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Title: How much practice??
Post by: 4hisglory on September 14, 2005, 10:33:50 AM: How much do you practice daily????
Title: How much practice??
Post by: dingster1 on September 14, 2005, 11:26:01 AM: We're supposed to practice every day???!!!! :)

I manage a few times a week.Longer if we are working on a new song.
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Post by: playhear on September 19, 2005, 04:52:01 PM: I touch the keys everyday. Some days, my practice session is only 10 minutes. Some days, I've practiced for 5 hours or more. I think we've all been there. It's like I get in a zone where everything's flowing. Maybe that's what heaven's like.
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Post by: T-Block on September 20, 2005, 06:56:52 PM: I practice whenever. That is so sad ain't it?
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Post by: JoyCH on September 20, 2005, 09:29:38 PM: I try to practice at least 4x a week, depending on my schedule. But my heart would like for me to practice everyday. :D

Joy
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Post by: monique201284 on September 20, 2005, 09:53:48 PM: I usually practice four to five times a week. My practice sessions last for one to two hours.
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Post by: B3Wannabe on September 21, 2005, 04:31:34 AM: I practice a lot, but since I'm learning more than one instrument, when I get bored on one, I just switch to another. Sometimes though, maybe 3 times a week, I'll practice with my bass and keyboard in the same session.
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Post by: Mysteryman on October 04, 2005, 12:36:37 PM: I dont practice as much as I should but I play almost every day at church I think that makes a difference. I have found to that if you do a serious finger workout you playing will improve after a couple of days of rest. I think its like the thing where they tell you don't lift weights everyday if you are trying to build bulk. Let the muscles repair themselves. I have heard when you lift everyday you will get more tone than bulk. I think to that switching instruments helps alot too because it make you work on different muscle groups. I have found that playing alot of chord changes on guitar or working with drum stick work more on the wrists and hand muscles. Working on the bass and keys seem to work more on the actual finger muscles. I have not played the bass in a while but when I was practicing I found it eaiser to play one instrument after getting off the other instrument and vice versa. I think this would work the same with wind instruments and singing because singing is really about breath control.
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Post by: JoyCH on October 21, 2005, 07:23:20 PM: I was up and dressed at 6:00 am this morning practicing. And it felt great. :D

Joy

PS: I woke ev'ry body up!
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Post by: Cmajor13 on October 21, 2005, 08:19:50 PM: i try 2 practice everyday for about an 1hr-2hr it depends on how the day is going but if not then i practice 30mins before i go to bed
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Post by: beantownborn on October 28, 2005, 01:00:24 PM: I try to practice everyday but I don't have enough time. My drumming gets a thorough work-out but my piano playing is suffering. I have to find a balance!
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Post by: mano124 on November 21, 2005, 09:40:23 AM: I practice about 1-2 hours every other day... i really want to try to make it daily but there is always somthing else to do :lol:
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Post by: c3hamby on November 22, 2005, 05:03:23 PM: 1-2 hours/day, taking off on Fridays, unless I'm playing.
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Post by: SisterT on November 22, 2005, 06:15:59 PM: I haven't been practicing. :cry: That's what happen's when you stop playing and you are redirected to other areas of ministry. However, I did practice today and decided to get back to the keys.
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Post by: drummerkid on November 26, 2005, 12:19:36 PM: i pratice about 2 a week that not good
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Post by: psychopianoman on December 04, 2005, 03:52:05 PM: I am in the zone right now, I practice 2 to 3 hours a day 6 days a week. I do not know how long this will last but at other times I go for an hour a day and take weekends off.

I have been doing the 2 to 3 hour thing for 3 weeks now. It is a good idea to rest your mind and muscles. Every so often I get players block and the most simple things stump me. At that time I know I am ready for a break (usually 2 days) and when I come back it is as if my brain has finally caught up with all the practicing I have been doing. :lol:
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Post by: PianoWizard on December 06, 2005, 07:13:33 AM: Hi All,

At the moment I can practice up to 5hrs a day, however usually I practice around 2hrs a day. Even with all this practice I still think I'm not that good as I cannot play in every key, but I am getting there.

My advice and encouragement would be practice whenever you can and when you cannot pray, practice makes perfect and perfection is a long journey so get started :D

But remember above all have fun practicing and keep God in the foremost part of your playing ministry.

PianoWiz...
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Post by: cfullw on December 14, 2005, 12:33:55 PM: Quote from: JoyCH
I was up and dressed at 6:00 am this morning practicing. And it felt great. :D

Joy

PS: I woke ev'ry body up!

That's funny, but the sound of God's music bright & early is a wonderful sound to the ear. That kind of music will also put everyone in a great mood! Be Bless. :lol:
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Post by: Joey247 on February 06, 2006, 07:42:55 AM: I practice every day for around 30 minutes on weekdays, at least an hour or 2 on Saturday and of course I play in church on Sunday. 8)
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Post by: joshua20 on February 06, 2006, 02:19:29 PM: HEY HEY ,
I try to get in at least one and a half to two hours daily.
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Post by: psychopianoman on February 06, 2006, 04:05:39 PM: Being that this topic made it back to the top I will now say I am lucky to get 30 min. a day in and on the weekends I get an hour a day. I miss playing but school has taken over for right now.
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Post by: rjthakid on February 10, 2006, 08:27:43 AM: I try to get in at least a solid hour every day. If I know I have less than an hour, I'll spend the time I do have going through my scales and progressions. Since I'm a beginner, I'll spend some time just doing progressions (mainly the 2-5-1 these days) in different keys.