Making the most of your practice time
For those of us who battle with the hectic modern lifestyle it can often be difficult to make time for practice. Families, work and life’s little surprises always have a habit of getting in the [...]
Give Your Fingers Lungs!
In masterclasses and lessons I have come across passages that the student simply does not play musically. Even with repeated attempts to convey the shape and phrasing of the line students sometimes [...]
Slow Practice
In my lessons with students I find myself repeating a few core ideas many times. Perhaps one of the most common suggestions I make to students is to... slow down. Guitarists seem to have a [...]
Memorizing Music
These days it is more common than not to see a classical guitarist perform from memory. It has become almost par for the course to have an entire recital memorized and performed without mistakes (if [...]
Recording yourself for practice
Recording yourself is one of the best ways to improve your abilities. We often have quite a different idea in our head of what our playing sounds like compared to the scathing honesty of a [...]
Setting Practice Goals
Setting goals is a great way to make your practice sessions more productive and get you feeling positive about your playing. All too often we sit down to practice and work without any sense of [...]