22. How To Practice, or How To Get Better, Faster.

[@delcapslock100]

His dry humor is priceless. 😂 I wish I understood about 30 years ago that even though I noodled on the guitar for hours, I was never really practicing. It was only about 2 years ago that I started doing exactly what Adrian prescribed here, and it has made all the difference.

[@MrArchie765]

I really enjoy listening to Adrian, his advice is encouraging and helpful!

[@beverlywhite8433]

I was in a hen party one day and we were chatting about a variety of topics. One gal mentioned her son wanted to be a professional musician and had gone to New York. I had been a professional, not guitar, in New York so I thought I could give some advice. It got around to this: she stated her son practiced half an hour a day. I cooled the conversation by saying that I used to practice 6 hours a day. I would also take up to 2 lessons a day from very accomplished musicians. Six hours is a lot but I was working on Broadway at 18 years old. You can choose what level of effort is right for you and that can change as you make progress. Being organized is important and working above your current level is as well. Adrian is a treasure.

[@andrewtucker94]

Hmm, yes and no. You need to put the hours in but I feel like doing 42 hours a week in addition to networking, gigging, working on portfolio etc etc is bordering on excessive. You could end up playing in a pretty bloodless kind of way, surely?

[@TheVatonaught]

after getting a soft tissue malady from practicing 7 hours a day for a few months...I tip my hat to those who can do this, survive and then go on to accomplishment..I still play and accomplished great improvement it was worth the troubles.

[@robcole3581]

Beverly White boring

[@beverlywhite8433]

@@robcole3581 thrrrrippppppt!

[@deaddoll1361]

@@andrewtucker94 Hmm, no and yes. Some people convince themselves they can still succeed by doing less than their contemporaries. Many musicians are lazy too and "networking, gigging and working on their portfolio" can mean doing not much that's productive. Sitting aroung with friends getting stoned seems to be a popular definition of networking.

[@marcelb7259]

Thank you so much Adrian for those advice. It gave me a boost and a positive feeling about my motivations to play and practice guitar on a regular basis. Your tutorials have changed my perspective and gave me strength and confidence. Cheers from Canada.

[@pathway777]

What a great teacher.

[@secretdaisy6484]

Adrian - you got my attention right @ the beginning: get organized. The rest of your information is great. I see how I can improve by being disciplined. I got a notebook and made a step by step weekly plan to work on new things every week. I will be focused and improve without burning out. I haven't been improving because I keep playing the same things over & over without challenging myself. Also I have looked @ many of your videos & can use a lot of your instructions to obtain scales & drills that I can learn. I was having difficulty finding new things. And I will get a timer. That sounds like a very good idea. Thank you. 👍☮️🌞🎸

[@sheilalucas9154]

Excellent advice, & as I am new to guitar following your beginners lessons, this will be most helpful to me. Thank you Adrian.

[@rockngpa5094]

I’m my past I use to practice 4hrs a day ... write up an itinerary per day then I reduce practice time down to 2hrs many yrs ago. After several years of down time because of life & health issues I decided to play again recently and not knowing where or how to startup again . I started up with blues scales again except I only play it for 1hr including moving them scales all over the neck , your vids with 3rds , 4ths , etc are really good and cannot wait to get there... Then I pulled out my copy of Black Sabbath “ iron man “, I learnt 1/2 of this 5yrs ago and now I play beginning to end of song sloppy but I started this song this early week. What I’m getting at is that I’m more productive playing one hour with 2 items than many hours with lots of homework. I tried shredding, didn’t like it SO, I’m staying the course for Classic Rock like I use to do, oops I played bluegrass as well a decade ago. Like your subscription page , keep up the gr8t work! 🤘🎸🤘

[@paulmudd8947]

Sound advice, taken on board, thanks

[@airickp]

I like to learn 1new song per week, problem is by the end of the month I have forgotten the 1st song... I have been playing the same 4 songs for 30 years! Thanks for the advice.

[@TheFairway8]

Same here I’ve learned 100s of songs over many years however the only way I learned a persistent repertoire was when I was in a covers band and constantly rehearsing at least then I could play 15-20 through consistently.

[@SpoonyG925]

Thank you Adrian!

