Ask Tatyana - How Much Should I Practice - Tutorial

[@falconeasel6293]

All of her advice and exercises are fantastic but probably the best statement in this video is “repetition does not make things better ,it makes them constant”. This is true with learning anything. Thanks to her my playing has improved dramatically.

[@RobertLuettge]

Vielen Dank für den sehr guten Beitrag denn es ist immer gut wieder den persönlichen Übungsinhalt zu rekapitulieren und seine Ziele selbstkritisch zu überdenken. Seit einem 3 / 4 Jahr hoffe ich ein guten Übe - und Spielryhtmus gefunden zu haben. Die Fülle an Spieltechniken , Interpreten mit Instrumentalstücken macht es übrigens auch nicht einfach auszusortieren und realistische Ziele zu setzen. Und nur mal so : es ist auch sehr anspruchsvoll eine wunderschöne Musik mit beeindruckenden Gitarristen und Gitarristinnen hier , super.

[@phatbassanchor]

I fully agree, dear Tatyana :) As a retired pro bassist, I frequently played bass for six to eight hours every day or more. However, that was always broken up into different sessions with breaks in between. I would start with finger stretching exercises before even touching my instrument. Much of the actual play time was rehearsing with various groups in which I participated and performances as well. Taking breaks was always as important as the playing itself. Just as we have rests in the music to allow it to breathe, we too must take rest time to breathe. My actual time spent practicing was 2-4 hours per day, usually in one hour increments with rests in between. I told my students to practice as often as they were able without it becoming a chore. It's better to break an hour's practice into two 30 minute or even three 20 minute sessions to maintain motivation and focus than to drone on, push through and lose focus. Listening to music is just as important as actual play time in my humble opinion. Variety is also key to maintaining focus and motivation which is why I always spent some time with scales, modes, chords, triad exercises and other warm up techniques as a base then switched to playing known and sight reading new etudes as well as listening to new selections and playing what I heard as ear training and finally improvising over what I had just learned. When I encountered a particularly difficult part to play I would break it down into its component parts and learn those individually before bringing them all back together again. Tatyana, you are a most lovely and talented young lady. I love to hear you play. It is also a joy to hear you teach as well because you have a splendid way of bypassing the junk and getting to the heart of what is truly important. Adventure ever on dear friend, Phat

[@anastasialeonhart]

It's a well-known fact that musicians have to practice 40 hours a day! Jokes aside, looking forward to watching the premiere. 😄✨

[@alainhoarau3213]

Merci Tatyana , to share your experience with us, because we can see how far you have to go to get there. We love you sincerely.

[@hannahzhao3450]

Wow!! Thanks so much for this video, Tatyana! You've always been one of my absolute favorite guitarists on KZbin, and I just got back to visiting your channel today! Thank you for your wonderful advice and encouragement; I play both the piano and guitar while being busy with school and I have found it extremely hard recently to get back to a consistent practicing schedule. Also, I don't play guitar with nails on my right hand so I get frustrated with my dull sound at times and feel discouraged to practice. However, I LOVED the summary you gave at the end of this video!! Quality>regularity>practice length is absolutely true and you did a fantastic job demonstrating this. Your video has motivated me to start practicing effectively again, even when I don't feel like it. God bless!🙏❤

[@derickkoekemoer5431]

Thank you Tatyana, your videos are all awesome. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us

[@charlesheasley]

Great video! After earning my bachelor's in guitar performance over 15 years ago, I now only play as a hobby. Sometimes I only get a few short periods each week. There are times I just want to play for fun and to relax. But when I work on new material, short and intentional sessions can be very productive when I concentrate on quality.

[@LostSoulAscension]

True, no kind of practice beats mindful exploration and touch of the guitar and the guitar's sounds. Be like a child again, but with spiritual maturity to understand the precious quality time with the instrument.

[@chasinghorse4447]

“Be like a child again”. That’s pretty wise there, dude!

[@LostSoulAscension]

@@chasinghorse4447 thank you! I guess I kinda stole that one from the bible 😂 but it definitely captures the right essence regardless for sure! 😄

[@guitarpick335]

First of all, you’re my favorite classical guitar teacher on KZbin. You embody quality and that is the name of the game. I love your heart felt soulful playing on top of the classical endeavor.. That is what makes you so special. What a great instructor you make. I watch every video that you post. Just keep on doing what you do.. Love you, Tatyana.. You’re a perfect catalyst for every “want-to-be” player… Many kudos from the USA.😊

[@pecejurukovski1731]

Tatyana you are the best guitar teacher in the world ❤

[@acryjo]

Thank you

[@LessonsWithLindy]

"Repetition doesn't make things better; repetition makes things constant. You can memorise the wrong way of playing." This is such a simple statement, but it's so powerful. Thank you for this lesson.

