Average Guitar Practice Routine

[@michalina9017]

just a casual 40 hour daily practise session, nothing out of ordinary

[@valdemarkonov]

Yeesyes

[@Kittletothemoon]

at least if you want be able to play such hard songs yea , just basic practice routine 💀

[@valdemarkonov]

@@Kittletothemoon yea :D

[@hameemrayhan1177]

Bro did my entire lifetime's performance in a guitar practice session. Insane

[@valdemarkonov]

May bad 😭🔥 and thank uuu

[@lemoanfr]

Lord forgive me, I will practice more.

[@valdemarkonov]

HEEELL YEEE

[@ssj_won]

sorry for even touching the strings😭🙏🏻

[@valdemarkonov]

Naah u keep on going u got this 🔥

[@_Mali_-]

man ive been following you on tt for a while and you just poped in my recomended

[@valdemarkonov]

Haha niiice, algorithm understood the task! Feel free to explore my channel a bit, got a nice music video and also just released a sweet short song with some violins, that’ll probably become a full thing soon :D

[@excalibur05]

Was NOT expecting classical guitar. Barrios and Slipknot in the same video is crazy. Would love to see a full rendition of La Catedral

[@valdemarkonov]

I have a degree in classical guitar :D I played la catedral at my finals but we were not allowed to film :/ but I will surely film it soon! :D thank u for checking out!

[@Xenoz_Tt]

I´m sorry for even try to play guitar

[@valdemarkonov]

Nooo pls keep on goin 😭🔥 u got this :D

[@jjvmi]

ive been playing classical guitar all my life but also wanna be able to play electric in a band. do you have any advice on picking up electric?? i have an old fender tele that wants to played thanks so much ur the best!!

[@valdemarkonov]

@@jjvmi haha well I actually started on electric, but I would defo recommend you try learning some basic riffs to get used to the basic techniques and the feeling (enter sandman, sweet dreams, crazy train, can’t stop, iron man etc, those all have basic power chords and pentatonics that sorta appear in all of electric guitar music and I start with those with my students. If you have that much experience this should probably just take you a couple of days) You could start learning those and other riffs with youtube tutorials (Marty Schwartz, Guitar Lessons 365 etc) and expand your vocab on the new instrument. I would then suggest figuring out what genre you want to get into and work on developing the needed skillset - if it’s rock/blues I would start learning pentatonic scales and licks that are widely available on the internet, try some blues imporv youtube tutorials! If it’s metal I’d try learning the minor and harmonic minor scales, a bit of arpeggios and defo drop tunings, also (this is highly specific but I think it really is a milestone) I think learning master of puppets by Metallica is a key step in becoming a metal guitarist at the beginning- it has all the power chords you need, the solos are FILLED with basic and common shapes that are used everywhere and it’s just about challenging enough to be convenient to learn but also not a walk in the park. If you wanna play modern stuff I’d recommend trying lots of classical guitar techniques on the electric! Also you can get started with Quintuplet meditation by Tim Henson and Lit and Euphoria by Polyphia, those are relatively easy in terms of modern guitar and have most of the gimmicks that the genre uses! So pretty much - basic riffs with yt tutorials, figure out what you wanna play and research that genre and then learn a bit of techniques and theory related to that genre in order to freely practice it and write your own stuff! Hope that helps :D

[@jjvmi]

@@valdemarkonov omg thank you so so so so much for the in depth response, I appreciate it with all my heart!! I started teaching myself electric guitar on a crap chord in like 2016 with all the Marty Schwartz or Nail guitar type people but ended up sorta giving it up after performing a few arctic monkey songs at my schools battle of the bands. I played it all fingerstyle and gave up once i tried using a plectrum bcos just found it so so weird to use. I really regret giving it up now cos I would be quite decent by now if i kept at all

[@valdemarkonov]

@@jjvmi You have come to a great realisation and your plan sounds great! Also don't be afraid to challenge yourself! I myself actually started with very advanced pieces and learned the basics later but I am also used to that sort of learning, it's my thing. The tips I gave you would be a safe path to take but that doesn't mean u can't have one very hard piece that you work on parallel to your normal practice routine, be flexible! U got the and the most important bit is that you realised where your problem lies and what is to be done!

