Does anyone actually 'practice' anymore?

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At least 2 hours practice a day for me. After 25 years I still just love to play and get better (or try to get into different stuff).
 
I used to play from 4 to 10 hours a day when I was in school and college. Now that I have a wife, babies and a job I never get a chance at all to 'practice', when I do get a chance to pick my guitar up (about 4 hours per week) I cut to the chase and compose. Once you can shred you never forget how, I actually improved more when I stopped playing as much. I think the longer you've been playing the more you realise you don't need to keep playing scales, that's when you actually start getting more out of your sessions. Practicing scales etc is a waste of time, once you know them that's all that counts. Staying away from practicing scales and runs helps me to get more creative as I have less of a tendency to get stuck playing the same up and down stuff that a lot of guys do. It's wierd, but I only got 'good' once I stopped practicing as much and started listening to how 'great' players compose (Jason Becker, Vinnie Moore etc) rather than trying to emulate their techniques. Just my 2.5 cents
 
I still play two or three hours a day. Part of that time, usually half an hour but no more than an hour, is spent on scales. The rest of the time is spent playing "cover tunes" or working on the latest sweet progression. ;)
 
i'm going to school for audio production and taking music theory and piano so i'm around music way too much anymore. I rarely play guitar these days and sometimes i go days without listening to cd's or the radio.

I actually think the only time i've played guitar lately is at band practice and that's 2 hours once a week at most right now. I need to play/practice more and listen more, but i'm just so burned out.
 
I have a hard time practicing. My first teacher was a real dick when it came to it so I kind of hate it, I'd rather have a nice jam with some friends.

My plan this summer is to practice an hour a day.

I just bought a music stand so now I won't fuck my neck up everytime I look at a piece of music.
 
Practice what???

I have a room full of stuff over here now. It's a lot more like figuring it all out than actually rehearsing. I can hear stuff between my ears that would make Brian Wilson proud.

just gotta figure out how to work all these instruments and hardware and softwares and.......

then we're gonna switch from evolutionary learning

and go direct to Intelligent Design.

A MIRACLE should occur forthrightly

followed by the release of my critically-acclaimed debut effort. :D
 
6gun said:
At least 2 hours practice a day for me. After 25 years I still just love to play and get better (or try to get into different stuff).
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but what I REALLY want to know is whatyou do for the two hours- scales, riffs, etc. etc.

Fork it over :D
 
I'm the same as you mshilarious - really need to get into a band... maybe we could be in the same band - except that you live in North Carolina and I live in Sydney Australia... I'd have to get a really long guitar lead...
 
I still find time to "practice" I suppose, though I'de say these days I find myself just playing for my own pleasure whenever I feel it. :rolleyes:
 
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