[@LaughMuBai]

Always such good advice and so kind of you to share Tatyana, thank you. Practice times and lengths for me are not always consistent, but more so regular as I enjoy it. On occasion I have gone for a week without playing, thinking 'oh dear what will I play like' and strangely I feel more relaxed, playing slowly and better. I do feel frustrated though if time does not allow me to play at least a little each day because I enjoy practicing more than work, but I'd rather give it a miss than play tired and unfocussed, which seems to be inline with your advice.

[@richardsrensen4219]

my opinion is to say thanks Tatyana for some clear and very usable thoughts and ideas on how to get better

[@chad_mackinson]

Cool as always! I'm an archetypal dilettante, but it has its advantages. One is that - for me - there is no need to hurry. And truly, nowhere to hurry as well. Growth and advancements are more organic. They just happen with the process. No deadlines. I enjoy practicing daily though, especially on a vox organ, but I always end up improvising Philip Glass-esque ostinatos. It's easier to be musical on a more sensitive, more dynamic instrument, but so much harder to master. Anyway, you're truly a great musician.

[@zihuetlachtli]

I ‘ll go between 4 to 6 hours on a busy say, and not less than two when I don’t have time. I love you,

[@gardnep]

Thank you for this, it is just what I needed after trying for one hour to speed up one chord change in carcassi 2. I might revise my practise to make it more effective.

[@annamilla1065]

Thank you for this information Tatyana! Really helpful

[@epgiovannini2904]

Oh my, as soon as I heard you pronounce "Tatyana Ryzhkova"; I was holding on to every word, and savoring it so.. but, meanwhile, thank you for this wise advice my lady!

[@hugocastellano982]

Desde Venezuela. Gracias. Excelente lección Tatyana

[@1johnnygunn]

I'd agree as a former martial arts instructor, quality, then consistency, and finally length of practice.

[@MrDogonjon]

For many years i used my residence gigs as lessons. I would prep a new passage or song to present each week as well as review my repertoire. To accomplish this I had to devote one hour practice each day to the new material and three times each week review my 90 minute concert repertoire. I was also in bands and sang stridently torturing cats. While I felt strongly motivated the bottom line is I always play the way I play... which isn't good enough for most critics .. and less satisfying for my self each time I expose my insufficient skills in public... which never stopped me till now.... now I sense a great hunger in me to perform what ever i have to people who also have a deep hunger to criticize and then appreciate my self torture. Sometime I think I play so good I can't believe it still sucks.

[@martinproud8813]

Thank you for these useful tips. They have been very helpful 👏👏😁😁

[@shhivanshh]

Thankyou so much Tatyana. I have been searching whole youtube to understand quality practice routine. Thanks a lot for explaining this in detail with most common misconceptions. I really like the way you teach in Ask Tatyana series by making points and explaining them in detail. I have a doubt and it will be very helpful if you can explain that topic. Can you please give an example on how to practice properly in a practice session. For example how one hour of time can be effectively utilised to practice for maximum output, what should be the aim of a practice session, how to practice quality and what are the points/ topics one should cover in a practice session. It will be really helpful if you can cover this topic:)

[@22okansezer22]

Perfect thank you so much 😊 💕🙏🏼🎶

[@Polina_Lodi]

Татьяна, спасибо вам большое, в ваших видео очень много наиполезнейших, небанальных советов!!!! Сколько мифов вы развеяли)))

[@Karen-ve6ds]

This is helpful, thank you!

[@amansultani5410]

Thank you so much for your good advices tatyana 🍀. my opinion : i do agree whith what said at all and please make a video about: is it important that we learn sightreading, and if is it what is the best way to learn ?.

[@rajeshkumarn9600]

Wow…..great….!!!❤️❤️❤️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👌👌👌

[@tonoayala3367]

Gracias 😊 thanks 🌿

[@chupie]

Do you have any tips on refocusing? Some days I can sit down and gone right in for some effective practice. Other days I can’t seem to focus. Any tips or tricks.

[@Zdravko7]

Don't force it, but also don't quit until you're sure you aren't going to get into it.

[@MrLeffeh]

Thanks Tatyana. 30 min per day is in off for me. Then i get tired and make mistakes

[@Craig77775]

I was playing classical guitar for 20 years now, its feel different practice the way my body react compare to my younger years. I just thankful that i had my practice time and benefits my playing now. Nice helpful video Tatiana

[@DavidShane-g6q]

Assuming a 30-40 min session, how should I organize the time.

[@carlosissa2911]

Spain Plis !!

[@klaasdanieldijkstra6897]

Thank you for the video,so useful.

[@dilrukshijeewanthi8564]

😍 😍

[@reyhanhemmatfari5888]

😍😍😍👌👌👌

[@luismarrero6573]

👍...💙💚🧡

[@GaZonk100]

nothing beats REVISION...

[@Soberan]

Keep a practice diary and don't satiate yourself in any one day, so you'll be back next day itching to play again.

[@nik8ivnv]

Выбросить лишнее - тогда будет больше времени на гитару😅 дофаминовая диета🤟

[@terrypackard1942]

Thank you! This video was informative.