practice guitar every day

I started taking guitar lessons last semester, and it’s been pretty exciting. Since I have a lot of musical experience already, I’ve been able to pick it up pretty quickly. It’s always nice to be able to see your progress, especially since I haven’t really been making any in my other instruments. Still, I could do better, and I’m going to try to do so this semester. I’m hoping for an hour every day; let’s see how it goes.

Songs I’m working on:
Greensleeves
Hey Jude, by the Beatles
I want to hold your hand, by the Beatles
Amazing Grace

Done a lot of recording tonight. Most practice I’ve had in months!

J.

...and I was good at it, and really, really good for 13. I never knew I could play. I was so self-conscious, I’d only practice when everyone was out of the house. I hated lessons, though only because my teacher made me sing. I thought I was terrible!

Now it has been 10 years since I’ve picked up the guitar with any seriousness. I can remember some of the chords, but I’ll have to go through the “ow fingers in pain” stage again.

I think it will be worth it, though. I would love to be able to play again. I have done it before, so why can’t I do it again?

for the past 4 months or so, i’ve been going to a place called “music learning center” in a neighboring city. i’ve been getting lessons from a wonderfully amazing guitarist. he’s taught me so many things. i can play about 5-8 songs now and i’m almost finished with my first guitar book.

everytime i practice, i keep improving. i practice everyday until my fingertips burn. i know i have a while until i’m able to actually call myself a “guitarist” but, i’m really determinded to reach my goal of becoming a musician.

I want to consolidate my back catalogue and piece together the fragments so I can rehearse a complete set of original new and revisited material, maybe up to 20 songs for now.

I have been playing for 22 years, but am not even close to playing as well as I would like. I have been playing more lately, but have not gotten into a routine.

as of right now, i haven’t practiced for at least a week! i’m so dissapointed in myself! gosh. at this very instent i could be praticing but, instead i feel tempted to sit on my lazy butt and stare at my computer screen. wippy!

hm. maybe typing is “exercising” my fingers ;-D

i haven’t had time to practice all this week! i feel so terrible. MUST PRACTICE! >:-O

i’ve been practicing about 10-20 minutes a day. i’ve seemed to improve! yay. on to the harder stuff, actually playing :x

i guess all the exercises i’ve been practicing were just to help “strengthen” my fingers.

I’m not that bad even though I never practice, so like many of you I’m wondering just how marvellous I could be if I practiced every day. Perhaps the question is – what level I’m at, how to consolidate and revise what I know, and what next to stretch myself. Practice should be about tackling what you find difficult, not endlessy repeating stuff you could do when you were 12. Aint that right? Oh yes, and not only must we stretch our abilities but we have to find time EVERYDAY! Come on let’s do it! Erm, I’m venturing into jazz I guess, to get out of my comfort zone.

J.