Just curious, what kind of practicing tips does anyone have? Does anyone have any cool methods that have discovered to help them get better with their instrument?
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One thing I was told early on, and which I still stick to, is to make practicing like brushing your teeth: You don't go to bed without doing it. Even if it's for 15 minutes, that every-day mentality seems to be crucial.
I know Carter Logan of the Jerks went more than a year practicing at least four hours a day on the banjo. I can't even imagine that.
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Expanding on what Sam said - beyond just making practicing an every-day habit, schedule your practice times. I treat my guitar practice as an appointment on my calendar that's just as important as a doctor's appointment or a meeting. Non-negotiable. If you use a PDA or Outlook calendar to organize your time, block out that time and don't allow anything else to encroach on it.
It also helps for days when you don't feel like practicing - it's on your calendar and you only have to do it for an hour (or four, if you're a serious banjoer...) and then you can go do something else.
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practicing is what you get out of it.
I went by the Charlie Parker mentality, which I still hold to today. Practice EVERYDAY....I never go to the point where I was practicing 15+ hours a day like Charlie, but at my most I was doing it for 6-8 hours a day. And that was for about 5 years. It was tough, but I didn't have a life outside of it (obviously). haha. Now its AT LEASED for an hour a day. If I'm doing saxophone, those shorter practice periods are for scales, etc....more time = songs, etc. If I'm practicing DJ'ing it's mostly scratching/juggling and some "mock playing."
keep your chops up!
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