How and What Should I Practice?
What to practice:
1. Practice what you learned in the lesson.
As you know, I always send you lesson materials, exercises, homework, and videos.
Before grabbing your guitar, read them over.
Review first, set a goal for your session—what to practice, jam, or learn that day.
2. Start with your daily routine: note finding, chromatic scales, chord and scale exercises, slow blues jams—things every guitarist (including me) does every day.
3. Begin with the easy stuff. Don’t jump into difficult material right away.
Even when I teach, I start with warm-up songs.
Follow the order of the materials I send.
4. Then, move on to something new or challenging.
If you’re a hobbyist, practice 10–20 minutes.
If you’re serious, practice 30 minutes or more.
If you dream of becoming a pro, practice until you get it right.
Even if you can’t nail it today, that’s fine—it’ll come.
Practice time never disappears; it accumulates.
Patience is one of the most important traits for any musician.
How to practice:
1. Always practice with a song, backing track, drum beat, or metronome.
Practicing without rhythm is useless—or even harmful.
The most important element in music is rhythm and timing.
If you play just one or two notes with solid timing, it’ll sound good.
If you play ten notes without rhythm, it’ll sound terrible.
2. Keep your guitar somewhere you spend the most time—don’t store it in a case.
Always keep it out near your TV, desk, or bed.
The more often you pick up your guitar, the faster you’ll improve.
For beginners, frequent short sessions are key—20 minutes a day, 3 times a week, is better than 1 hour once a week.
For intermediate players, practice for at least an hour each session.
It’s not about how many days you practice, but how focused you are.
Avoid distractions and give your full attention.
3. Intermediate players must also balance their practice—not just focus on one area.
Example 5-day routine (after daily warm-up and reviewing materials):
Day 1: Rhythm – Practice lesson rhythm patterns slowly and fast
Day 2: Scales – Practice major/minor scales with backing tracks
Day 3: Articulation – Bending, vibrato, slides
Day 4: Chords – Practice C major diatonic chords with drum tracks
Day 5: Improvisation – Practice 12-bar blues improvisation
4. Enjoy your practice time.
The fact that you’re taking lessons already shows your dedication.
With my help—and your effort—you’ll become a great guitarist if you don’t give up.
Even if you can’t play something yet, don’t get frustrated.
Just try again. You’ll get there. Anyone can.
Playing music is one of the greatest things humans can do.
I’m still learning. I still practice every day. I still face obstacles.
But I believe nothing is impossible—and so should you.