Module 5 Practice

Module 5 Complete. Well Done! 🎉

Feels good, eh? :)

At this stage, you’ve learned so many fundamentals. It should all start to come together and make sense. Let’s set up a new practice schedule to improve all the guitar skills you’ve learned. For this stage, we'll have a 20-minute practice session. This plan will cover everything we've learned in Module 5!

 

Here are some guitar practice tips to remember: 

• I recommend committing to 4 practice sessions a week.

• Don't over-practice - it can lead to finger pain.

•  Study a bit of music theory - a little theory goes a long way! 

• Get confident playing and anticipating metronome clicks

• If you’re really digging playing a few songs, add them to your songbook 

• Use the right pick - thinner picks are more suitable for beginners.

 

💡 Under the video, click on the 'Practice', and save the pre-made routine for Module 5. You can edit and access the items in your Dashboard.

 

MY PRACTICE ASSISTANT 

The best way to practice the guitar is using My Practice Assistant - a fantastic tool to keep you accountable and motivated. :) Make sure you log in to your JustinGuitar account to make the most out of your time and track your progress. Once logged in, go to your dashboard. Select the Practice tab, and off you go!

Of course, you can edit your routine as you wish. :) 

 

20-MINUTE PRACTICE BREAKDOWN 

Here is my recommendation for a typical 20-minute practice session at this stage:

• Finger Stretch: 2 minutes

•  C Chord Perfect: 1 minute

• Perfect Chord You Struggle: 1 minute

• OMC Am to C: 1 minute

• OMC C to Em: 1 minute

• Strumming (Any pattern, focus on timing): 2 minutes

• Come As You Are riff exercise: 2 minutes

• Song work: 10 minutes

 

YOU'LL BE READY TO MOVE ON WHEN…

• You can get around 30 chord changes in one minute

• You’ve memorized all of the chords you’ve learned so far – A, D, E, Am, Dm, Em, and C

• You’re feeling more confident with rhythm and are fairly consistent with keeping the hand moving, preferably with a metronome

• You can get through the Come As You Are Riff. Not perfect, but have some fun with it!

• You’re able to play at least one song that uses the C Chord most of the way through.

 

Keep up what you’re doing! You’ve gotten so far already. I'm proud of you.

If you feel unmotivated from the guitar sometimes, know it's normal. We've all been there! Make sure to take breaks and enjoy your practice sessions. The guitar should be a source of pleasure, not pain. Well, some finger sore sometimes. :)

 

See you on Module 6, where we’ll finally explore how to play the G Chord - with only two fingers! 😯