How many hours a day do you practice?

Recently I've switched up from practicing maybe an hour a day, to seven or eight, I've improved so much, I realized that it takes me a good half hour to get properly warmed up, then I get better and better the longer I play, thats probly why when I was only playing an hour a day, I was not progressing very fast, how many hours a day do you guys practice?

all day, i hum in my head, i type on the keyboard and i play the guitar whenever i feel like it.

I am sure it doesn't matter how much we practice, because you can practice for 24 hours straight, but do everything wrong and not help yourself out at all.

However, if you really wanna know. It's prolly a good 2 to 4 hours during the week and a lot more during the weekend. That is for a real practice. rest of the time i'm just messing around.

about 12 hours.

I forgot if I practive of not, but I just play guitar for like 2 or 3 hours a day... :confused:

Take it from someone who now suffers from carpel tunnel... 7-12 hours a day??? You should really limit how much time you spend playing. It might take years but all that heavy playing will get ya at some point. And let me tell you, there is nothing sadder than a person who loves guitar to not be able to play anymore. I weeped when I found out I had it, nearly went in for surgery and decided that I was going to play til my hand fell off rather than go under the knife... Thankfully it eased up after several months in a brace with no playing but if I play now more than 2 hours a day I am swelled up and numb for a week. I think a better idea would be less time but more effective practicing. A good warm-up to get limber and focused and then work on something that challenges you a bit. Then when you go back to stuff you were playing it has the influence of what challenged you and you play it with more ease and flare.

Take care of those hands... you'll have them for a lifetime.

wow 12 hours a day, someone with more free time on their hands than me :eek:


How long were you playing before you got CT? And how many hours a day were you practicing? I feel for you :(

Not enough! it seems as though I never have quite enough hours to work on all of the things I feel like I should.

Sorry to hear about your CT lori...how old are you?

Warming up is very important.

oh,yeah,I play like and hour or two a day.

I'm 36 and have been playing since I was about 9. I've been having problems for a couple of years but just kinda was a weekness in my grip and a cramp in my palm near my wrist.. then whamo, about a year or so ago I was going nutz playing "Classical Gas" and all the sudden my entire hand felt like 1000 bee stings and stayed that way for several months... I opted outta surgery because after talking to several people (guitar players) that once you get the surgery you might as well hang up ever playing again.... I think the same thing happened to Willie Nelson some time ago (side note, I always thought it was cool how he strummed a classical). From what I understand, he got surgury and still hasn't really recovered.

Originally Posted by: Sclorchwow 12 hours a day, someone with more free time on their hands than me :eek:


How long were you playing before you got CT? And how many hours a day were you practicing? I feel for you :(

I dont sleep very much; i dont have CT. If my wrist starts getting weird I usually take like a month off or something.

Originally Posted by: Hambergabout 12 hours.

you monster

Originally Posted by: Hambergabout 12 hours.

yet, you still average 12 posts per day on this forum...

alucard0941 - yet, you still average 12 posts per day on this forum...

he's a pretty dedicated player it sounds like.

I find it good to practice on and off during the day.

i usually practice from 1 hour to 2 hours at a time. and prolly about 3 different times a day

5 hours when I have practice with my band on saturdays

After warming up(I consider myself warmed up when I can alternate pick chromatic runs at 120bpm cleanly with some ease)Its way too easy to just play my favorite riffs and licks instead of actually 'learning' something new or working towards a goal.

There is a HUGE difference between practice and playing.I can PLAY for many hours,but can only concentrate on specific efforts for an hour or two.Its taxing on the body and mind to try to 'hardwire' anything new to memory/muscle memory.

Today 08:44 PM
chucklivesoninmyheart After warming up(I consider myself warmed up when I can alternate pick chromatic runs at 120bpm cleanly with some ease)Its way too easy to just play my favorite riffs and licks instead of actually 'learning' something new or working towards a goal.

There is a HUGE difference between practice and playing.I can PLAY for many hours,but can only concentrate on specific efforts for an hour or two.Its taxing on the body and mind to try to 'hardwire' anything new to memory/muscle memory.

Good point man

i agree completely. Its a breeze to play the stuff my origional band plays, but that merely because I wrote it.

I usually "play" less than an hour during the week. Working and college prevent me from having the time to play more. If I got the time on the weekends I try to play for a couple of hours and get in a good hour of practice.

3 hours a day but more in one go, broken up in 20 mintue breaks

It depends on my mood, but normally 2-6 hours

I was doing 8 hours but I got the flu for a week and after that I slowed down down to like 4 to 6 hours. I'd stay up till 1:00 am practicing So I've been lazy. Anyway what matters is practicing right, not just playing as much as you can. I'll probably pick it up again soon. :)