The best

Great video, two of my inspirations, together.

Both those Guitars sound so sweet!

Pure joy guys! Thanks sooooo much!

Tim Lerch is a national treasure 🎸

This was a wonderful distraction for me. Such amazing, beautiful playing. Could listen to that for hours. Whatever the likelihood of a Lerch & Levy album or tour?

Two of the best - bless you boys!

I need an album with a setting just like this with you too. With all the yeahs and everything. Please.!

That's about the coolest thing I've seen in ages. Adam - you and Tim have such a wonderful connection while you're playing. You're two of the most thoughtful, real, inspiring guitarists on this platform by miles. It would be wonderful if the two of you were able to collaborate on more projects, an album perhaps? Thank you for what you do Adam!

I have done at least 1 hour of intentional practice almost every day for the past 3 years, with a metronome and mirror. It’s worked wonders for my playing.

Great guidance! In grade school, I played French horn and had to practice a half hour every day. I didn't like doing it but I was always 1st chair.

Would love to hear you and Rich play this one

Thank you

Gonna share this in my Monday newsletter. Fifth time I’ve watched it and I still can’t get enough.

Man! What was that second tune you guys played, sounds like an A blues with some extra spicy stuff added! Sounding great, both of you!

Some of the best guitar face I have seen in a while. Totally worth it. Nothing better than just playing some tunes. Well done boys!

If you wanna get really good quit your job and play 10 hours a day- that’s dedication lol just kidding Great tips I just wrote down some stuff cause I keep bouncing around not journaling

Two of the most tasteful players around together in one video!? This is why the internet was invented.

So is Adam playing Tim's Ibanez, is Tim playing his own, or do they both have one?

life is good. thank you gents ♥

The other benefit if practice every day, is it helps to tell your brain the thing your are trying to do is important, it tells your brain to hard wire it into your "muscle memory"

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Priceless; thank-you. Daily please for these next four wretched years. Best 20 minutes today to follow along finding the key and the pocket to "join in"....as if! Love the both of you Gents; please carry on!

I agree with at least most of this. For me, I have plenty of time but I feel stuck. And many upon many of the youtube stuff is very clinical. "You can do what I'm doing in five minutes" which is of course, absurd. I find "exercises" unimportant at my age (60 soon) and I feel that it's hard to find vids that cater to being "musical" as opposed to...well....I won't say it here but people get the idea. I don't know if that is fair or not. I gravitate towards things that I haven't thought of before. Like today, some random vid showed up with a dude that talked about "ghost" notes just within pentatonics. To me, that fits with what you are talking about. 10 minutes a day (or more) working on something that you hadn't thought of vs. just going through the motions. Am I daft, or is that a logical approach?

New series.. Adam & Tim Jazz Standards. That would be such a wonderful and enlightening thing 😀

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❤❤❤ thank you gents.

Something I noticed a few years ago; I still don’t know exactly why, but when I pick my Guitar up early in the day, I always have a better day even if it just for a minute or two. Probably psychological but I’ll take it!

Best version ever

Ciao Adam, wonderful! Tim is unbelievable! Ted is smiling from above. ❤❤❤

I started not long ago doing “10 minutes a day” and it’s made a huge difference for my consistency. Because basically there’s not a day when I don’t have 10 minutes to spare, whereas I can talk myself out of 30 minutes. And then it’s almost always the case that I will do more than that, but the 10 minute rule overcomes the inertia.

What I have been doing for the past 6 months is what I call "the capo challenge". Every day, I go down and I'll put the capo on a random fret and then just play. I can't tell you how this opens up your creativity because everyday feels so different and seems to get something really unique out of you. I also keep my phone on me and if I stumbled across something really cool, I just record it. The Paul McCartney "you'll remember the good ones" is only slightly true. Sometimes, you need a little reminder of what the idea was and then it comes back to you pretty easily. I highly recommend doing this, especially if you are a songwriter. This was a great video! I couldn't agree more with everything you said!

Good advice ,been playing years and my partner hates it ,I get lots of negative comments ,now have guitar free weekends which I’m ok with sort of…. Guitar is like a computer you will never master it and that’s why it’s fun..

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This is the gist of musician - practice everyday and do your own thing, "be real" as he mentions ♡

Wonderful playing! WOW

Never had a don’t feel like it day I have had a way too much adult responsibility to do any music day now and then.

Great lesson Adam! What's the tune you played in the intro? It's beautiful!

What a wonderful sunset behind you, where are you located? I would watch this beautifully set and lit scene and listen to your playing for hours. Great practicing tip, thank you!

All i really want to do is play guitar! Everything else i have to do is is done so i can get back to guitar.

Happy New Year! 🎼🙏

I find that when I don't feel like playing, I just start by playing a simple pentatonic, then add maybe a flat seventh only when descending then a major third or some other note, this starts to focus my mind and voila! I'm in the mood.

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Your tip to set a routine practice time in order to avoid that negotiation conversation in your head is perfect! I find myself having those negotiation conversations all too often.

I’m away every weekend from Friday to Monday so I try and do 20 minutes a day and sometimes if I’m truly inspired it’s a few lots of 20 minutes

Very inspirational words.

Thank you!!

I’m never tentative when clicking an Adam Levy video. The high production value captures my attention, and his relaxed demeanor eases my tension. In the tenor of this video, about a journal: develop a tendency to record yourself, and link those recordings to your entries, like a tendon. But because your developing skills are tender, save the recording from the end of each session. Usually within seven days, definitely before ten, I’ll meet my specific objective for an activity. Attending to this schedule is like a tent in which I can craft what I need before moving on. 🫡

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Your advice about keeping a practice journal is spot on. I’ve been doing it for several years. At the end of each month I summarize what I accomplished, and I summarize the summaries at the end of the year. It shows me how far I’ve come. I sed to make elaborate plans and set goals; now I just decide what I want to work on for the next 14 days. I pick three areas, and keep track of the time I spend on each topic every day. Right now my goal is to work on ear training(predictive singing of intervals), learning a standard(melody and comp with shell voicings, and chord tone soloing for simple progressions. Each day I note exactly what I worked and at what tempo, and any struggles to address in the next practice. My practice has never felt so productive nor so. I aim for 20 minutes per topic and usually do 30. Love your videos - cheers!