[@jjvmi]

@@valdemarkonov thank you again!! i think maybe ill try to record my progress too to see how far i can go!!! i like the idea of working parallel with a difficult piece! ive come to realise i can play many pieces on classical above my level if i just put the time in on those pieces so i guess the same would be on electric! thanks once again for ur comments and you are super inspiring :D

[@valdemarkonov]

@@jjvmi yes exactly! That’s the best strategy :D

[@navethes]

This is absolutely insane

[@valdemarkonov]

Ayoo thanks 😭 tbh I fee like I aint doing enough imma be real 😭🔥

[@Solo-gx2xc]

Its funny because i actually play Playing God and The Worst. It's a great warm up to get across the neck.

[@valdemarkonov]

Ikr???? Same thought, that’s why I like starting with playing god!

[@lennybaez541]

You're a Beast man! 💪😎🎸

[@valdemarkonov]

Thank u :D

[@Feelmetal]

very impressive, however you can skip all of this and just do 0-3-5 for maximum efficiency

[@valdemarkonov]

FUUUCK IVE BEEN SO BLIND ALL THIS TIME AAAA ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️

[@valdemarkonov]

@@Feelmetal (underrated comment tho dayum 😭🚨)

[@AmeersJournal]

We get it man you’re skilled

[@valdemarkonov]

@@AmeersJournal consistent practice is all :)

[@1234drums]

Practice is never enough, congrats for your dedication ❤

[@valdemarkonov]

Yesss! Thank u :D

[@andreryan8551]

bro lost me at starting with playing god... ur absolutely mental bro this is what mastery & dedication looks like bravo

[@valdemarkonov]

Omggg thank u so much for the kind words 🥹 hey if u liked this, u could check out my music video on my channel, an enormous amount of dedication from a great crew went into it :D thank u for checking out! :D

[@Guitarlessonshub]

Great Job

[@valdemarkonov]

Thank u :D

[@BackgardGuitar]

Crazy playing! This guy is practising 26 hours a day

[@valdemarkonov]

Thank uuu, gotta put in the hours yk! :D

[@billcheng9573]

So inspired to sell my guitar and pursue a career in accounting right now... huge respect for you Valdemar. Just curious, what are those scales you practice routinely? there are sooooo many of them to choose from

[@valdemarkonov]

Nooo pls keep ur guitar and keep rocking :D! And thank u so much omg! My fav scales to practice are major, minor, harmonic minor, phrygian, phrygian dominant and double harmonic major, I always try and cover at least 2 to 3 shapes of the first 3 kinds! If I feel like it, I mix in some Locrian, Lydian and Dorian, imma be real, I sorta neglect mixolydian xD. It’s best to start with major, because all scales originate from it and it’s a solid fundament! It helps for learning the fretboard too! And thank u so mich for the kind words :) if u liked this, I have other cool stuff on my channel, including a highly professional music video where I almost get bitten by a snake :D 🔥 u won’t be disappointed and I’ll be glad if you checked it out :) Thanks again!

[@billcheng9573]

@@valdemarkonov Thanks much! Definitely following, will try to copy as much your practice routine as possible. And of course need those snakes for professional prog visual LOL

[@valdemarkonov]

@@billcheng9573 Thank uuu omg 🥹

[@ethanko6684]

thank god, I thought I was the only one who starts the practice routine with playing god lmao

[@valdemarkonov]

HEEEELL YEAAA, great finger exercise tho right?? Like tbh it’s a great idea

[@ethanko6684]

@@valdemarkonov absolutely, I never get tired of that song and it's just so fun to play

[@alberteinstein5981]

I play necrophagist on odd days, francisco terraga on even days

[@valdemarkonov]

THAT’S SO REAL HAHA 🔥🔥🔥

[@alberteinstein5981]

@@valdemarkonov Honoured to get a reply. I hope its clear that my comment really meant to convey just how awed I am by your staggering range

