Practice

• The Art Of Practicing - How To See Real Results - By Chris Standring
  Learning to play an instrument can be a chore. More importantly the process can be completely overwhelming to many. This article discusses how to put the fun back into practice and shows how you can see fast results.
  
  
• How To Practice With A Limited Amount Of Time - By Tom Hess
  Do you struggle with not having enough time to practice guitar? Are you unsure about what things to practice within this very limited amount of time?
  
  
• An Analysis Of 'Suck' - By Tom Hess
  "The greatest players are not great because they were naturally talented. In every case, truly great players become great because their practice habits are effective!"
  
  
• Discover Your Discomfort - By Jamie Andreas
  There are a few things that are always true when we are unable to play something we want to play on the guitar.
  
  
• Your Growth As A Guitarist: Vertical Or Horizontal - By Jamie Andreas
  When we learn how to really practice, we start to feel powerful. Problems and challenges don't frighten us, they excite us. Because we know that we can look forward to those problems getting smaller and smaller, weaker and weaker, as we continue to apply The Principles of Correct Practice.
  
  
• The Secret Of Speed - By Jamie Andreas
  The relative state of tension or relaxation in the muscles is one of the hardest things to be aware of. I once saw a person play with so much tension in her right shoulder that it was up to her earlobe!
  
  
• The Glue Of Repetition - By Jamie Andreas
  Once you understand the mechanics of correct practice, including the mental, emotional and physical aspects of the process, the most powerful tool you can use when you sit down to practice is what I call the Glue Of Repetition, and this glue is applied with another tool, one that every student I have ever taught is required to get, and learn how to use properly: a metronome.
  
  
• How To Nail A Solo - By Jamie Andreas
  First of all, we must have the basics of practice approach down, and a proper foundation to our technique. If we do not know how to teach our fingers anything, and as a result, all of our past efforts in practice have given us a tension filled and handicapped pair of hands, then we are like crippled people trying to run a marathon.
  
  
• Get A Balanced Practice Diet - By Craig Bassett
  In this guitar lesson you'll learn how to structure your guitar practice in THE most effective way!
  
  
• Guitar Practicing or Guitar Playing? - By Edward Cupler
  Just because you’re holding your guitar doesn’t mean that you’re playing it, and just because you’re playing your guitar doesn’t mean that you’re practicing. There is a real difference and it needs to be acknowledged if you want to improve your level of playing skill.
  
  
• Music Practice Techniques For Learning repertory - By Elan Chalford
  Several specific practice techniques are described for making it easier and faster to learn new music repertory.