How To Develop a Guitar Practice Routine

Have you thought about what kind of guitar player you want to be? A clear vision of what you want to become, and understanding what you really want, does help you to know what kind of guitar lessons you should focus on. Once you have figured that out, then you can come out with a solid plan on what to play and practice, and for how long.

The duration of your lesson or practice is important and does depend on your character. Some of my guitar playing friends stuck to an exercise, practicing it until they master it. But I know that there are others as well, who are more restless and practice a lot of exercises at the same time. So what’s the correct way to practise?

Well, the honest truth is that there is no one correct method. However, it does depend on your goal, and how much of a timeframe you give yourself. If you are short of time, it may be more advisable to prioritise some of the areas in order to give yourself more time and attention to commit the material to your long-term memory.

In any case, you should focus on the material that will be of use for you in the future and also be a foundation for further more advanced guitar exercises, because ultimately, your goal is to be a better guitar player.

Again, the key is to understand what you want to be, so that you can come up with a plan, and fill it up with the most appropriate and helpful guitar exercises. Once you have such a plan, I would even suggest that you develop a daily guitar practice routine that you can stick to and get used to and feel comfortable with that include guitar technique ingredients that you really need, and will bring you closer to your guitar-playing goal.

What type of things should be included in this daily practice routine?

What you practise daily depends on what you want to become. For example, if you want to become the fastest guitar shredder in the world, then you’ll put in more exercises that will improve your guitar shredding skills.

However, while you will definitely benefit from deciding this for yourself right now, you do need to know that this can change as you get new insight and experiences. So don’t be afraid to change your goals and exercises as you go along. This is of course comforting to know, as it does hint that you don’t need to know 100% what you want to accomplish before you produce your goal.

Don’t forget to incorporate some of your guitar practice time to warm up guitar exercises. These are easy guitar exercises – maybe you could use some chord progressions. You don’t need to create specific guitar exercises for doing this, you can create your very own routine and exercises, or model your routine from someone else’s. Just remember to play slowly and with complete accuracy. This is a time to warm up, relax, and get into the right frame of mind to start practicing your guitar skills!