Claus Levin - free tips for effective practising
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:56 amI subscribed a while ago to Claus Levin https://www.guitarmastery.net/ at his website and youtube channel, and have been really impressed with his 'science' of practising - his courses are all aimed at guitar, but the practising parts equally apply to steel guitar. Just thought I'd share the link with you as there's a lot to think about there, and a lot of it is free.
One of his points is that your playing will only be as good as your weakest playing skill, and for me on PSG I find pick blocking (amongst other things!) is tricky. So I set myself a few simple exercises to practise picking 'p - i - m' again and again, but slowly, and making sure I blocked the previous string at about the same point as I plucked the next one. Result, after about 10 minutes per night for a week, is that my pick blocking is noticeably better - still a long way to go, but definitely better!
Hope that's of some interest to the other learners among us - I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any similar (or opposite!) experience!
One of his points is that your playing will only be as good as your weakest playing skill, and for me on PSG I find pick blocking (amongst other things!) is tricky. So I set myself a few simple exercises to practise picking 'p - i - m' again and again, but slowly, and making sure I blocked the previous string at about the same point as I plucked the next one. Result, after about 10 minutes per night for a week, is that my pick blocking is noticeably better - still a long way to go, but definitely better!
Hope that's of some interest to the other learners among us - I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any similar (or opposite!) experience!