Your Practice Procedure...

[SirTJ]

Here's a question that I found interesting:

What procedure do you follow when you're practicing your respective instrument(s)? Do you start with Scales or other forms of warm-ups? Do you go straight into songs? How do you select which songs to practice? Etc, Etc, Etc.

Simply put, what does your practice time consist of?

[under13]

I dont really have one. I just put on some music and play along. Or get a dvd and break it down and write out the chords.

[T-Block]

Most of my practice sessions either start with scales or a simple song to warm-up with.  After that, I usually have something specific I want to practice, so I go straight to that.

Other times, I just sit down and start playing.  Whatever happens, I just go with it.  It's during those times I get inspired to come up with a beat idea or something I can use in the future.

[organman88]

in my practice time i build up my hand speed and learn new chords and scales and learn when to use them over chord changes i always go into something new thats what practice is if you rehearse you only get good at what you know like playing in the same key

[berbie]

Playing/practicing in the same key all the time is a real tender trap.  Since I sing in the key of "G" I most invariably will start playing any and everything in the key of G. I can play in most keys, but not like I can play in the key of G. 

In order to break the mold, every time I think about it when I am practicing, I will play the song I'm working on in other keys.  I will make it a point to play at least two scales for a few minutes other than G. 

Currently I am practicing progressions posted by T-Block. I am also listening to CDs and playing along, matching progressions. I try to read music out of an hymnal for a few minutes each day. 

I also practice on song/chord posting from this site every day. I have printed out many of them and placed them in a folder in alphabetical order. That practice has really helped me to learn a good number of (phat) chords as well as a lot of songs, and I can go back to them and practice if I want to use one of them in service.

I have several courses that I work on in some way or other nearly every day.   Greg Hannon, Ethel Austin, etc.

All of that usually adds up to at least an hour a day and sometimes up to three if I am working on new or forgotten songs.

berbie

[kodacolor]

Usually when I practice I'm praticing for Sunday, not so much practicing just to practice.

I'll get the song list and start practicing with the recording.  For songs that I feel that I need to play more individual notes and less chords I go to this website and find what type of scale I need for that song and make up a part for myself. 

[Fenix]

Usually when I practice I'm praticing for Sunday, not so much practicing just to practice.

I'll get the song list and start practicing with the recording.  For songs that I feel that I need to play more individual notes and less chords I go to this website and find what type of scale I need for that song and make up a part for myself. 

I just learned Son of Man. You would be proud of me. 

The solo part needs some work but its getting there slowly but surely. 

Oh and to answer the question, i don't have a practice routine also. I just get on the board and start playing along, or like U-13 i pop in a DVD and just follow along.

This goes for both piano and guitar.

[kodacolor]

I just learned Son of Man. You would be proud of me. 

The solo part needs some work but its getting there slowly but surely. 

::applaud::  SWEET!

Because of school I haven't been able to touch that song.  After the Sunday I've went to my friend's church to play school work has been kickin' my butt!  I'll come on here when I have time at work or if I'm trying to take a breather from the books.