Practicing Guitar

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Unread post by DrumsFoDaSoul » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:19 pm

Out of curiosity, how often do you all practice? I assume everyday, but about how many hours?

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Unread post by Sciaracastro » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:42 pm

DrumsFoDaSoul wrote:Out of curiosity, how often do you all practice? I assume everyday, but about how many hours?
it depends on my mood
some days i dont practice at all
other days i can practice even 5 hours in a row

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Unread post by Taylor614 » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:47 pm

I usually practice about 1.5 hours per day. After I practice, I play another hour of Dave stuff. So I play like 2-3 hours every day. :D

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Unread post by Lbacker » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:35 pm

it depends on my mood
some days i dont practice at all
other days i can practice even 5 hours in a row
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Unread post by MakoMako » Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:07 pm

The only day that's gone by that I havn't picked up my guitar in the past three months was when I sprained my wrist so it hurt too much to play.

Normally, I'll practice over some scales and chords for about an hour. Then I'll just mess around for about 30 minutes. From there, I either work on original songs or cover songs for up to 3 hours sometimes.

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Unread post by emorokr12 » Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:23 am

Well for me I dont really practice unless Im trying to learn a new song. But I usually play at least 4 hours a day sometimes more.
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Unread post by a1075dd63aa12 » Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:23 am

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Unread post by paulaitchison » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:28 pm

i dont really practice as such , i mite play half an hour a day.. sometimes a lot more, sometimes less
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Unread post by Gold » Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:39 pm

Depends a lot. Sometimes I might not play for a week, but I try to play every day. And if I do play, it's usually for at least half an hour, and most likely for around an hour.

Last year when I lived with a guy who is an awesome guitarist I played a lot more than I do now. I'm gonna teach the guys I live with now to play, though...but my hopes aren't very high that they'll stick with it ....

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Unread post by Kahn » Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:17 pm

at least 4 hours a day, everyday

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Unread post by brian_ok » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:39 pm

I try to actually 'practice', ie get better, for 1-2 hours a day. I sometimes play up to 6-7 hours a day including practice though. I love both practicing, and messing around/noodling.
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Unread post by Easy E » Sat Mar 04, 2006 5:58 pm

I guess maybe I should start practicing. I just play what I know and try out different chord voicing and progressions. These scales you speak of? Yeah I don't play them
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Unread post by matonfan101 » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:29 am

How can you call playing your guitar practice? I can spend hours playing but I'de never call something like that practice. It sounds too formal :D
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Unread post by Taylor2885 » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:46 am

A few people have said they "play" so many hours or whatever a day ... and to me that's the same as practicing. When you play a song that you already know it's still practicing because you're perfecting it.

Anyway like someone said earlier, depending on the day, I may not get a chance to play at all, or sometimes i get to play 5 or 6 hours a day. Sometimes you just get in that mood where you're feeling it and you can't stop playing.

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Unread post by J_Clark » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:59 pm

I am in elementary school, so i dont have very much time to play. I try to at least play a half hour a day though :) when i get older, i will practice more!
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