Time playing

rocknroll2354 · #1 July 16th, 2006

How long per day do you spend playing?

allthumbs · #2 July 16th, 2006

Sometimes an hour, other times 4 hours.

seagull · #3 July 16th, 2006

I try to get 1/2 to 1 hour.

krissovo · #4 July 17th, 2006

Average of 2hrs for me with at least 30 mins practicing a lesson I am following and the rest playing / improving pieces

D-Dawn · #5 July 17th, 2006

I try to get at least 4 hours in through out the day...with kids out of school for summer
break I don't get my usual 6

...lol...school starts back Aug 4~ then I'll get back into it!! I get time in the morning mostly before anyone else is up...a few here and there during daylight hours and the evening is when I just play to hear myself play...

Ok so it isn't all strict regimented practice...a lot of it is just playing and going back over what I already have learned so I don't forget it!!

That might sound like a lot of time to some, but it is my current obsession (and I admit it!) and I know people who get even more time in than me!

I've only missed playing 2 days in the past 6 months!...that I can remember....I'm afraid that if I put it down for too long...I'll forget what i am supposed to do with it! LoL

Kev72 · #6 July 17th, 2006

30-45 minutes a day. I wish I could play more.

joe_strummer · #7 July 17th, 2006

I used to practise about 4 hours or more each day, down to about 2 hours nowadays, could do with loads more though

mrhev · #8 July 17th, 2006

I try to do at least an hour every evening and anywhere from 2 to 4 hours on and off
on the weekends. It's been 5 months and I'm seeing some real improvement with some
help here on the forum and the PT forum too. It becomes more fun with improvement
too.

David

coldethyl · #9 July 17th, 2006

My practise time varies considerably. But recently it's been rather spasmodic to say the least. 30 min one day, nothing the next, sort of thing.

I'm sort of going through a bit of a phase at the moment. This time last year I was a big advocate of practise, practise, practise. But the last 3 months has been a bit of a downward slide for me emotionally which has taken it's toll on my playing enjoyment.

CanuckTodd · #10 July 17th, 2006

Probably 30 minutes or so would be about right. More some nights, less others. But since joining this place, and all the great insights I'm finding here, it's cutting into my guitar playing time!

Bennett · #11 July 17th, 2006

About one hour on average I'd say.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CanuckTodd

But since joining this place, and all the great insights I'm finding here, it's cutting into my guitar playing time!

Ain't that the truth! So much to do, and read, and learn, and enjoy ... and so little time to do it in.

Chaotic Kittie · #12 July 19th, 2006

I play every time I don't do anything else. Holiday now, so it often goes up to 9 hours a day...

John Burr · #13 July 19th, 2006

3 to 4 hours every evening, way more on weekends. Not all of it is real focused practice though. I do two one hour sets of pure practice every night FIRST! Then I am free to work on existing repertoire, maybe some new songs, maybe some playing along with some CDs or just singing or writing something new. I can't seem to help myself, it is just so dogonned addictive...

BSR

Misty2u · #14 July 20th, 2006

Wow.........you guys have a lot of time

. If I'm lucky......30 minutes........sometimes only 3/4 times per week. Really wish I'd more time but I'd have to stop eating, sleeping, working (if only..*sigh*), cleaning, spending time with the family, etc, etc, etc. Perhaps I'll improve when I'm old (er) and retired

cshude · #15 July 21st, 2006

I pick it up and put it down as often as possible- sometimes I get 10 minutes, others I'll get 2 hours.