Practice makes perfect week
Wow, it looks like it’s become practice week around these parts! My post on not practicing got an overwhelming response. Then I realized that a guest post I did on Brock Gill’s blog, also partly about practicing, got posted to his blog a couple of days ago.
I’m going to put together a post for tomorrow about “how I practice”. In the meantime, I would love to hear your thoughts on practice. One cool thing about this blog is that there’s a good mix of brand new guitarists along with some who have been playing guitar for a long time. This post would be a good way for the veterans to share their thoughts with the newbies.
So use the comments section below in one of two ways. If you are a NEW GUITARIST, ask a question about practicing, and we’ll try to answer it. If you’ve been playing for a while, share your general thoughts about practicing.
To get us started, I’m going to quote Mike Mahoney, who had this great commentary to my post on Monday:
I would also stress the difference between “practicing” and “rehearsing.” Especially for church musicians, who think the weekly rehearsal is enough “practice.”
You will rarely develop new skills by rehearsing. Practicing is where you get to explore new frontiers of voicings, techniques and styles.
Great thoughts, Mike!
The phone lines are now open…
If you enjoyed this post you might like these:
- How I practice
- Guitar for the Absolute Beginner: How to play guitar in 30 days
- Guitar for the Absolute Beginner, # 1: Make a practice plan to ensure your success
- A little survey
- The absolute worst thing you can do
