Articles tagged with: Practice
The Crab Drill is the idea of making your hands walk up and down the guitar similar to how a crab would do it. This purpose is to fool your brain into doing patterns that …
Take breaks
Finish what you start
20 minutes a day is better than practicing for 2 hours one day a week
Be passionate
Be patient!
A lot of my students have trouble playing piano with both of their hands.
The trick is to slow down the music to the point that your hands are playing together – even if its EXTREMELY …
What should I do ‘After School’?
Listen. People tend to talk too much. Pay attention to others, learn from them, and grow.
Take risks. The best time to take a risk is After School. When you’re young, …
The short answer is that if you want to learn your introductory chords on guitar then it’ll take about 3 months, and that’s if you do it every day. There are only 7 chords …
Be patient. You’re going to need it – because success isn’t overnight, it takes time. Building friendships, relationships, and talents is a day-to-day operation. There was a time when you couldn’t walk, talk, write, or …
Do whatever you do Every. Single. Day.
How to Prepare and Execute?
Be Well Rested. Eat well, sleep well. Your body is a machine that needs to be in top shape.
Warm Up. You’re no different than Lance …
What are Double Stops?
Double Stops are playing two notes together in harmony to the song. Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, and even Slash of Guns and Roses frequently use double stops in their solos, and …
Some say “Work Smart. Not Hard.”. But I say to “Work Smart AND Hard”. you’re body needs to be prepared for long days, and quick decisions. So, you HAVE to eat correctly, sleep well, and …
Palm Mutes are created with your pick hand by placing it on the bridge of your guitar. It is used to create tension and release. The cool thing is that you do not need to …
How to make up your own Guitar Drill
First, find what’s bothering you. If its alternate picking, then simply focus and center in on the EXACT difficulty you’re having. This is because there are alot of …
Wanna know the only difference between the best basketball players, football players, bloggers, musicians, and more?
They do it EVERY DAY!
I do my best to blog, write music, do my Revision 3 show, Ustream show, teach …
Rejected
Rejection is the best thing that can ever happen to you. Stand tall, and be strong. Work hard, and never give up :)
Be happy when things don’t work out, because that means you’ve learned something …
Metronomes are important so that you can keep time within your practices and continually increase speed. Think of it as a drummer. I recommend alot of metronomes. It something that you can manually change as …
