Guitar Music Lessons – How To Practice Guitar

Guitar Music Lessons – How To Practice Guitar

Written on September 7, 2010 – 9:26 am | by Derek White |

If interest is the most significant part of learning guitar(without it you would not have even began), then focus is the most significant part of practicing guitar.

I often say to people that twenty minutes of concentrated practice can beat, hands down, 2 hours of ‘normal’ practice, or simply goofing about.

Numerous people are frustrated when they are told how much time they must put into practice. The truth is, you don’t need to practice all the time to be a great guitarist.

(I’m not saying you shouldn’t have time to goof off and play around. But in case you want to improve rapidly, you must continue playing guitar and practicing guitar separate.)

Let me tell you now…

It isn’t how much time you put into practice, it is the quality of the practice that counts.

When I play guitar, I play to have fun, I play to perform for people, and I play for the fun of playing! That’s why I began learning guitar in the first place.

But when I practice guitar, I focus and concentrate on what I am trying to accomplish, and I work on the objectives that I want to achieve.

You see, if you totally focus on one thing, you’re much more likely to do it properly.

This may sound simple too to some. Some of you might be wondering “this is excellent, I simply need to practice 20 minutes a day and I’ll improve much more than I would if I practice for 2 hours every day”.

Well that’s not exactly true.

It’s how concentrated your practice is that counts, not how long you practice. Can you truly focus for two hours?

Let me give you this small example to show my point.

Picture a red triangle inside a black box.

Close your eyes, and keep that image in your mind for five seconds without letting one single thing distract you – no other thought should get into your mind for that five seconds…

How well did you do? Be honest with yourself.

This is not a simple thing to complete. Most people find this hard at first. It is hard to keep a focused mind like this.

I hope this illustration has demonstrated you that it is not that simple to keep focused attention & concentration for look periods of time.

But still, you must always remember that it’s quality and not quantity of practice that makes the difference between a superb player and an average player.

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