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Lord Of The Strings
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Hey, i am jst curious for how many hours do you practice every day?
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Total Posts: 26 | Joined Dec. 2005 | Posted on: 6:14 am on Feb. 4, 2006 | IP
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MetalMilitia81
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well monday-thursday is school so i squeeze in 2 hours, on friday its about 5 hours, saturday and sunday its all day, i always have my guitar strapped on me, ( the answers to your question is i DONT spend all day on exercise the most is 2 hours)
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Total Posts: 264 | Joined April 2005 | Posted on: 6:46 pm on Feb. 4, 2006 | IP
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Lord Of The Strings
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Yeah me too, i practice about 30-40 minutes per exercise
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Total Posts: 26 | Joined Dec. 2005 | Posted on: 3:08 am on Feb. 5, 2006 | IP
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Altmaster
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More practice is always better. But 2 hours a day (yes, on weekends too) is plenty sufficient, at least if you're following Troy's Methods. More practice might be in order if you want to branch out more. My routine looks something like this:
8 min: warm-ups
30 min: Metal Rhythm 1
7 min: tremolo picking w/ metronome - ie SM ex. 25
15 min: 5 basic speed exercises - each for 3 minutes
30 min: Metal Lead 1
20 min: more advanced exercises fr/ Speed Mechs
Incidently, that adds up to 1 hour and 50 minutes. The extra 10 is the fudge time between all that =\
That said, my routine leaves approximately zero minutes for playing songs. Might not be a good idea, but I've always preferred to approach the guitar on a technical, exercise based level.
I find that spending less time per day on exercises but keeping with them longer is more beneficial than heavy half hour/whole hour sessions on one exercise. There's only so much you can do to anchor muscle skills, and burnout doesn't do you any benefit. Variety is good - different exercise benefits cross over, in general areas of accuracy, finger independance, etc. That's my 2 cents, anyhow.
At the end of the day, do what suits you best, but push yourself too. The guitar isn't a race, it's supposed to be about having fun. Try and find some enjoyment in what you can play, and don't forever be looking ahead. I made that mistake once, and gave up for a month. Nonetheless, and especially if you have a lazy streak (which I do) it's good to give yourself a push past your comfort zone.
(Edited by Altmaster at 8:49 am on Feb. 13, 2006)
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Total Posts: 37 | Joined Jan. 2006 | Posted on: 8:42 pm on Feb. 12, 2006 | IP
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berlingoth
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I would say it depends on your goals. I am learning classical guitar at the moment and am making noticeable progress with 2 to 3 hours a day. That amount of time allows me to work on basic technique (especially scales and arps) and then apply it to actual pieces that I want to memorise.
I will be getting back into metal guitar eventually, in which case I will spend more time on improvising as i don't want to learn set peices as such. I expect to cut down the basics to a few scales and modes, played mainly up the neck (rather than across in boxes) and power chords played as scales (up the neck again.)
The time thing depends on the individual, partly because goals differ ( a professional level has to mean more workouts) but also the way individual brains process the info. I find it helps to leave pieces after 5 or 6 days work on them. Then I notice progress when I get back to them a couple of days later. It avoids burnout.
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