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@dankelly77129 ай бұрын
A word of warning to those looking to dramatically increase practice time: injuries happen. Increase your practice time incrementally and be aware of any wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck and back issues that seem to be arising. NEVER play through actual pain. Also be aware of pain in your fretting hand finger tips. This is a very common “bone bruising” or possibly nerve damage. Seek out ways to properly limber up
@Nuss-j4s9 ай бұрын
Is everyone a full time musician here? I have a full time job in IT and I am glad I can manage to devote ~1 hour / day to playing the guitar; 6-8 hours would be impossible, because I also have to sleep :D
@romanpolezhaev36309 ай бұрын
I make money from music, and I also can’t practice for 8 hours😂
@TheBassD9 ай бұрын
It comes down to making sacrifices. People devoted to music often miss out on the material comfort, financial security and even the ability to raise a family offered by a full-time job in an in-demand industry.
@Weily_Alcequiez9 ай бұрын
1 hour it’s good! Take advantage of! ❤
@Weily_Alcequiez9 ай бұрын
@@romanpolezhaev3630me neither!
@HollywoodGuitarTutor9 ай бұрын
I'm a full time guitar and music theory instructor and can barely manage to practice 40m-1h in the morning while drinking my coffee. But I also noticed you tend to find more time for practice when you're in a band. Say you get together for rehearsal twice a week after work for 3-4 hours. Then you also don't wanna be a trainwreck so you naturally be thinking about your parts and picking up your guitar everytime you have a minute to get prepared. Besides, I remember a friend of mine would keep his bass in his office so he could pick it up and run through some scales anytime he gets a chance:)
@guitarlots9 ай бұрын
Ben, your devotion to your instrument is an inspiration to all of us. I hear all the notes and changes to All the Things You Are
@beneunson9 ай бұрын
So you glad you liked it, thank you for watching!
@guitarlots9 ай бұрын
@beneunson I look forward to all you videos, all the best ... Lawson
@alvarolblanco9 ай бұрын
I’m putting a lot of work on the instrument, I really want to be a beast of an improvising and overall musician like you. The two main bad things I’m facing are: 1. I feel I’ve lost a lot of valuable time in the past and that makes me feel that my goals are not approachable anymore. 2. Sometimes I don’t know what to practice, or I know a general area that I need to practice, but I don’t know exactly how to go about it. Despite of all of this, I’m trying now really hard. Thanks for the inspiration
@Hexspa9 ай бұрын
If I may, I also fall victim to my mind thinking about the past while I'm playing. To me, this is a big disturbance which robs me of what I can do in the present. My advice to anyone is to accept now for now and do what you can - try to be mentally clear.
@beneunson6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing, and best of luck on your musical journey! 😀
@alvarolblanco6 ай бұрын
@@beneunson thank you, master
@Meemorp_9 ай бұрын
Sheesh that opening lick was brutal
@beneunson8 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching, Danny!
@nickbirkby25219 ай бұрын
Thanks Ben, good insights! When Im away from the guitar I try and do some ear training exersises- identifying intervals and chords etc with an app, and also memorising song forms and mentally visualising playing. :) If Im on the bus or have a free moment.. All the best for 2024!
@Hexspa9 ай бұрын
I've been doing more of this lately. Practicing ear training just once per day doesn't seem often enough to internalize all the chromatic intervals and hear them in actual music consistently. How has your ear training journey developed? Mine is pretty slow!
@nickbirkby25218 ай бұрын
Its a slow process, and to hear them consistently in actual music I think takes many months. I use tonedear, my aim is to be able to hear all of the 12 intervals consistently and work up from there. Also important to identify descending and ascending. It gets quicker after time. :)@@Hexspa
@Hexspa8 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, descending is trickier for me. Cheers.@@nickbirkby2521
@andercoyote41708 ай бұрын
Great advice! I just started doing this and it’s amazing. Learning and practicing can be done anywhere. I also keep notes and pictures in my phone that I can look at anywhere.
@beneunson7 ай бұрын
Thanks fantastic, Nick! Thanks for sharing, and I hope your 2024 is off to a great start!
@andreasjonsson58239 ай бұрын
Very inspiring. Time to get to work!
@beneunson9 ай бұрын
Glad you're inspired, Andreas!
@billylikitsakosmusic63679 ай бұрын
Ben, you are an inspiration to us. Thanks! 🎸
@beneunson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Billy!
@bobjanetmart5069 ай бұрын
great practice schedule tips! Great to hear you shed some more light on this
@beneunson9 ай бұрын
So glad you liked it!
