Best time of day to pratice?
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TrippyVinylologist
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I have read that when trying to learn something new it is best before bed time.
I have read that when trying to learn something new it is best before bed time.
ImmortalSix
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I go into my man cave after dinner and work on music... around 7:30 or 8:00 for me.
I don't get the time to do it every day either, bummer.
I go into my man cave after dinner and work on music... around 7:30 or 8:00 for me.
I don't get the time to do it every day either, bummer.
TimmyPage
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Usually starting between 1-3 and practicing to about 3-5.
As for mental warmups, part of playing is in your head. I sit there in class and think about playing scales, in two octaves, and possibly ascending in 3rds and 5ths. Even thinking about doing it properly is slowly training your mind, and you'll find that even thinking about running through practicing will make you fingers more nimble because the mental portion is already there, you already know where your fingers should go and at what pace.
That technique is one of the ones I used to finally break the 16th notes at 120 barrier.
Usually starting between 1-3 and practicing to about 3-5.
As for mental warmups, part of playing is in your head. I sit there in class and think about playing scales, in two octaves, and possibly ascending in 3rds and 5ths. Even thinking about doing it properly is slowly training your mind, and you'll find that even thinking about running through practicing will make you fingers more nimble because the mental portion is already there, you already know where your fingers should go and at what pace.
That technique is one of the ones I used to finally break the 16th notes at 120 barrier.
Pink Unicorn Horsey
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I've read the opposite -- that your brain is more alert in the morning than it is at night. That said, I prefer practicing in the evening, after dinner but before the kids are in bed.
- Keith
I've read the opposite -- that your brain is more alert in the morning than it is at night. That said, I prefer practicing in the evening, after dinner but before the kids are in bed.
- Keith
MikeS
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By the time I get home from work and make dinner it's 7 or 8 PM, so if I pick up a guitar that's about when I start. Sometimes I won't play at all, other times I'll end up playing for 5-6 hours into the early morning. On the weekends it ends up being whenever. I have far from a regimented practice schedule, but I've never been the type to sit down and practice for the sake of practicing, either.
By the time I get home from work and make dinner it's 7 or 8 PM, so if I pick up a guitar that's about when I start. Sometimes I won't play at all, other times I'll end up playing for 5-6 hours into the early morning. On the weekends it ends up being whenever. I have far from a regimented practice schedule, but I've never been the type to sit down and practice for the sake of practicing, either.
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TrippyVinylologist
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The article was about retention and language as I recall, not about being alert.
The article was about retention and language as I recall, not about being alert.
Pink Unicorn Horsey
Megä Pöny Rÿdr
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Right, but aren't you more likely to retain what you've learned when you're more alert? iDunno. I don't wear a lab coat.
Right, but aren't you more likely to retain what you've learned when you're more alert? iDunno. I don't wear a lab coat.
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TrippyVinylologist
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You're asking the wrong guy, I don't retain anything. :lmao:
You're asking the wrong guy, I don't retain anything. :lmao:
Pink Unicorn Horsey
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TrippyVinylologist
ratherdashing
Kablamminator
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Whatever time of day gives you the most uninterrupted privacy is the best time. Obviously that's going to be different for different people.
Whatever time of day gives you the most uninterrupted privacy is the best time. Obviously that's going to be different for different people.
FBloke
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It was about when you have the energy rather than retention - I do very little practice during the week after work because I don't always feel like it. Rather than beat myself up about it I wanted to check it out with other forum members to see if they get the same thing. I'm in recovery from fatigue symptoms caused by a spinal problem and I want to check if it's this that's the issue or am I back in the ballpark of feeling the same as everyone else because that's just the way life is?
It was about when you have the energy rather than retention - I do very little practice during the week after work because I don't always feel like it. Rather than beat myself up about it I wanted to check it out with other forum members to see if they get the same thing. I'm in recovery from fatigue symptoms caused by a spinal problem and I want to check if it's this that's the issue or am I back in the ballpark of feeling the same as everyone else because that's just the way life is?
Porto Leone
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Re: Best time of day to pratice?
my mind seems to feel free to practice and learn just after i have my first coffee in the morning. when i was a starter i just couldn't learn anything in the evening.
my mind seems to feel free to practice and learn just after i have my first coffee in the morning. when i was a starter i just couldn't learn anything in the evening.
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