How do busy people find the time to play and practice their guitar? How can you make sure your guitar stays present in your life, even as the “to-do” lists pile up around you?
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4 responses so far ↓
Jim Greene // January 14, 2010 at 12:00 am |
I will be very interested in other guitarists input on this topic. I’m having limited success in setting aside a regular practice-playing time every day. My goal is to have a set time in my day for my guitar. I find I’m better able to concentrate and I am more focused earlier in the day rather than later in the evening with most of my day behind me.
Tom // February 5, 2010 at 9:13 pm |
Hi Jim Greene,
An concept I’ve had success with…
setting smaller and more concrete (chunkable) and achievable goals…just think small…one little lick or passage to conquer……..since I know my practice time will inevitably get reduced by things that always seem to happen beyond my control, instead of trying to mentally carve out an hour or more each day to work on learning a whole bunch of stuff….I break up my approach, and just focus on one small tiny piece…..something I can practice whenever I get the chance, five minutes here, 10 minutes there….and stay focused on that one little piece….and make sure I get it down before moving on….in the end it seems I am able to aquire more useable skills doing it this way than maybe sitting for a whole hour and getting distracted by a hundred licks I think I want to learn….just always have that one little small thing at a time you are working on…..saves a lot of frustration knowing that you are still progressing even if you only have 5 minutes here or ten minutes there to practice….hope this helps.
Tom
Norm // March 2, 2010 at 2:08 pm |
For me, personally, even if I jut pick it up and go through a few chords and scales, I feel better, like I’m still committing. It’s not often that I don’t have the time, but on rare occasions, time is limited.
Lisa McCormick // March 3, 2010 at 8:51 pm |
Hi Norm,
Somehow, I think the guitar likes that too. It likes to be picked up, even if only for a few minutes.
A symbiotic relationship?