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To Improve Your Practice Routine, Try Getting Physical

Posted 12/16/2011 at 11:38am | by Brian Wetherby

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Your guitar is a piece of wood. That's right. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but it's the God's honest truth. It's a toy gun slung over your shoulder waiting to fire. Sure, you may have given it a name, you may spend time glancing at it longingly from across the room, and you may miss him/her when he/she isn't around. It's still just a piece of wood. Think about it for a sec. Now let's work with that notion ...

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In a Rut? Try Picking Up Another Instrument — Even If You Can't Play It

Posted 11/16/2011 at 2:11pm | by Brian Wetherby

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I’m sick of practicing. I’m in a rut. Nothing I do is original. I’ve played this a million times already. I don’t seem to be getting better. Where do “THEY” get all those good ideas, anyway? Welcome back to post No. 4 in “The Art of the Practice” series of posts, where we seek to interject your practice with some much needy variety, novelty and fun. Which is exactly the way it should be. Today we’re going to talk about the simple act of playing instruments other than your guitar.

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Need Background Accompaniment? Try Playing Along to TV Shows and Movies

Posted 11/01/2011 at 11:15am | by Brian Wetherby

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This blog post is designed to save you a small fortune in backing tracks and beds to play over. The truth is, there’s a whole Wild West of background accompaniment out there. I’m talking about musically entering the sort of environment that’s going to make you a better player when you finally decide to leave. Every time.

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