Practice Tips #26 Dynamics Don’t just play at one volume, try and adjust your picking so you can produce quieter and louder passages in the music, then incorporate it into the piece you are playing. Practice Tips #27 Take Breaks When Practicing It is important to have regular breaks whilst […]
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Practice Tips #16 Use A Music Stand This gets the music at the right height for you and helps your posture. Keeping a good posture is important for long sessions and a lifetime of playing. Practice Tips #17 Use Visualisation Try and picture in your head where your fingers go […]
Practice Tips – 16 to 20
Practice Tips #11 Learn Your Scales Practice scales every session. They are a fundamental part of learning and improving. I still run scales everyday and part of my routine. Practice Tips #12 Learn Your Chords Always practice chords. You will always play them, don’t assume you will always remember them! […]
Practice Tips – 11 to 15
Here’s a 12 Bar Blues in E backing track for you to jam along with. Try E Minor Pentatonic or E Blues and Go For It!
12 Bar Blues in E – Backing Track
Practice Tip #6 Tune Up This might seem obvious but the first thing you should do when you pick up your instrument is make sure you are in tune! Make it a habit! Practice Tips #7 Practice Slowly Practice and learn a piece at a slow speed and get it […]
Practice Tips – 6 to 10
Practice Tips #1 Warm up first! It is important to get your fingers moving, so run some finger exercises and play some scales. This will get you ready to really start your practice session, plus you’ll have already gone through some of the more mundane tasks! Practice Tips #2 Use […]