About Practicing: - Page 2

klasaine · January 2nd, 2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cowboytwang

Unless you drive 180 MPH down LA streets.

Lol! No, not where I live. So I have to practice instead.
You're out in the desert though, maybe you can get away with that.

1293 · January 2nd, 2008, 12:39 PM

I've been dreaming of getting into a regular practice routine, but it just isn't happening. I get up at 5:00, go to work, get home at 5:00, do chores, dinner, and dishes and it's 9:30. Take the dogs out and get ready for bed. Sleep 6 hours and start over again. I just had 2 weeks off from work and noodled for a total of 15 minutes.

Pete Galati · January 2nd, 2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 1293

I've been dreaming of getting into a regular practice routine, but it just isn't happening. I get up at 5:00, go to work, get home at 5:00, do chores, dinner, and dishes and it's 9:30. Take the dogs out and get ready for bed. Sleep 6 hours and start over again. I just had 2 weeks off from work and noodled for a total of 15 minutes.

If you spend any time watching TV, pick up a guitar and play while you're watching TV. Tim Bowen brought that up, and that's something I do all the time. Sometimes I'm playing an electric unplugged, and sometimes I'm plugged into a little Roland Cube15 amp.

You don't have to practice anything specific, but almost anything you do will be good for muscle memory, ear training, and familiarity with the fingerboard.

Trimac20 · January 2nd, 2008, 07:42 PM

I'm really inconsistent with practising...sometimes it seems I play the whole day, and other times it seems like a week goes by and I haven't picked up the axe - which is of course bad. I'm not one of those guys who can sit down for 30 minutes a day every day and follow some routine - I've tried it and each time naturally just fall out of it. I spent most time composing or playing songs rather than practising scales or licks.

sax4blues · January 2nd, 2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 1293

I've been dreaming of getting into a regular practice routine, but it just isn't happening. I get up at 5:00, go to work...

Well there's the issue right there, musicians don't get up at 5am. I play from 10-midnight, get up at 7:15, so I get both my practice time and sleep time. Gotta reorganize and prioritize bro.

btw, some guys would say that whole work thing is an issue also

klasaine · January 2nd, 2008, 08:42 PM

Well I didn't want to get in to that but ... yeah, I normally don't get up until about 9:30 am (lol!) and I can barely even communicate for another hour. I am also fortunate in that I rarely have to do anything until about 1:00 in the afternoon.

KRZ4TELE · January 2nd, 2008, 09:07 PM

The good thing about playing a musical instrument is you can find enjoyment playing a little or a lot. I fall into the alot category. If I don't practice/play/gig 3-5 hours per day I get ansy. I just finished my 3 hours today by learning some new stuff for an upcoming gig (requests from NYEve gig) and going over some old stuff we have not played in awhile.
I get home from work about 3:30 and generally start about 5. Do 1.5 hours before supper and 1.5 or more after supper. Weekends at least 4 per day.
I handle about 40% of our vocals so I am not just playing instrumentals.
This is just what I like to do so it is no big deal. The easy way for me to get started is to work on a new song. After about 15-20 minutes of that I go into the sets and the time flys by.

January 2nd, 2008, 12:39 PM	#42 (permalink)
1293 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,432	I've been dreaming of getting into a regular practice routine, but it just isn't happening. I get up at 5:00, go to work, get home at 5:00, do chores, dinner, and dishes and it's 9:30. Take the dogs out and get ready for bed. Sleep 6 hours and start over again. I just had 2 weeks off from work and noodled for a total of 15 minutes.

January 2nd, 2008, 07:42 PM	#44 (permalink)
Trimac20 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Perth, WA, Australia Age: 22 Posts: 197	I'm really inconsistent with practising...sometimes it seems I play the whole day, and other times it seems like a week goes by and I haven't picked up the axe - which is of course bad. I'm not one of those guys who can sit down for 30 minutes a day every day and follow some routine - I've tried it and each time naturally just fall out of it. I spent most time composing or playing songs rather than practising scales or licks.

January 2nd, 2008, 08:42 PM	#46 (permalink)
klasaine Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: los angeles, ca Age: 46 Posts: 1,203 3 Photos	Well I didn't want to get in to that but ... yeah, I normally don't get up until about 9:30 am (lol!) and I can barely even communicate for another hour. I am also fortunate in that I rarely have to do anything until about 1:00 in the afternoon.

January 2nd, 2008, 09:07 PM	#47 (permalink)
KRZ4TELE Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 421	The good thing about playing a musical instrument is you can find enjoyment playing a little or a lot. I fall into the alot category. If I don't practice/play/gig 3-5 hours per day I get ansy. I just finished my 3 hours today by learning some new stuff for an upcoming gig (requests from NYEve gig) and going over some old stuff we have not played in awhile. I get home from work about 3:30 and generally start about 5. Do 1.5 hours before supper and 1.5 or more after supper. Weekends at least 4 per day. I handle about 40% of our vocals so I am not just playing instrumentals. This is just what I like to do so it is no big deal. The easy way for me to get started is to work on a new song. After about 15-20 minutes of that I go into the sets and the time flys by.