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Hjorvard
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Hjorvard
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09/10/2008 3:47 am
Hmmm yeah he's right, but there is a general regimen you could follow, here's mine.

Jam time: Just messing around with riffs and whatnot, goofing around basically.

Warmup: Varying excercises. I switch up what I focus on though, and you could do it too. Like one day I'll warm up with lead practice, or rythm, or speed, or even just posture and fretting, that's all up to you.

Learning: I suggest picking a song from a band you like, or even just a riff from a song, and practice it ten times a day for two weeks. It's even helpful to record yourself every once in awhile.

Book time: This isn't neccesary, but it's kinda important to touch base with music theory, start by learning all the notes of the fretboard and go from there.

Focus on: Chords, Scales, Technique

Anyway that's pretty much what I do. Some tips are to never practice for more than an hour straight, always take a break because your arms, hands and brain are muscles and they need rest.

Make sure to stretch before hand and always watch your posture and stuff.

lastly, and this is the demon of playing (can't stress this enough) metronome, metronome, metronome!

Oh and it never hurts to ask questions :)

hope that helps a little.