[@valdemarkonov]

@@alberteinstein5981 haha oh my, I reply gladly :) and thank u! Quite honestly I do actually switch up between shreddy stuff and classical every other day hahah, I mean I go thru the full thing every day, but I change my focus on different days :)

[@valdemarkonov]

@@alberteinstein5981 if u liked that, u can check out my other stuff, I have a nice music video on this channel and I post on insta and tiktok daily :) if u want of course, thanks for checking out! :D

[@marquioos]

Minha rotina é parecida com essa! Só que toco também algumas do Baden Powell e outras do Paulinho Nogueira. Coisas leves!

[@valdemarkonov]

Very nice! Powell is really cool 🔥

[@lolr4v82S]

is that haryen benton 8 string good? been looking at that kind of guitar for a wihle :)

[@valdemarkonov]

I mean it’s alright for a beginner or as a gimmick, but I needed to mod it quite a bit to get it to sound and feel good, new pickups, filed all the frets, mew tuners, new wiring etc

[@valdemarkonov]

So tbh if u just wanna have an 8 string or wanna learn a bit then it’s fine, but it’s not great out of the box for serious playing, I just bought it as a gimmick, but considering I already had it, I decided to mod it at one point :)

[@lolr4v82S]

@@valdemarkonov thanks for the answer! i also just want to say that your playing is really inspiring! you made me pick up the guitar and have a practice session :)

[@valdemarkonov]

@@lolr4v82S omg im so glad! My goal is to inspire, I am rlly glad I could motivate u :) keep on going!

[@lolr4v82S]

@@valdemarkonov :) 🤗 You too! Cheers

[@inkswift]

Fair enough

[@valdemarkonov]

@@inkswift ye :D

[@kaem2018]

Hey! I am a very new to guitar. You said you are practicing every scale, some arpeggios etc. I want to learn the scales but don't know where to start, I only know the minor pentatonic one lmao, but I heard some other ones like lydian etc and I really don't know where to start. Should I learn scales across the full neck before moving on? Also is there a resource for all scales or am I doomed to learn music theory haha?

[@valdemarkonov]

Hi! I do that because I have studied theory and with time I just sorta found out what scales i wanna play and how to play them. Id say start with the major scale, any shape rlly, somewhere not too far up the neck, then take the minor scale and some pentatonic scale starting from the same note. Guitar is pattern based so once u can play 3 shapes confidently, then u can use them all over the neck. I’d recommend you learn shapes starting from the 6th and/or 5th string and learn what notes correspond to which fret on those strings. This way u will know what scale u r playing and u can use those accordingly, for example u can play an C major scale over a C major chord. If u know that u r playing a C major scale, then u will be able to play that over a c major chord. But considering u r just getting started, those will only be helpful for ur technique (make sure to practice with a metronome). Just start by learning some well known songs (those tend to have lots of useful stuff such as basic shapes like power chords or pentatonic boxes or basic chords and melodies and rhythms) and once u have played enough of those, u will start to recognize the patterns and connect the dots. Dont stress about it and have fun, like my practice routine has been built thru the years and I’m also a music college student so lots of the stuff I do does not even make much sense for most people. Have fun, as long as u do, u will learn more and more and things will start falling into place :) I wish u luck!

[@kaem2018]

@@valdemarkonov Thank you so much for this reply, this is so helpful haha. I’ll definitely start doing this. Im not like super new, I play since like 3-4 months and wanted to get into the improv and solo stuff. Take care!

[@valdemarkonov]

@@kaem2018 u r very welcome:D dont worry about imporv and solo yet, build ur vocab first!

[@SevensMarkedSeven]

How long have you been playing?

[@valdemarkonov]

9 years :)

[@arditxhafa3904]

Bro, wtf...the showoff was insane, and in the end you add the piano too. An ego killer for sure.

