![]() ![]() But seriously, one of the main differences between a good soloist and a beginner soloist is phrasing. I cannot remember exactly where I heard this game but it is a great way to add some air (get it?) to your playing. Play a Solo but You Can Only Breathe During Silence Just enough that you are not muting it, but close enough where you can hit it again with the smallest possible distance of finger movement. So do your own experiments with finger placement, finger pressure, overall hand pressure, etc…īonus: Try to play a note and lift your finger as little as possible from the string after playing it. I did this with both playing lead and playing chords and I eventually started to realize how much unneeded pressure I had been putting my fingers through prior to this learning this new skill. Kind of like turning down the volume switch. Unless thats your thing of course, it certainly works for him!įor me, learning this skill was side-effect of playing all the time and my girlfriends getting pissed off because a movie was on or it was late at night. So I started to experiment with how I could make noise while using the lightest possible finger pressure. So go sit or stand in front of that mirror and desperately try to prevent what can only be described as “ John Mayer face“. Its also quite interesting to watch the reflection of your fingers moving, which doubles as a way to STOP looking down at the fretboard while you play. Like anything else, you can control how you look with a little bit of practice and repetition. (Also, I didn’t add “Play with a Metronome” because I believe that should be a part of every exercise.)Įver record a video of yourself playing? Its both insanely funny and absolutely horrifying watching yourself unconsciously making weird guitar faces. This also help me to remember what I am forgetting to do. ![]() I keep mine in the practice space and tick off the boxes as I remember to do them. Here is a free PDF tally-sheet / checklist. Here are 33 cool guitar habits that will help bring your practice sessions to the next level. After playing guitar every day for 15 years, I have learned a few excellent exercises that I wish I remembered to do more often. ![]()
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