. I did practice quite a lot when i was younger, but can't remember the routines, and back then it was electric rather than acoustic guitar. I did spend a good few years doing lessons on JamPlay though. All those blues string bends really didn't help my left hand finger joints long-term.
It's interesting to see the wide variety of how much players on this forum do and do not practice!
Mark
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Post by andyhowell on Nov 13, 2020 11:06:59 GMT
It's interesting to see the wide variety of how much players on this forum do and do not practice!
Mark
I tend to practice until it feels wrong. Some days it never feels right. Some days I just feel 'bugger it I'm off'. As I get older I have phases where my hands hurt or (at the moment) my shoulder gets sore. Occasionally, I get a problem with the pads of one of my fretting fingers.
I like playing the guitar but I'm not always sure my guitar likes me playing!
Perhaps, the best advice I ever received was 'if the guitar s working for you just put it down for a few days or weeks and come back to it when you are moved to do so'. Don't struggle through frustration, pain or simply indifference!
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Post by martinrowe on Nov 13, 2020 11:30:55 GMT
This thread reminded me of a video I saw a while ago by Julian Lage. It's very short and if you are suspicious that it may waste your time then from 3.00 onwards for about a minute, is, in my opinion, very good.
I did see something a while ago from a renowned classical player who said something like, "trying to play a scale well is too much to take on. Break it up into two, or three, or a few notes and build up from there". It was advice to experienced players.
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Post by Phil Taylor on Nov 13, 2020 16:03:17 GMT
I don't have practice routines at all. I am usually working on learning a piece of someone else's music, writing something of my own or relearning an old piece that I'd forgotten. Most of the time it's all of these so that's what I do when I pick up the guitar. Nothing structured whatsoever.
Having said that I'm finding it hard at the moment to motivating myself to do anything practical guitar wise other than look at them and read about it all on the www........
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Post by andyhowell on Nov 13, 2020 19:47:31 GMT
[mention]pct57 [/mention] You are not alone !!!!!
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