How long do most guitarists practice per day, and what hapens wen u stop for a day?

Question

ye and how much do u have to practice to become reasonable good, like do fast solos and such
i prac for about 2 hours aday, and sometimes 4 if im bored, or less wen im buzy

Answer 1

Your question implies that the longer one practices, the better one gets. This is true, but this is not the whole truth. Obviously, if you don't practice at all, you will not get any better. But just because you practice doesn't mean you will get better.

The question of "how long" is a good one, but equally important is "what" and even "how". I know from experience that a two hour practice can theoretically be better than a four hour practice. It all depends on what you are doing in your practice time. If you parked in front of you guitar for two to four hours noodling around, maybe jamming along with a favorite CD, playing favorite songs is your idea of a practice, then the difference between two hours and four hours may not amount to much.

Practice, real woodshedding, is not always fun. Practice is blood, sweat, and tears. Practice means evaluation, by either yourself (if you have the discipline), or an instructor, on your weak spots and addressing them. Everyday, you should get better, even if it only means playing a major scale or a certain blues lick at 1 bpm faster on your metronome. I personally think if you are practicing for two to four hours a day and really using your practice time well, that is plenty to become as you say "reasonably good". You can tell if you are using your practice time well if you are not having fun. A good way to practice is to pick something that is hard for you and make sure you are better by the end of the week. Take five to ten minutes at the beginning of the week to decide what you want to be better at and write it down. If you diligently practice, you can make a noticeable improvement on anything in a week's time. That in itself makes practice worthwhile and gives you more motivation to continue unfun practice.

Also, it is important to have fun, jamming, playing time at least once/week to refresh yourself from unfun practice. Really good practice can be really unmusical. The fulfilling part is when you actually go out and play, with good practice under your belt, you will have more tools at your disposal to express yourself musically. Wonderful!

Answer 2

It's not necessarily how much TIME you practice a day, it's HOW you practice.

If you were learning a fast solo, you have to slowly learn it piece by piece, as opposed to practising it fast and trying to pick it up quickly. It's ultimately the best way to learn.

But for the time portion, I'd say do what you're doing.

When I stop for a day, it doesn't have a negative effect at all. In fact, when I stop for a day, it gives the tips of my fingers a rest, since practising over and over again gets the caluses on my fingers to hurt, and sometimes bleed.

Even sometimes, after not playing for a day, it feels like my bends are smoother and the fretboard is smoother, simply because my fingers have gotten a bit of a break. I don't know if other players could relate to this routine, but it's just what I go through.

Answer 3

A minimum of 20 minutes a day is required if you want to be anything close to good.
A good guitarist would practise for a whole hour at least.
Nothing happens if you dont practise for a day.
But on the long run, the more you get used to your guitar, the faster you get and youre techniques get better.
I think its brilliant that you do 2 hours a day ! Keep it up!

Answer 4

an hour a day is a lot, but u can take the weekend off, and you'll usually get pretty good pretty fast.

Answer 5

nothin happens if you stop for a day... any time is a good practice time... and it depends on how long someone practices and their learning skill... if someone practiced 8 hrs a day but is bad at learning... it could take them years... it all depends