At music schools it is quite common to ask from friends: “Well, how much do you practice these days?” The answer is a number of hours from 0-8 and some crazy guys clame to practice more. But it is very rare that somebody asks you: “How do you practice?” And if you would have to answer this question, what would you say? Here we meet some uncomfortable questions:
What is practicing? Mostly it means repeating and when you repeat something then your movements become automatic. The same works well in sports or in any field of action that involves human body. The most common mistake that one can do while practicing the guitar is that he or doesn’t repeat correctly. Indeed – imagine that you try to memorize a poem and repeat it freely and with mistakes. What are the chances that the actual version will be memorized? But many people do the same on the guitar. It is practicing, too. It is practicing mistakes.
So how to make the repetition more effective and what is worth repeating at all? I will get back to this topic soon. Meanwhile let’s try to repeat our exercises precisely, that’s a good start!
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