Over the next few articles we will be discussing how to make the most of your practice time. Indeed, time is our most valuable resource and what we do with it as musicians can mean the difference between waste and treasure. i know that i have diminished the word “practice” in previous articles but I would rather you use a word that you appreciate and spend this time wisely- just like some people have a problem with the word “church”. I don’t care if you call it church or happy hour, it is what it is and the same goes with practice. If you don’t like the word practice, insert some other word that takes you to that special place of nirvana. Any way you slice it, practice should be QUALITY FACE TO FACE TIME WITH YOUR INSTRUMENT. Here is a forward time schedule for practice time that continues to work for me.
- 30 mins of warm-up
- 30 mins of theory
- 30 mins of licks
- 30 mins of jamming
As we move along, i will go more in depth in each of these areas and give examples for each.
talk to ya later- blake