[@valdemarkonov]

Ayo my bad 😭 u keep practicing tho, u got this :D it took my a while to get here :)

[@arditxhafa3904]

@@valdemarkonov Nahh, i think i will follow the Ed sheeran path: low effort, easy playability. Average person cannot even understand Math rock or complex scales patterns. Lucky for me...ahahah

[@valdemarkonov]

@@arditxhafa3904 hahaha also doable of course! It’s most important to do what makes u happy :) keep on goin!

[@TrulyEdified]

Oh God, can't wait to see you produce even more monstrosity here.

[@valdemarkonov]

Thank u :D imma make sure I drop some more monstrous stuff for your enjoyment:D

[@brophwyd]

Ling Ling still practices more

[@valdemarkonov]

You can’t defeat lingling :/

[@JohnnySideburnsX]

Why

[@valdemarkonov]

Cuz it's fun and I have to practice quite a lot for my music degree :) It's such a great time every day tbh :D

[@justyouraveragehumanbeing7411]

@@valdemarkonov dude you don't need that much practice for a single music degree. Atp you can get 100 and it still wouldn't be enough for your skill level 😭

[@valdemarkonov]

@@justyouraveragehumanbeing7411 I'm actually doing 2 degrees 😭like first one is pretty much done, second one is starting soon. And trust me classical music degrees in Germany are rough, but I'm having fun practicing that much :) and I mean it takes me about 3h for the full the thing so it's no biggie

[@rlilac643]

Hopefully with all these noted down, I can sound just as good within the next couple of years 😭

[@valdemarkonov]

Dayum, that’s dedication! I hope u do! U will if u stay consistent:D keep on practicing and have fun! Good luck 🔥

[@Jorged18]

Any tips for mastering sweeping? I struggle with muting the strings on the middle strings and ive been playing along to a metronome to try and get rid of it but every time i attempt to speed it up the middle part of the arpeggio gets muted. I started sweeping 2 or 3 weeks ago and i cant seem to get past it. No one really posts exercises or actual useful tips to start sweeping so im lost, i have the speed and the picking motion down and its smooth but i can still hear dead notes

[@valdemarkonov]

Hmmm try tilting ur pick so u hit the string diagonally, also this is probably a hand synchronization issue! Tbh this just RANDOMLY fixes itself one day, it’s rlly a matter of doing it long and often enough for ur hands to get used to the motion

[@valdemarkonov]

I have a lil sweep picking tutorial on my tiktok if u scroll down a bit (same handle as here) otherwise I have a discord server (link in video description and my insta and what not) where I will be doing a masterclass soon and I will be explaining sweep picking, i will probably do a video on it too! Hope i could help a bit, maybe i will be more helpful in the masterclass/once I make a video :) OH, u can also try playing half arpeggios, stopping, having a tiny break and doing that again

[@DavidJaros-gt7js]

pretty sure most of those were played in a store

[@valdemarkonov]

Yea there are a couple vids from a store! I just compiled my content from the last couple of weeks :)

[@DavidJaros-gt7js]

@@valdemarkonov ohhhhhhh sick dude whatever the case I could never play like that😂😭

[@valdemarkonov]

@@DavidJaros-gt7js haha naaah u better keep practicing, u just gotta keep goin 🔥

[@playzone643]

how many hours ur practice cus I hardly get 1 hr to practice guitar and it has been a year without progress 😭

[@valdemarkonov]

If I really just speedrun it (like play the classical pieces without repetitions, play some songs at 1,25 or 1,50 or maybe even 2x speed) then it’s like 2hrs, realistically I usually do like 4 and it can sometimes get to like 10 or more, but that would also include producing, singing, piano and other stuff at one point. But don’t worry! Progress is not a constant and a major dip, usually means u r that close to a major milestone! U just gotta keep going and accept that there will be many ups and downs :) u got this!

[@playzone643]

@@valdemarkonov yes thanks for the i reply, I usually try to practice some chords, strumming picking and songs, lets see if i can get decent by the end of this year!

[@Lxthall]

bro.. do you do lessons? i need to get some classical notation under my fingers (i fuckin hate sight reading tho)

[@valdemarkonov]

Oh I am actually just starting my online lessons in November! Can u hit me up on insta dms? Same username as here, just say u are lxthall from youtube and we can get some classical guitar lessons started!

