For teaching kids, I customized my version of Rocksmith 2014 to show the fretboards and musical notation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r61mz8sqGog You can also use Chordify with visual aids and...
For teaching kids, I customized my version of Rocksmith 2014 to show the fretboards and musical notation.
You can also use Chordify with visual aids and play along to any song that is on youtube.
I usually use these to warm up or to toy around with things I am not used to playing.
Scales with a metronome/backbeat is a good way to go, too. You want to be able to play at any speed. Technology is a great way to augment your playing.
There is a difference between the way virtuosos practice and professionals who are not quite at virtuoso level. In essence, you can practice "smart" and not hard, but you are going to have to always push yourself when you do practice. For that reason, I really like Rocksmith. When I get too bored, I switch bass guitar or piano.
In the end, I usually pick an hour of music to be up to practice on, so I can always be ready to play a set, but you should eventually reach the point where you can start to drop in on any group of musicians and keep up.
Playing with other musicians should definitely be part of your routine. Nothing makes you learn faster.
If you have the technical wherewithal, you can make any song into a custom file. With this tool, you can easily, and while having fun, delve into a lot of styles that you would otherwise never bother with.
After ten years, it is probably legit of a hobby enough to start recording and composing music. I use Anvil Studio to work with musical notation, then mix stuff up in FL Studio for backing tracks, usually just remixes of songs I like or my own inventions, then plug in my guitar and just record over it, old school.
Native Instruments has Guitar Rig, which allows you to get any guitar sound without buying a ton of gear. You can layer tracks over each other pretty effortlessly, like this...
For teaching kids, I customized my version of Rocksmith 2014 to show the fretboards and musical notation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r61mz8sqGog
You can also use Chordify with visual aids and play along to any song that is on youtube.
I usually use these to warm up or to toy around with things I am not used to playing.
Scales with a metronome/backbeat is a good way to go, too. You want to be able to play at any speed. Technology is a great way to augment your playing.
There is a difference between the way virtuosos practice and professionals who are not quite at virtuoso level. In essence, you can practice "smart" and not hard, but you are going to have to always push yourself when you do practice. For that reason, I really like Rocksmith. When I get too bored, I switch bass guitar or piano.
In the end, I usually pick an hour of music to be up to practice on, so I can always be ready to play a set, but you should eventually reach the point where you can start to drop in on any group of musicians and keep up.
Playing with other musicians should definitely be part of your routine. Nothing makes you learn faster.
If you have the technical wherewithal, you can make any song into a custom file. With this tool, you can easily, and while having fun, delve into a lot of styles that you would otherwise never bother with.
After ten years, it is probably legit of a hobby enough to start recording and composing music. I use Anvil Studio to work with musical notation, then mix stuff up in FL Studio for backing tracks, usually just remixes of songs I like or my own inventions, then plug in my guitar and just record over it, old school.
Native Instruments has Guitar Rig, which allows you to get any guitar sound without buying a ton of gear. You can layer tracks over each other pretty effortlessly, like this...
https://instaud.io/3jea
And recording yourself is absolutely another important part of getting better because it gives you the chance to objectively spot your mistakes.
Good luck.