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10 Ways To Maximize Your Guitar Playing
Many times it is necessary to acquire an over-all knowledge andunderstanding of how to go about practicing guitar, as opposed to justlearning techniques, riffs, scales and modes.All of these things are highly important of course but when applied correctly,can make the ultimate difference in progress. Progress is the ticket for manyguitarists because everyone, no matter what their passion is, strives for  personal growth.Even if a guitarist starts out sloppy and looks at their own playing half-heartedly, eventually they will start taking it more seriously, because theytend to get a taste of what's possible in their own playing. Eventually aguitarist will become somewhat of a perfectionist, and for many the word perfection is sublime, but once you attach that "ist" to it, it some how taintsthe beautiful word perfection, by suggesting that there is a lot of work involved.Well, I would be lying if I said that there wasn't any work involved, but feelcomfortable in saying that, because if you do play guitar, then you alreadyknow that there is no real easy method to establishing an exclusive prestigious-ness in your playing.However there are two ways of looking at this. I don't believe in right andwrong, I only believe in good and better. In my opinion there is no wrongway to do anything, only a better way and I strongly believe that those whohave chosen to remove words such as "can't" and "wrong" from their vocabulary, travel further.Also, a hard lesson for most of us, and I certainly am no different, is this falseform of competition. The competition that I am speaking of, comes in theform of competing with time itself. Usually this is cleverly masked as
 
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competing with someone who is better than yourself. This is an unhealthyform of competition. You shouldn't compete with those who are moreadvanced thanyourself in anything that you do in life. Instead, you should correct your thinking and use them as a milestone to reach. This is a mandatory outlook,and I am sorry if you do not agree, but after studying many things in my life,it still stands tried and true.There is one person that you should compete with, and only that person. That person is you. By doing this, you inspire and push yourself to accomplishwhat you know that you are capable of doing. Yes, this is a pep talk, but Ioften remind myself in my life of these very same things, though over time itgets easier and easier to the point where you almost don't have to remindyourself of these desirable attributes in thinking.There is so much more to be said with what I have started to say, and over time I will reveal more aspects about the correct thought process, but can'there, because this post would be massive. I'll leave you with this very truethought. Success in anything is 90% proclaimed by the correct and positivemindset. Re-read that and eliminate the word "correct".
1.Practice everyday for an hour
For many of you, finding the time to tackle personal interests is daunting,considering that many of you work your asses off in the job world, and manyof you have a family to attend to, not to mention the things that would seemnecessary to conquer in order to exist.Its all about being able to manage your time. An hour isn't much and can befulfilled effectively. The best time that I have found to practice is with the TVon and the sound on mute. If you have a favorite program that you cannot getaway from, keep your guitar handy and practice during the commercials.
 
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That is not the most effective way to practice but it still does the trick.Practicing throughout the day or evening is the best way. Practice for 20minutes, take care of something that requires your attention, go back and practice for 10 minutes, take care of something else, then practice for 25minutes.That is not a formula. Don't take me literally when I say practice for 20, then10 and then 25. The key is to break it up and you really shouldn't keep track,unless you are having trouble disciplining yourself.
2.If possible work with a metronome
You can buy one for peanuts, but there are a lot of free ones out there like.My personal favorite is a program calledGuitar Speed Trainer . I like it the best because its an actual training method that doesn't require a lot of time,and you can program your own passages into it. The best part about it is thatit has the typical tick-tock sound of a metronome, but it is one step better for the simple reason that you can match up the notes you play with the notesthat are being played to the program.The key to using a metronome is to find your limit and then set themetronome to an extremely conservative number. If you can play somethingvery easily at 80bpm (beats per minute) then set it to 60bpm, no matter howincredibly boring it is. Practice a riff at this speed several times over, until itis flawless, then set the metronome for anywhere between 61 and 65bpm.Take breaks in between, repeating this process until you have reached a speedwhere your hands lose control, then stop. Call it a day. The next time you goto practice, practice starting at 60, and then practice starting at a slightlyhigher setting like 65bpm. Use that formula for taking breaks and slowly building your speed. It will take a little bit of time to reach your goal, but being consistent is what will get you there, very quickly. You'll be glad youdid it.
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