[@deathwarmedup73]

started in 1992 and relied on persoanl obsession rather thn discipline, but i've learned to beware of over-practice. stop before you get frustrated and let the muscle memory work overnight, or two nights. it seems to do a lot of work without you even touching the guitar.

[@bmcpsd31]

Been subscribed for a while. First time watching this lesson. Wish I had saw it sooner.

[@victorray2011]

Excellent advice. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@johnmitchelljr]

Perfect lesson. Thanks for sharing.

[@suppalerkchimvimol5917]

Best advice ever ever...

[@13magic74]

great advice, great lesson.

[@javelin1835]

Solid advice. Thanks.

[@pandamusika5252]

Fantastic advice and so obvious now that it's laid out for me. Don't know why I didn't do it before! I can see I've been wasting so much practice time and slowing my progress by not doing this. Thanks a lot and I'll be doing this starting now.

[@matthewcrich5951]

Excellent advice. Subscribed based on your wisdom!!

[@urfuturo6467]

Great tips. Thanks

[@alexgouy930]

Merci pour tes tutos guitares Adrian, so cool 💖🎸😎💖

[@drutgat2]

Nice one, Adrian. Thanks.

[@krisjouandet2889]

merci Adrian

[@richardjones965]

Thank you 🎸

[@BobZed]

Thanks! This gives me something to shoot for, but I don't have enough time to be organized. :) I need to start writing things down and timing myself, as much as I hate that.

[@Gunslinger1875]

Thank you😁

[@duaneulman9915]

Thank you

[@mikestroud9969]

Right on 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸. Its not always easy to make Time. Uggh 🙄🥺

[@loganbrown3565]

Do you recommend going to school for music because I truly believe I'm getting a full education from channels like this.

[@kaza8361]

I have one weekly lesson with a group. My main knowledge comes from KZbin, but it nice to have a weekly lesson where everyone can jam and share ideas :)

[@LCInstrumentals]

I guess the lesson can help you with things specific to you. The teacher will spot where you need help and come up with lessons based on it.

[@LillySchwartz]

Back in the day when I started to learn, going to music school or paying someone to give you lessons was the only way to go about it. I went to guitar lessons for ages and still never learned to play properly, so I wouldn’t recommend it. Lessons are for people who need someone to tell them off when they don’t practice enough. The only thing music school can teach better is music theory. When I was learning a classical instrument as a kid they tortured us with 1h of theory every week for 3 years! I hated it at the time, but it now helps me a lot when writing.

[@generalawareness101]

I seem to be at a roadblock almost a month in, but I do two 15-minute sessions, so I can take a break in between (age, boredom, etc... relief).

[@BobZed]

The fretboard markers on your Martin are at different locations than what I'm used to.

[@thegolfnut812]

Interesting, they are different from the markers on my D35.

[@toppertruthio]

i miss joe 90 now

[@DanCThorpe]

Hello, you get a very nice range of guitar tones, what Amp do you use?

[@malabar5044]

Ive noticed that Super Champ in most of his videos. I agree, killer tone.

[@leysan6554]

Nice video

[@walterweimer1333]

To get timer was the best idea, I realized I got bored before the second minute all my life and kept changing exercises and learnig nothing.

[@paulcockerill4260]

I have an egg timer if that will help lol!

[@jimmycricketlopez2746]

Increased play back to x. 1.5 😀

[@91Bear]

"A few quid" - UK "A few bucks" - USA ;)

[@SmokeFlame1]

"How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice son, practice." What famous conductor said that? I forget.

[@Steve-dk7ec]

Actually if you get off at the 57th street station you can walk down to 7th Avenue.

[@keithbrown8368]

W.C. Fields If I remember correctly.

[@llengford]

👍👍👍👍

[@ELMSCoordinator]

'We're not in the army here.' 🤣

[@robinbhairam7508]

Blimey ... I play several hours a day, thought I was pretty structured and I’m still not progressing fast enough 😆 - good video though

[@stramster1]

While you are watching this video you could be practising picking muted or harmonics..... That's what I'm doing.

[@duvan-solis]

"better, faster, stronger." Adrian, it was easy, why did you stop there.

[@ensignofindustry1033]

To get better faster, spend more money on gear 😌

[@saramartinez2814]

WHY ARE YOU SO UNCOMFORTABLE

[@AScoppa]

HELP I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET OUT OF CAPS LOCK