lamicafolloe ( i will never get his name right...) is right, because i never really do get tired of playing. if my brain feels stressed, i just stop playing for a little bit, usually play a videogame for a half hour. works for me.
we are not all proffesionals, true, but to become a professional, takes time, hard work, determination, and work ethic. im extremely interested in playing music the rest of my natural life, so 5 hours a day is completely nessecarry ( sp?), and i believe if i go less than 2, it loses it's seriousness. Guitar was made to be played, and as thomas jefferson was at the books for 15 hours a day out of 24, i am at my guitar for at least 5 out of every 24.
since i started doing this , 2 months ago, i learned more than i did in 6 months normally. if you can take years of practice off by crunching it all in, then why not do it? my technique just keeps getting better, its not getting worse. and when my brain gets tired, i sing a few songs if i dont feel like playing a game. songs usually bring back my attention, especially grateful dead songs.
i now have the skill to improvise, and i get better and better at improvisation every week. every week counts, every day counts. there is not a day since july that i have not played the guitar.
also, since i play an acoustic, my fingers just keep getting stronger the more i play. another thing about practice :)
[Edited by Incidents Happen on 02-10-2002 at 04:36 PM]
