WHAT AND HOW TO PRACTICE MUSIC

WHAT TO PRACTICE:
It depends what you want to achieve.
What areas interest you?
What you need to improve and move forward.
Look at it as Time spent doing something that you love
(playing drums, singing, guitar, and keyboard….)
HOW TO PRACTICE:
Try To’s;
Practice Everyday-to improve and move forward.
-Whether it is for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, it’s up to you
-Once you stop or take a break for a few days or weeks, it is harder to get back into it.
-You have to start from Step 1 again, Going over old and past work.
-It may take you more time to get back to scratch, where you left off last.

BE ORGANISED AND CONSISTENT:
Guitar Lessons
-Know what it is you want to practice, e.g chords, single notes, riffs, music reading/Tabs, scales, drum rudiments, beats, fills, playing along to songs, drum chart, drum styles, timing, counting aloud, co-ordination, creative work….
-Don’t practice one thing then another thing the next day.
-Have your work set out for practice (on music stand, or on the drum kit)
that way when you come back to the kit the next day you are ready to go. Keep a spare copy of your work for practice, in case you loose the original.
-Keep practicing on the same thing e.g (Hand technique, foot Technique, beats, fills, co-ordination, other styles of drumming….)
-Practice it so it starts to become natural and flowing in your playing.

BE PATIENT-TAKE YOUR TIME:

-It’s not a race-Don’t be in a hurry

-It’s not a contest

-There is no way to shortcut the process

-Start an idea, explore it.

-Create sounds and play freely and your body will respond

-Play it on drums/guitar/bass/keyboards/vocals

Rod Pilois – Music Educator – Beatfactor Music Academy

Beat Factor Music