Don't know what or how to practice guitar? Don't worry. There are easy tips to get started with your guitar practice and I can share it to you if you like. But first, you should have prepared the things you need to play guitar. You can read my previous article to learn what are the things you needed. If you're all set, then you can check the guidelines below.
Know what you want
Everything starts from an idea and you better know what you are getting into before even attempting to practice. You want to visualize what you want to learn for the coming week or for the following months. You might want to go deeper with scales, assuming that you already get a good idea with playing chords. You can learn whatever. The thing is, you just need to know what it is first. That's the first step and some prefer this as planning, it's pretty much the same for me.
Figuring your time
You then have to figure how much time you'll devote to this process. If you are willing to give 3 hours of real guitar practice then that's great. You can also give at least an hour a day or even few minutes a day or a week. It doesn't mean that you give 3 hours of practice, the more skilled you will become. It's about how you manage your time and what kind of "guitar practice" you have inserted into that time allowance. So a fine, specific and complete practice fit in an hour can be better than a disorganized, non-focused 3-hour exercise. Go figure.
Set the schedule and be religious to it
Now you probably have a time allotted for each day, and so you will then need to set a schedule. See, if you have in mind a special skill you want to achieve or a guitar piece perhaps, you should include that 60 percent of your time for practice. For example, you want to learn the piece, "Flight of the Bumble Bee", you will have to give around 40 minutes training that is relevant to that piece, that is if you plan to have an hour a day. Remember that the 60 percent is considered as the meat of the practice. Only do the relevant things and forget about the other things.
The other forty percent is divided into other exercise that are crucial. These are finger and picking exercise. Chromatic scale training is great for hitting finger exercise and picking training at the same time. You can also do other scale forms or dedicated finger and dedicated picking exercises as well.
By the way, it's up to you how much time you give for warm up and cool down stretching. It's highly recommended though for you to avoid injuries.
Of course, you need to be religious with your exercise program. You don't want to end up failing or not progressing at all after a month. Set a strict time. A time where you are not usually disturbed by someone or with your other schedules like school and work. For students, it would be best to have practices on the afternoon or after you're done with your homework. For working people, it will depend on your schedules. No matter what, you should accomplish your practice daily or as you plan it to be. Sticking to the plan will guarantee success. This is also why I prefer having shorter but effective guitar practice schedule. This way, the practice doesn't bore you and it doesn't take much of your day.
Good luck in your guitar training and practice! Don't forget to stay positive and always work on things no matter what.
Learn how to play the guitar and check some more tips regarding the instrument and music in general in my website. Playing guitar has never been as easy. You can do it!
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