If you want to be tunely, practice afternoonly. I have to admit something. I haven’t been practicing as much as I would like. I haven’t been practicing afternoonly. In fact, I haven’t been practicing regularly at all lately. I love practicing, and I love playing. It’s one of those things I would do even if [...]
Why do some people get better faster than others? Is it genetics or genius and luck of the draw? Is it some secret formula: 20 % warm-up + 20 % technical workout + 40 % repertoire + 20 % sight-reading = ? I say neither genetics nor formulas are the main ingredient in practicing effectively. If [...]
This is actually one of the most important secrets to being in control of your playing both expressively and technically. It’s the first video in Module Five of Conquering Technical Hurdles, which is about Coordinating the Two Hands. In the rest of the videos I walk you through all the essentials and some of the [...]
Here’s a short excerpt from the Conquering Technical Hurdles Video Course. Enjoy! [leadplayer_vid id=”52C75AC6D592D”]
var hide_awf_Form = true;http://forms.aweber.com/form/32/989309732.js In Part One of this article, I talked about the imaginary battle between practice and play, between the note police and the expressionistas. I tried to get them to reconcile by pointing out that they need each other. In this post, I want to look further into the differences and the [...]
// // ]]> Should I practice this some more? Or I can just play it already? This kind of question comes up a lot when playing an instrument as challenging as classical guitar. Notice I said "playing" classical guitar. That's how we refer in public to what we do. If someone asks 'What instrument you "play?, you [...]