5 rules for Time-Efficient Practice

October 28, 2009

In the previous article, I talked about how to practice like the Pros. In this short (very short) article, I outline what I’ve felt are the 5 principles which helped me the most in getting my playing to be more consistent. Because most people play the guitar as a hobby and often don’t have the [...]

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Practicing for the Guitar like Professionals Would

October 24, 2009

My Methodology for Practicing the Guitar has shifted over the years. Looking back, I see how each method was affected by its context. However, nowadays, I believe that I need to practice like the Professional Guitarists [1] out there. Namely, my technical fluency must be comparable to that of the pros. This MUST be achieved [...]

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Learn Like a Pro

September 29, 2009

Though I must say that my level of intelligence isn’t poor, neither is it outstanding. I certainly could not compete with many of the academic geniuses I knew in my high school. They were the few who could memorise and recall information so fluidly that learning came so easily. So I decided to try and [...]

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Recording Your Own Practice Sessions

September 25, 2009

You really don’t know what you sound/look like until you have recorded a video of yourself and then watched it. This is a short post, because it only has one message: Every set interval (I do it once a week), record a video of your practice sessions and then watch it. You will probably be [...]

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Composing Your Own Songs: Is it too early to start?

September 17, 2009

Admittedly, some people truly want to simply play music in the way that it is presented in scores or other means. However, there are some people who really want to write their own songs. Somehow, there is a creative knack in some people and they really want to write something that they can call their [...]

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