{"id":10116,"date":"2016-02-13T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=10116"},"modified":"2025-11-01T07:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T14:31:09","slug":"35-minute-guided-classical-guitar-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/35-minute-guided-classical-guitar-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Minute Guided Classical Guitar Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The art of learning to play classical guitar is actually the art of learning how to practice.<\/p>\n<p>Practice is what we spend 99% of our guitar time on. \u00a0It&#8217;s the personal engagement, moment by moment, that leads us to discover new things, build our skills, and progress as musicians.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Woodshed\u00ae<\/a>, there are many guided practice videos, most focusing in on a particular skill or aspect of playing. \u00a0This is because to play beautifully for a lifetime, it helps to have solid technique and intentional movement in our hands.<\/p>\n<p>And sometimes, we know what we&#8217;re working on and how to work on it.<\/p>\n<p>Then the matter becomes one of fitting everything into the small amount of time allotted for the day.<\/p>\n<p>So I created a 35-minute audio that will guide you through a practice. \u00a0It will tell what to do when, and remind you of things to keep in mind as you practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AKXKRsc0ifM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Before starting:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Have your guitar tuned<\/li>\n<li>Have your music ready<\/li>\n<li>Decide on 5 tricky spots on which to focus<\/li>\n<li>Decide on 2 pieces you&#8217;ve already learned that you want to maintain<\/li>\n<li>Decide on one piece that you can practice performing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>This guided classical guitar practice follows the following format:<\/h3>\n<p>Starting without the guitar:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Close your eyes and take a few breaths<\/li>\n<li>Do some light stretching and relaxing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Then with the guitar:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Slow arpeggios<\/li>\n<li>Slow scales<\/li>\n<li>Faster arpeggios<\/li>\n<li>Faster scales<\/li>\n<li>Exercise #1<\/li>\n<li>Exercise #2<\/li>\n<li>Learning new music, or sightreading<\/li>\n<li>Work on tricky spot #1<\/li>\n<li>Work on tricky spot #2<\/li>\n<li>Work on tricky spot #3<\/li>\n<li>Work on tricky spot #4<\/li>\n<li>Work on tricky spot #5<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance piece #1<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance piece #2<\/li>\n<li>Full performance practice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s amazing how much you can get done in a half hour or 45 minutes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-practice-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">if you&#8217;re focused and organized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Guided-Classical-Guitar-Practice.mp3.zip\">Download This Guided Classical Guitar Practice Audio (MP3)<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The art of learning to play classical guitar is actually the art of learning how to practice. 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