Re: [Harp-L] practice

"G. E. Popenoe" <gpopenoe@xxxxxxxxx> · Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:18:03 -0700

That's such a tough question since so much depends on you and your  
personal style/focus/etc. Also some genres are more intuitive and  
improvisational in nature while something like classical requires more  
formal study.
Some people build their skills by exploration while others study and  
build brick by brick.
Put in time whenever and where ever you get a chance.  I play in my  
car. The police don't like it but it works.
It's best, of course, to sit down and apply yourself. I read somewhere  
that you should practice earlier in the day when you have the energy  
and the focus.
Spend a half hour to an hour doing nuts snd bolts work. When you burn  
out on that, practice what is fun. I'll spend a lot more time at that.
If you want to make a career of it, you'll have to spend hours a day  
practicing like the jazz and classical cats do.
Having fun is the critical element. If you don't, you'll quit.

Gary Popenoe
On Mar 17, 2008, at 8:38 PM, Tony Smith <Tony.Smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
wrote:
What should a good practice session consist of. What's
the optimum time for a session.
Listening to so much great stuff I sometimes get a
little overwhelmed.
Give me some tips.

Tony
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