• From: The Land Of Song
  • Registered: 2007-12-10
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Topic: practice

I haven't been practicing guitar much since I gave up gigging, so when I tried writing and recording a new song I couldn't make out why all the strings were buzzing and my fingers were sore afterwards. Add to that I couldn't come up with anything original so I decided I needed to practice more. Every day since I've spent half an hour practicing scales and going over chords. I find it has had benefits inasmuch as I no longer have sore finger tips or index finger (for barre chords) and I think whatever technique I had is returning . So, my friends practice every day if you can, I think scales are one of the most important exercises in all keys not just the easy ones. And use your pinky especially for bass. 

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  • Registered: 2015-07-31
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Re: practice

Piri, another good thing about guitar practice is it is good for your health.

Music therapy is widely implemented in general health care in the Netherlands, so it’s unsurprising that a group of researchers from the country set out to explore the link between music practice and blood pressure.

They studied three guitarists and found that each patient who practiced for over 100 minutes a day showed a significant drop in blood pressure and a lower heart rate compared to those who didn’t.

We’ve all seen those stats about brain decline in later life, but did you know that playing guitar can boost your grey matter? Early brain scan studies show that learning to play the guitar, among other musical instruments not only increases grey matter volume in various regions of the brain, but it strengthens the long-range connections between them. To sum it all up I think that making music is a great anti-ageing’ tool as it helps with coordination, concentration and memory. That is my attempt at being a amateur doctor and my Wednesday morning rave for the day.     

  • From: Wellington New Zealand
  • Registered: 2010-03-24
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Re: practice

in all my hobbies there are two words that i dont know what they mean
practice and coaching
this explains quite a lot about my standard in these areas.     

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Re: practice

Baha Easy beat !!   
Cheers!!!     

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