@jackcarrolton129 ай бұрын
Excellent! Beautiful playing as always, and great insight!
@MorningCarnival9 ай бұрын
i have plenty of time, it is what to practice is the challenge…plus the associated theory which i need ( and actually enjoy)
@gitarmats9 ай бұрын
It really can be tough to get enough time do practice as much as one wants in addition to all the other things we 'should' be doing. My newest time-saver is to be better at cooking up more food at a time and prepping meals in advance so I don't have to cook as much. Also, any time a student doesn't show up, I always have something ready to go for practice. Usually sight reading through the myriad of music books at the school.
@beneunson8 ай бұрын
Fantastic suggestions, Mats!
@S_S-gc3ei9 ай бұрын
I feel like, even though I certainly practice enough to make great progress, I could certainly practice for more time each day - and the reasons I don't do that are: - If I thought I did enough for the day (and my enough is already at a good standard), I don't want to put the extra effort - I know that if I keep doing what I do, I will keep on getting better anyway so why bother? - I don't think that I will be able to consistently play more than what I do, not because of not having time, but because I don't have more mental capacity to do it than the one that I already spend during the day These two are merely excuses, and I for sure know it - does anyone have tips for stopping this kind of "practice-self-bullshiting"?
@tomm50239 ай бұрын
1-2 hours sight reading… wow…I go nuts after 30mins. I’m a novice in sight reading though. Since I can max 2 hours a day, I mainly focus on challenging but fun fingerstyle songs. Otherwise I forget why I am playing guitar in the first place. If you strategically pick songs in function of your weaknesses you learn in a fun way. Scales and unmusical practice do the opposite for me.
@Hexspa9 ай бұрын
In the past two years that I've tracked my practice routine, I've averaged 80 hours a month; about 2-3h/day, sometimes less and sometimes more. Keeping track of my time has helped me feel better about my practice, and that includes a simple text file log that I refresh each month. My focus is spread over a number of tasks including ear training, some keyboard skills, singing, writing, bass or guitar, music production, and image/video work as well as general maintenance like instrument setups and computer updating/cleaning. The biggest weakness I think I have is wanting to take prolonged breaks after 90 minutes of focus. While I think a longer break after that time is in accordance with the ultradian rhythm, if I'm honest, I could probably "get back to work" a little sooner. Darn video games! Thanks for this, I'm always curious how exceptional players manage their time.
@beneunson8 ай бұрын
Great observations, thanks for sharing!
@watermelon11479 ай бұрын
How are my forearms supposed to feel after these 8 hours a day?
@nichalausrook23978 ай бұрын
My goal is to practice and play for 4 hours every day... Speaking it into existence 🎉
@beneunson8 ай бұрын
Fantastic goal for 2024! Thanks so much for watching!
@CAGED17029 ай бұрын
Hi Ben! I am genuinely interested in getting your Masterclasses. Which ones would you recommend that could possibly help me getting my picking technique into shape? That's my main weakness, and has become worse (my right hand is tightening up quite fast...) over the last couple of years. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks, and greetings from Western Australia!
@beneunson9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your support, I really appreciate it 😃 Either one of my masterclasses “10 Etudes For Guitar Improvisation” or “40 Improvised Lines For Guitar Soloing” could be helpful, especially since they both focus on playing improvised lines on guitar. Also, both have Tab & Standard Notation of everything I play, including articulation markings in the notation to indicate where notes are picked vs. slurred. Let me know if you have any other questions, and thanks again! 😃
@DavidGatto9 ай бұрын
Your crazy! But I like it ❤
@thayonlainguyen62379 ай бұрын
Tôi yêu bạn ! I love you !
@beneunson6 ай бұрын
Thank so much for watching!
@Hadri_ART9 ай бұрын
What did you study at university? Just curious
@leq14149 ай бұрын
Jazz guitar I'm sure
@beneunson8 ай бұрын
Music, specifically Jazz Studies
@kilikdudley7 ай бұрын
8 hours is TOO MUCH for musicality. You have to step away from the instrument to reset
@lngodwetrust71179 ай бұрын
You lines sound like a mix between Carl Verheyen & John Scotfield
@CAGED17029 ай бұрын
Geez why do you people always want to compare? Ben has a style of his own, as has John Scofield and Carl Verheyen! Must be a guitarist's thing, because I have never heard anybody compare Michael Brecker with Wayne Shorter or Chick Corea with Mitchel Forman or Billy Cobham with Vinnie Colaiuta... 🙄