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« Reply #15 on: January 29, 2008, 11:22:40 AM »
id say everyday for a minimum of two hours when im working.

When im not about 5-6 hours a day

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« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2008, 11:29:34 AM »
Well, 10 mins when I get up, 10 mins when I go to bed, and 40 mins to an hour in the evening.
But more playing than practise...

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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2008, 11:45:01 AM »
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id say everyday for a minimum of two hours when im working.

When im not about 5-6 hours a day

holy hell - that's dedication to the cause! your fingertips must be like rock
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2008, 11:55:17 AM »
I rarely practise anymore, if I'm writing a song then I'll work on it maybe 30 minutes a night but anymore and I tend to get stagnant. My best stuff tends to be more off the cuff.

As for technique, I'm kinda comfortable with where I am - it suits me and my band to a tee. I have no intent to become a shredder.

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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2008, 11:59:38 AM »
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My best stuff tends to be more off the cuff.

i know exactly what you mean. I had a jam session with my flat-mate last night, after listening to guns'n'roses for about an hour, I hadn't played for ages but this awesome solo just flew out of me, and kept coming for a good 15 minutes, and it wasn't one of those horrid self-indulgent ones either. There was an actual consistant tune that you could hum. All my best stuff comes by accident.
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« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2008, 12:02:08 PM »
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My best stuff tends to be more off the cuff.

i know exactly what you mean. I had a jam session with my flat-mate last night, after listening to guns'n'roses for about an hour, I hadn't played for ages but this awesome solo just flew out of me, and kept coming for a good 15 minutes, and it wasn't one of those horrid self-indulgent ones either. There was an actual consistant tune that you could hum. All my best stuff comes by accident.


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« Reply #21 on: February 04, 2008, 04:13:02 PM »
I probably practice for about 10 mins to half an hour on full work days. On Fridays I finish work at lunch time so I will practice most of the afternoon if I can, usually 3 - 4 hours. Then I have my guitar lesson at 6:30. Over Sat and Sun it varies a lot, anything from 2 hours a day to 8 hours. It depends on how into what I'm learning I am, what else is happening that weekend, and the weather.
As I only started 6 months ago I need all the practice I can get.
I'm not always practicing full on for all that time, sometimes I will just be tinkling away while watching DVD’s, listening to radio 4, or an audio book.
Actually I wish I was doing that now rather than killing time at work
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« Reply #22 on: February 04, 2008, 04:27:11 PM »
I'm never strict about it, but if I'm not in lesson, at the pub, or out somewhere, then I usually have the guitar strapped around my shoulders, even if I'm just playing a few chords, but actual practice is about 4 hours minimum, thats practice of techniques songs, production, its all practice to me, and to be honest, I can't imagine wanting to do it any other way :)
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« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2008, 05:52:40 PM »
When I had summer holidays Improving my playing I spent 12 hours on some days.

Now I have my GCSE's approaching fast I can only get about an hour a day :(

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« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2008, 06:04:46 PM »
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When I had summer holidays Improving my playing I spent 12 hours on some days.

Now I have my GCSE's approaching fast I can only get about an hour a day :(

Try A2 exams. :( They're even closer than GCSEs! And I'm reduced to just LOOKING at my guitar and imagine me playing.

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« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2008, 06:26:40 PM »
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When I had summer holidays Improving my playing I spent 12 hours on some days.

Now I have my GCSE's approaching fast I can only get about an hour a day :(

Try A2 exams. :( They're even closer than GCSEs! And I'm reduced to just LOOKING at my guitar and imagine me playing.

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Ouch.

I have to do sixth form too  PDT_013 .

Thank goodness to just listening to music. May not seem like practise but wherever I go I have my I-pod with me and it always keeps me on track.

Even listening to music constantly helps a lot more than one may consciously think. PDT_019