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Hi Guys and welcome to a new feature of Guitar Insight, Pracice Makes...(striving for perfect!)
 
A healthy, regular practice routine is paramount to your growth & improvement as a guitarist. In this column myself and hopefully other pro members will discuss and suggest regiments/approaches that you will find useful.

I'm not going to tab anything or include any notation yet but merely start with a suggestion:

Organize Your Practice Session

What I mean by this is allot time periods for working on specific aspects of your playing. Here's a breakdown of a 2hour practice session:
20 minutes: Warm Ups such as hand/finger/forearm stretches then chromatic scales.
20 minutes: Major Scales- Do a few keys each day-review and add more when the initial keys are thoroughly learned.
20 minutes: Chords/Inversions- smooth out rough chord changes and analyze progressions that are challenging you

Take a 5minute break-Have a tea or coffee-come back revived

30 minutes: Lift and transcribe a favourite solo or progression
30 minutes: Work on some of your originals (You can switch the order of those two if it helps)

There you have it- the 2hours should fly by and you will see gains in your playing almost immediately. Remember these are guidelines only, a novice or hobbyist can do less-say 20 minutes a day, and an aspiring pro or student preparing for college/University would accomplish more with a 4-6hour practice routine.

Comments? Questions?
Onwards guitar soldiers!
Steve V

Guitar Insight Members,

What does following a healthy diet, spirituality/meditation, eliminating credit card debt, and following principles of Feng Shui have to do with playing better guitar?

It's all explained in Guitar Insight:Life Lessons

As opposed to the earlier edition which is just a method/concept book this version is a dialect between a guru-like teacher and his student . Through their exploration of guitar knowledge, and the teacher's use of metaphor and analogy ,Robin brings up many cool tips and insights into many peripheral subjects, such as balancing devotion to practicing with the necessary routines of life, how to keep an orderly,organized practice space, and how to stay focused.


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http://www.stevemanningmusic.com/GISNforGILL.html

Play Better Guitar!
I've decided to offer a special promotion to my Guitar Insight members. I am making available copies of Guitar Insight:Life Lessons as a PDF at a discounted recession buster price!
If you don't think you could use it for yourself I'm sure you could use it with a student or a friend that struggles with some theoretical and/or technical challenges.
"The Teacher to the Rock Stars!"

Steve Manning, the founder of Guitar Insight has taught members of the groups:
Silverstein
Boys Night Out
Dead and Divine
The Full Blast
Joel Lightman Group
Norman
Burning Bridges
Afraid of Humans
DZ
Breaking Zenith

Best Coast
...as well as classical gtr virtuoso Drew Henderson.
All benefiting from the Guitar Insight program!
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