Guitar Lesson | HOW TO PRACTICE GUITAR | Structured practice regimen for intermediate guitarists

[@Thr3-Words]

Timestamps for myself, because this is so jam packet that I'll never get through it without them: 0:00 intro jam 1:41 intro proper 2:00 how much time do you have 2:44 get the boring stuff out of the way first 3:07 one key a day 4:13 note recognition 5:24 scales 6:58 one up other down 7:50 continuous scale exercise 8:40 map out the harmonies 9:14 go through the possibilities of each 11:00 book recommendation 11:06 how to divide your time 11:52 three note structure 14:26 why do this 17:25 arpeggios 18:40 Diatonic scale, saturating your ears with the scale/concept 19:20 where to go from here: books, tips, resources, backing tracks, learning songs 20:30 knowing vs. not knowing 21:51 reason to bea fast learner: getting a last-minute call from a band 22:18 being able to learn and change things on the spot 24:20 how to use your notebook 25:51 record yourself 26:02 conception: how do I want to sound 26:23 compound interest 27:00 note recognition 27:22 the performance gap Oh my God, I understand why this video doesn't have timestamps: there's so much in here that this took me almost exactly two hours!

[@simonvanderheijden432]

Thanx dude!

[@nicholasohagan5753]

Man i feel blessed that I clicked on your video. Hands down one of the best instructors

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@YesYouCANPlayGuitar]

This was a great lesson Korey, I hope the world appreciates it :)

[@VixCrush]

I love the concepts in this video. I always see these ads saying learn to play guitar in 15 minutes a day. I generally practice between 2 and 8 hours a day and I don't feel like I practice enough and I am just an intermediate player.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

it takes time, for sure!

[@amosjr4]

Thank you Mr Corey Hicks...'Don't practice till you get it right,practice until you can't get it wrong '

[@MyLifEcademy-sr4hy]

I like that! Get at it...

[@bmodestructive85]

In the first 7 minutes you taught me so much! Now I just need to get my right and left hand in alignment and be as smooth as you are.

[@alexanderplatt1812]

One take with no edits is impressive. Misspelling "lose" in the overlay sticks it even more. Really helpful work here overall. Thank you!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Didn’t know I did that!! Whoops 😅

[@ms321892]

This is amazing stuff - This is legit years' worth of practice ideas in a single lesson. Thank you!

[@zipperhead101]

After a couple months away from the guitar... I am renewing my efforts. I am going to use your vid here as a structure. Thank you , again.

[@camperstar6stringer]

Have to put this one on VLC recorder and slow it down. Good lesson. 7 kids. Grew up in a family of 7. Never a dull moment.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Don’t forget, KZbin has a function where you can slow things down!

[@camperstar6stringer]

@@KoreyHicksGuitar Hmm... Thanks. Have to check that out. do you also have a web page?

[@asmith4786]

Excellent stuff ,My great find for the day . I struggle with what to practice . The more I learn the more there is to forget . Circling back can be an endless Cycle of non improvement. Having a good plan makes a big difference and is much less stressful.

[@Phoboss32]

A good memorisation technique for some of these core concepts is to learn them layer by layer based on the CAGED chords: 1. CAGED Root notes 2. CAGED triads 3. CAGED chord tones 4. CAGED pentatonics 5. CAGED arpeggios 6. CAGED add extensions etc.

[@steveg.3022]

Very helpful, Korey. I’m right at the place with my guitar playing where I understand everything you said. And you answered a lot of the questions I had about how to be more disciplined and focused in my practice time. Thanks.

[@philjones8693]

Thanks - that's a really great tip - to do all your core stuff in one key for a day, then switch to a new key the next day. Definitely going to implement that!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

It really works! 12 days of major scales and their modes 12 days of melodic minor scales and their modes 12 days of harmonic minor scales and their modes 12 days of harmonic major major scales and their modes 6 days of diminished scales 2 of whole tone …back to major!

[@carlosandrespinillos9131]

Wow! Thanks

[@marshaphillips5664]

I got to hear you play at the Forum last night. Really enjoyed it!!!

[@harpninjamike]

Mind blowing!

[@zipperhead101]

This was an amazing lecture, thank you very much! I have been in a rut with disciplined practice for about a month, I guess maybe the holidays threw me off. I need to ramp it back up, and I will take your instruction to heart in building back my momentum with practice. Again, thank you very much!

[@scenario1236]

Very nice and thoughtful approach. Thanks and subbed

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Thank you!!!

[@lowehaggstrom3938]

Thank you so much!

[@thomaspansing4323]

Holy moly this is a great video

[@jimmoore4052]

Thanks mate. Very informative.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

your welcome!

[@mns8732]

Youve got a great teaching voice.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

I appreciate that!

[@danielcolfer4671]

This cats incredible. Hours and hours spent on guitar. Wow.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Aww thanks!

[@itscharismusic]

Best guitar teacher 😎😎

[@lucienne66]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@saneermusic4670]

Thank you !

[@bunelnicolas9838]

Very nice video! I would love yor views on practicing rhythm concepts

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Coming soon!

[@meamsitorn]

THANK YOU !!!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

your welcome!

[@mns8732]

First in the mind, then in the fingers.

[@zipperhead101]

I dashed off and bought a book you showed very briefly. It is “Reading Studies For Guitar”. It doesn’t have a lot of text or explanations. It’s primarily pages of staff music. Is there a complementary online course that brings some strategy and explanation? It is from Berkeley Press, so maybe an online class or something? Thank you again for this great video.

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

Yes, the main book from that series is Modern Method for Guitar by Bill Leavitt (volumes 1,2,3)

[@user-vr3ex1fj7c]

Thanks for the vid man, it really helped me to get over my frustration with the instrument. Do you know any good books for studying scales and triads?

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

I’m doing a video on my favorite books very soon! If you have the patience, Bill Leavitt’s Modern Method 1-3 is great. Advancing Guitarist by Mick Goodrick Chord Chemistry by Ted Greene

[@gilao9804]

Great video! Didn't understand only one thing. You sair that if you are practicing triads in G and you didn't get to the 2nd inversions, per example, you would do them the next day. But was't I supposed to go to C the next day? Or if I couldn't get all of the stuff in G covered in that day should I continue in G the next day. Or practice 2nd inversions in G the next time I plan in G? Got a little confused in there xD Thank you very much!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

C next day, but do the inversions you missed. My thought process is to try and collect all the different types of inversions and know them well enough that you can get through them each day. But in the beginning, you don’t wanna stay stuck in one key for multiple days. Some students will stay in one key until they think they’ve perfected it and sit there for weeks or months afraid to move on.

[@gilao9804]

@@KoreyHicksGuitar so, let me see if I got this straight… doing the 2nd inversions in C? Or ending the 2nd inversions in G and starting to see the triads in C then?

[@BobbyCulpepper.srv3fender]

what about arpeggios ? how do you practice those?

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

As with anything else, be able to find the structure quickly. Then you can get more creative with it. I’ll do a video on this soon!

[@fmartinbr]

Dude, you have 7 children and still can play guitar? I have just one and very little time for guitar =( Thanks for the great lesson!

[@KoreyHicksGuitar]

It’s a lot of work!!! 😆