BC-105 • Make the most of your practice time

[justinguitar]

Lesson Link: http://justinguitar.com/en/BC-105-PracticeTips.php

Questions...

[barryg_nyc]

Just a quick "best practices" question.
I've just started your "Beginner" lessons and am trying to spend about 45 minutes per night on the guitar.
On average, how much practice time would you suggest for each lesson? I realize that it will vary on the individual and on the complexity of the lesson, but I'm trying to pace myself so that I make continued progress and don't jump ahead before developing the skills.

On a typical night, I start with a few minutes of warmup, then spend about 10 minutes doing your 1-minute chord changes (BC-124); next, I play a simple song (like 3 Little Birds). Finally, I dig in to the next lesson and try to master whatever is next.

I guess what I am wondering is - should I plan on spending 2-3 sessions on the same lesson until I master it? Should it be 4-5? I guess the official answer is "until you master it", but it's hard to assess my own skills at times. So, any guidelines on best practices for following your program (beyond the 10 tips in the lesson) would be welcome.

Thanks!

[Guss]

I have a similar issue. You recommend keeping the lessons short and often. The session plan works out at about 15mins (5min chords, 1min changes x3, 5min song) but I find that when I get to the end I want to keep going. Is it more beneficial for me to stop and let my brain take it in or should I keep going if I'm getting into it?

I know there should be 5 min 'JUSTIN' training but I havn't worked out how I'm doing that one yet

[Guss]

I know there should be 5 min 'JUSTIN' training but I havn't worked out how I'm doing that one yet

Just worked out that the links for the sound files don't appear useing firefox but there ok in internet explorer so forget the last bit

[ImagineLED]

I see them just fine in FF, maybe you are missing some plugins or something