karlplaysbass Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 hi everyone again i have another question (hope im not posting too much :L) whats makes a good practise routine? and how to you assign time to each aspect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Decide what you need to work on, list those things in order of priority and what needs most work. Work out how much time you have to spare, then proportion an amount if time to each task. Keep a diary too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 For me, nothing more than one I enjoy doing....if I am not enjoying it I doubt I am gaining anything from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 At home its a combination of many items from jamming with fav song to running over new ones to running scales and trying new techniques to perfection. At rehearsal its a 5-10 minute run up the neck just loosening my fingers off covering every style i might be doing that day. Then its run through a song we all thoroughly enjoy. What we do find is that the last hour of a 3hr rehearsal is when we are all on top form and running at our best and things become easier to play. Not sure if that's what you are looking for ? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlplaysbass Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1429463493' post='2751605'] Decide what you need to work on, list those things in order of priority and what needs most work. Work out how much time you have to spare, then proportion an amount if time to each task. Keep a diary too. [/quote] i might try the keeping a diary as someone else said to do that cheer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1429466917' post='2751645'] For me, nothing more than one I enjoy doing....if I am not enjoying it I doubt I am gaining anything from it [/quote] For me it's the opposite. If I"m enjoying the exercise it means I'm playing things I already know and doubt I'm gaining from it. If I'm not enjoying it, it means I'm challenged and if I stay with it there's an opportunity for improvement. Blue Edited April 19, 2015 by blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlplaysbass Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1429471245' post='2751717'] For me it's the opposite. If I"m enjoying the exercise it means I'm playing things I already know and doubt I'm gaining from it. If I'm not enjoying it, it means I'm challenged and if I stay with it there's an opportunity for improvement. Blue [/quote] cant agree with you more dude the second something becomes to easy i try to find a way to add more challenge to it or learn more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1429471245' post='2751717'] For me it's the opposite. If I"m enjoying the exercise it means I'm playing things I already know and doubt I'm gaining from it. If I'm not enjoying it, it means I'm challenged and if I stay with it there's an opportunity for improvement. Blue [/quote] This. I agree with this. Also, you will know which areas of your playing are better and which areas need catching up. Identifying them is the easy part. Once you have done that, you can find exercise s which will help you bring them up to scratch. I tend to do this via isolated exercises, but then ALWAYS find a way to utilise them in a musical context before I move on. Nailing an exercise is grand, but ultimately useless until you know how to use it in context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Apologies for being self-serving, but I wrote an article on designing (and maintaining!) practice routines last year: [url="https://tomkenrick.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/7-steps-to-better-practice/"]7 Steps To Better Practice[/url] Hopefully you'll find it helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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