How often do you practice? - Page 2

T Prior · April 12th, 2005, 06:34 PM

very repetitive, the same things over and over and over..
and over and over and over..

I have been on a self inflicted pain journey of improvement for basically the same patterns and phrases since November..over different chord progressions and positions...expanding the BOX so to speak...

I am a very early riser so I can do this without causing grief for anyone but myself and maybe the cats..

And my yard looks real good..but lets not go there...I killed 3/4 of it last fall with roundup and had to listen to the "Voices" within the household about this for many months..thank god the grass grew back !

Oh..and my practice sessions have been on Pedal Steel ..not so much on the Tele..but it'll happen there too..

burn the candle at both ends..

t

Darrell · April 12th, 2005, 10:08 PM

Before children

10 to 12 hrs per week

After children

3 hours a week

Tele-Whacker · April 14th, 2005, 01:15 AM

Than I used to be, but for years and years, I was playing six nites a week, and rehersing four days a week. I kept it in my hands a lot, but was mostly concentrating on lyrics to new songs, and letting the other band members work out their parts. I didn't dedicate near enough time to my PLAYING because being the "Bandleader" required a lot of deversion from just playing guitar.

Now, I'm playing guitar in as many as seven bands, and I get to spend a lot of time working up parts, entros, rides,
and fills. I keep one ready to play in the house at all times, and a lot of time while I'm watching T.V. I'll mute the commercials, and work on a couple of instrumentals, and other fun stuff. I probably practice four hours a day or more. And I play at least three/ four nights a week.

Moral to the story: Be a SIDEMAN instead of a BANDLEADER!

BigHoss · April 14th, 2005, 03:06 AM

I always at least try to get an hour in each day. I record my riffs and burn them onto a CD, so when I drive a half hour to work, I can listen and make lyrics for them. After the baby, playtime decreased because I had to watch her all the time. Now she is old enough, I bring her into my guitr lair and gave her an ice cream bucket to pound on. Now I'm back. So now, I just have to get out of Minnesota......

Tim Bowen · April 14th, 2005, 05:41 AM

I teach music five days a week, four to seven hours per day, and that does a decent job in itself of keeping the mechanics and reading of notation somewhat intact. I ran scales, modes, and arpeggios, and transcribed solos endlessly, for a couple of decades... but I found over time that listening to and soaking up a variety of musical influences, as well as living life, and just playing with a bunch of folks, was a far more practical followup choice for musical advancement [for me], as far as being a working player, than was continuing with my more academic and methodical approach.

These days, when I get home from work, it's usually time to work on arrangements, parts, and backing vocals for the tunes that are given to me by writers that I work with. The last couple of days, it's been J-bass and baritone guitar, and E-bow stuff... and vocals. Vocals and song support are the bulk of my target. "Chops" is maybe 5-7% of my job. Expression is more important to me than execution, although I do work pretty hard on my time, and I train my ears mercilessly, 24/7. I play acoustic guitar seven days a week, but only play solid body electric guitars in advance of preparing for jobs (as well as on the job). I don't have any live jobs until next week. The only time I've touched a Tele or Strat lately is to work on the E-bow parts.

April 12th, 2005, 06:34 PM	#41 (permalink)
T Prior Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charlotte NC Posts: 921	every day..very early AM very repetitive, the same things over and over and over.. and over and over and over.. I have been on a self inflicted pain journey of improvement for basically the same patterns and phrases since November..over different chord progressions and positions...expanding the BOX so to speak... I am a very early riser so I can do this without causing grief for anyone but myself and maybe the cats.. And my yard looks real good..but lets not go there...I killed 3/4 of it last fall with roundup and had to listen to the "Voices" within the household about this for many months..thank god the grass grew back ! Oh..and my practice sessions have been on Pedal Steel ..not so much on the Tele..but it'll happen there too.. burn the candle at both ends.. t

April 12th, 2005, 10:08 PM	#42 (permalink)
Darrell Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 48 Posts: 2,500	Hum Before children 10 to 12 hrs per week After children 3 hours a week __________________ "Yeap, I like the American Standard Telecaster, I can even live with one a them PCB amps, and I even use one a them mul-tie-effects things too."

April 14th, 2005, 01:15 AM	#43 (permalink)
Tele-Whacker Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Millsap, Tx. Posts: 266	I'm better at practicing now... Than I used to be, but for years and years, I was playing six nites a week, and rehersing four days a week. I kept it in my hands a lot, but was mostly concentrating on lyrics to new songs, and letting the other band members work out their parts. I didn't dedicate near enough time to my PLAYING because being the "Bandleader" required a lot of deversion from just playing guitar. Now, I'm playing guitar in as many as seven bands, and I get to spend a lot of time working up parts, entros, rides, and fills. I keep one ready to play in the house at all times, and a lot of time while I'm watching T.V. I'll mute the commercials, and work on a couple of instrumentals, and other fun stuff. I probably practice four hours a day or more. And I play at least three/ four nights a week. Moral to the story: Be a SIDEMAN instead of a BANDLEADER! __________________ Chuck Cusimano

April 14th, 2005, 03:06 AM	#44 (permalink)
BigHoss TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 24	I always at least try to get an hour in each day. I record my riffs and burn them onto a CD, so when I drive a half hour to work, I can listen and make lyrics for them. After the baby, playtime decreased because I had to watch her all the time. Now she is old enough, I bring her into my guitr lair and gave her an ice cream bucket to pound on. Now I'm back. So now, I just have to get out of Minnesota...... __________________ Warm up the soder gun, we're gonna do some surgery.

April 14th, 2005, 05:41 AM	#45 (permalink)
Tim Bowen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 48 Posts: 3,327	I teach music five days a week, four to seven hours per day, and that does a decent job in itself of keeping the mechanics and reading of notation somewhat intact. I ran scales, modes, and arpeggios, and transcribed solos endlessly, for a couple of decades... but I found over time that listening to and soaking up a variety of musical influences, as well as living life, and just playing with a bunch of folks, was a far more practical followup choice for musical advancement [for me], as far as being a working player, than was continuing with my more academic and methodical approach. These days, when I get home from work, it's usually time to work on arrangements, parts, and backing vocals for the tunes that are given to me by writers that I work with. The last couple of days, it's been J-bass and baritone guitar, and E-bow stuff... and vocals. Vocals and song support are the bulk of my target. "Chops" is maybe 5-7% of my job. Expression is more important to me than execution, although I do work pretty hard on my time, and I train my ears mercilessly, 24/7. I play acoustic guitar seven days a week, but only play solid body electric guitars in advance of preparing for jobs (as well as on the job). I don't have any live jobs until next week. The only time I've touched a Tele or Strat lately is to work on the E-bow parts. __________________ "Everyone is different in how they learn, but for me, it's turning the pegs and just playing." - BB