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Klunkr

PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:07 am


How long do you practice? How long should I practice?
I'm 13, dammit. The small hands are being a b***h. gonk
PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:59 am


i practice whenever i can get a chance and write little riffs sometimes too.... if u think ur hands r too small then practice stretching ur fingers from fret to fret altleast a few times a day.... trust me it helped me a F@&^&#xin;g lot

fuzbiisindustrial


[.ZaKid.]

PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:33 am


At the very least 20 minutes. Just sit down and get it done. When I practice I run through a lot of excercises to improve my speed.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:01 am


When I practice either I get so into practicing that I just do it untill something else comes up that I have to do, or I don't quite untill I see that that particular session of practice has helped me improve in some way, even if its something as simple as getting down a scale or what not. I have a lot to do, because I havent played all summer, and I'm the type of person that forgets things if I dont keep using them, so other then I can still move my fingers good, I'm starting from scratch, I dont rember anything.....Oh well Thats what I get for not practicing.

GuuberChyld


Aahz
Crew

PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:37 am


I have small hands too, here is an excercise I used to help finger movements and stretch my reach.
g:4------1
d:-3----2-
a:--2--3--
e:---1 4---
That is one than four on the e string, not a 14. just run through that slowly and make sure you hit every note right with the right finger.
The numbers indicate both which fret you play and which finger you use. 1 being your index, and 4 being your pinky.
PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:10 pm


i practice when i can whenever i can you know?

xdemonicallyxyours13x


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Crew

PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 6:29 pm


im 14 with long fingers....really helps and also i practice from no time a day to 5 hours some other day. But i have no advice for the small hands problem...never had the problem xd
PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 4:41 pm


I practice a least an hour a day. I'm trying to get really good. Practice makes perfect.

KONORET


[.ZaKid.]

PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:04 pm


KONORET
I practice a least an hour a day. I'm trying to get really good. Practice makes perfect.
My old bass teacher told me once.. "Practice makes perfect? Bull. PERFECT Practice makes Perfect. So don't mess up when you're practicing." Heh. Then again, he wasn't the greatest teacher...
PostPosted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:43 pm


[.ZaKid.]
KONORET
I practice a least an hour a day. I'm trying to get really good. Practice makes perfect.
My old bass teacher told me once.. "Practice makes perfect? Bull. PERFECT Practice makes Perfect. So don't mess up when you're practicing." Heh. Then again, he wasn't the greatest teacher...

I was gonna quote the same thing. whee

Klunkr


KONORET

PostPosted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:19 pm


[ .Adam. ]
[.ZaKid.]
KONORET
I practice a least an hour a day. I'm trying to get really good. Practice makes perfect.
My old bass teacher told me once.. "Practice makes perfect? Bull. PERFECT Practice makes Perfect. So don't mess up when you're practicing." Heh. Then again, he wasn't the greatest teacher...

I was gonna quote the same thing. whee
It's cuz I'm sexy.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:23 pm


What's in your head ~


I'm 14. My hands are too large compared to the rest of my body, so I can't help you there.

Anyway, I usually practice every day from fifteen to twenty minutes. I go over all the songs I'm working on, noodle around a bit, and work on my dexterity.


~ Zombie, zombie, zombie. :B

Guerr!llaPop


GuuberChyld

PostPosted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:02 am


[.ZaKid.]
KONORET
I practice a least an hour a day. I'm trying to get really good. Practice makes perfect.
My old bass teacher told me once.. "Practice makes perfect? Bull. PERFECT Practice makes Perfect. So don't mess up when you're practicing." Heh. Then again, he wasn't the greatest teacher...


I really like that, I would really like to learnfrom teacher like that.
PostPosted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:32 pm


It depends on my mood how long I practice. I'm 13 with short fingers but I built up my speed so not many problems. Try doing Iron Man all the way through the song. You should get faster if you practice it.

Chib0


Super Panda454

PostPosted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:57 am


I don't think I practice enough. I got pretty large hands, so no problem there. What Im trying to work on is my finger strengh. I want my pinky to be a monster...that and I also want to be able to tap like Victor Wooten.
If Im in a hurry I'll spend like 15-20mins on stuff Im working on.
Otherwise, today for instance I practiced for around 35-40mins, which is average for me. Though its not nearly enough. I need to focus and practice more. Im thinking 1-2hours should be enough.
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