[@urielschwanke4092]

Villa Lobos Mentioned !!!!!!!!! VIVA BRASIL

[@valdemarkonov]

RAAAAAAAAAAAH 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@leoingeneral.3975]

are you a left handed guitarist or is that just the camera?

[@valdemarkonov]

Just the camera haha

[@leoingeneral.3975]

@@valdemarkonov heard! nice selection of guitars and practices btw

[@valdemarkonov]

@@leoingeneral.3975 thank u!

[@Sushi_the_Idiot]

Im not doing allat dawg🙏🙏🙏😭😭😭

[@valdemarkonov]

Understandable 🔥

[@Warpioneer]

I think i saw you in the berlin after the show in june, playing "playing god" on tod10n. Was it you?

[@valdemarkonov]

OHHH, yeah that was me hahahha hiiii

[@Warpioneer]

@@valdemarkonov hahahaha lol it's nice seeing you here, keep up the good work!

[@valdemarkonov]

@@Warpioneer thank uuu! Glad u liked this! If u enjoyed this, u might like my music video, it’s on my channel! U won’t be disappointed, I promise! And thank u for checking my stuff out, really appreciated :D

[@valdemarkonov]

@@Warpioneer and it’s rlly cool that we just met up here again haha, algo knows what it’s doing 🔥🔥🔥

[@Warpioneer]

@@valdemarkonov It's really crazy that we bumped each other again here, thank you too :) I've already checked it out, solid production and so professional!

[@potatoman1081]

u r that one asian cousin i get compared to

[@valdemarkonov]

Hahaha ayo 😭🔥

[@shashish6856]

how old are you!? also are you a musician because your life looks super cool!

[@valdemarkonov]

Im 22 :D and yes I am! I am just finishing my first degree in music and I’m starting my second one in october :)

[@valdemarkonov]

Apart from music college, I also teach guitar at a music school but tbh I sorta hate it, I just wanna make music haha, that’s why I’m posting more on here and socials and have some songs out. More stuff will come out soon, if u enjoyed this u can check out my music video on my yt channel or check out my socials where I post daily :)

[@Ddjhsbsj]

Teach me 🙏

[@valdemarkonov]

I have a discord server where I give lots of tips and will do occasional free masterclasses! Otherwise, I will start giving lessons online at one point so stay tuned :D

[@Ddjhsbsj]

@@valdemarkonovHow long have you been playing for??

[@valdemarkonov]

@@Ddjhsbsj 9 yrs :)

[@Ddjhsbsj]

@@valdemarkonov I’ve been playing for 9 months! did you learn most of those songs by ear?

[@valdemarkonov]

@@Ddjhsbsj some! I learned the classical ones with sheet music, metal stuff I do by ear, I learned goat by ear and for the other ones I used tabs :) u keep on practicing! :D

[@kova-111]

This is satire, right? RIGHT?

[@valdemarkonov]

@@kova-111 no, that’s my daily routine more or less :D I did forget a couple of things tho

[@sanyo_neezy]

very average, nothing to see here 😎

[@valdemarkonov]

Yessiiir 😎

[@AlexandreBM753]

Bro I have the same 8 string guitar!

[@valdemarkonov]

NIIICE, quite impressive for the price right? I changed the pickups and filed the frets, but otherwise quite cool!

[@AlexandreBM753]

@@valdemarkonov Yes, I paid really cheap for this guitar, I thought it would be the worst 8-string guitar to buy, but I was really surprised by the quality.

[@AlexandreBM753]

I've had some problems with my strings breaking, but I think that's because it's an 8-string guitar, but it really bothers me because I can't afford new strings every month lol

[@valdemarkonov]

@@AlexandreBM753 oh really? Never had this, try Dadario NYXL! A bit costlier, but reaaally durable!

[@dynamicshiftmusic]

​@@valdemarkonovCan confirm! I've had NYXL's for like 4 years now and put them through a bunch of different tunings and they just refuse to break lol, not to mention they still keep their tone even after years of playing. Definitely worth the price.