Guitar Practice Routine

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Guitar Practice Routine Morning Session ( ≈ 3 Hrs)

Once hands are washed and stretched out

Joe's scale muted at a comfortable tempo (usually 115 bpm) – 5 minutes


Joe's scale finger-style 1234 at comfortable tempo (usually 75 bpm) – 5 minutes
Artificial Harmonics – 5 minutes
Joe's scale clean at comfortable tempo (usually 100 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale finger-style 1432 at comfortable tempo – (usually 75 bpm) – 5 minutes
Hammer-on/ Pull off alternating frets for each finger – 2 minutes
Joe's scale muted at uncomfortable tempo (usually 120 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale finger-style 1234 at uncomfortable tempo (usually 85 bpm) – 5 minutes
Vibrato – 5 minutes
Joe's scale clean at uncomfortable tempo (usually 110 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale clean 1432 at uncomfortable tempo (usually 85 bpm) – 5 minutes
Finger-style arpeggio – 5 minutes

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Work on a finger-style piece – 15 min


Finger-style arpeggio – 5 minutes
Work on scale – 5 min
Play a full piece – 10 minutes
---- BREAK TIME ----

Joe's scale reversed & muted at comfortable tempo (usually 115 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale finger-style reversed 1234 at comfortable tempo (usually 75 bpm) – 5 minutes
Work on strumming rhythm – 10 minutes
Joe's scale reversed & clean at comfortable tempo (usually 100 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale finger-style reversed 1432 at comfortable tempo – (usually 75 bpm) – 5 minutes
Work on difficult chord shapes – 10 minutes
Joe's scale reversed & muted at uncomfortable tempo (usually 120 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale finger-style reversed 1234 at uncomfortable tempo (usually 85 bpm) – 5 minutes
Solo using the new scale worked on or learned – 5 minutes
Joe's scale reversed & clean at uncomfortable tempo (usually 110 bpm) – 5 minutes
Joe's scale clean 1432 at uncomfortable tempo (usually 85 bpm) – 5 minutes
Finger-style arpeggio – 5 minutes

---- BREAK TIME ----

Work on finger-style piece – 15 minutes


Play a full piece – 10 minutes
Finger-style arpeggio – 5 minutes
Fret-board Knowledge – 5 minutes

Guitar Practice Routine Evening Session (50 min)


Play through a piece generally – 15 minutes
Play through the difficult sections – 10 minutes
Focus on clarity – 10 minutes
Play the piece once more – 15 minutes

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