Most of us have heard of the power of being consistent in our guitar practice. You know what I mean. Practicing something EVERY day until mastered. But do you do this? I know that in the past, I definitely didn’t…
When I first started playing I was a maniac! I had no real structure to my practice. I just put in the hours and hoped that I got better. And I did! But there was a problem. I practiced something different almost every day. My practice “schedule” changed from one day to the next. This created two major negative side effects…
1. Sore hands. For example, I would often go so berserk on alternate picking exercises that my picking wrist would get incredibly sore. It would be so sore that I couldn’t practice alternate picking the next day. So what did I do? I then went crazy with legato exercises. So much so that I wouldn’t be able to practice legato the next day. So I went back to my trusty alternate picking. Mmmm…there’s a pattern emerging here. 🙂
2. Slower Progress. Now, don’t get me wrong. I progressed faster than any of my friends. But I definitely don’t think I progressed at my...