Auto Correct Method for Practicing Guitar
Having trouble practicing and building technique, Auto Correct might be the solution for you.
Having trouble practicing and building technique, Auto Correct might be the solution for you.
As we continue with our series dealing with practice techniques that require no physical practice, we will cover a technique in this installment that I myself using to this day. This invaluable practice technique is called Fretboard Visualization.
Let’s say that most of us don’t have three hours a day to practice (I’m sure I would much rather be doing that than most anything else!). There are times when there’s just not enough time to devote to physical practice. In this series of articles I will discuss different ways of musical practice that don’t have to be done at home or in a studio.
Day 23 of GI’s series on building better guitar technique volume 1.
Day 22 of GI’s series on building better guitar technique volume 1.
One of the most overlooked aspects of practicing any instrument is what I would call “micro-practicing,” which is the practice of isolating a small passage of a musical piece or technique that may contain a challenging element. This single, challenging element is what we’ll focus on when we micro-practice. The entire solo, riff, lick or composition is not repeated over and over again, only the area that may contain whatever it is that we find challenging, and thus prevents us from performing at our optimum level.
It wasn’t until I went to secondary school in 1992 that I found out about Guns n’ Roses. Nearly everyone one in my school listened to it. They were huge. It is also the first time I heard Slash. I wouldn’t pick up the guitar for another two years but already his lead playing captivated me.
Playing various scales on the guitar is a solid, foundational technique that any player would do well to master.
Having a working knowledge and understanding of the guitar fretboard is absolutely essential if you want to be able to solo, improvise, or compose on the guitar. Learning riffs and licks to your favorite pop songs can only take you so far. You might know how to play these from tab or even by ear, but do you really know what you are playing and how it all connects together?
This months lesson is based on using minor 11th, Maj 11, and minor 9 arpeggios.
