{"id":195285,"date":"2021-03-12T06:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=195285"},"modified":"2022-08-02T04:07:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T11:07:51","slug":"split-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/split-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Split Practices for Faster Progress and Easier Scheduling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would we progress faster on the guitar if we practice twice a day instead of once? Of course! But is this really feasible?<\/p>\n<p>Even if each practice is relatively short, we can see great gains when we add a practice session to our days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nZSWB5ZNBjQ?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Nature of Learning &#8211; Starts and Stops<\/h2>\n<p>The brain prefers starts and stops. It puts more importance on the beginnings and endings of events.<\/p>\n<p>We tend to remember the start and finish of movies, adventures, conversations, and more.<\/p>\n<p>And guitar practice is no different. We are most likely to recall and learn the material we focus on at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-practice-log-journal\/\">beginning and end of a practice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So we can optimize for this. We can use this natural tendency to get more done in less time.<\/p>\n<p>Within a large practice, we can take a short break (even a few seconds) to stand up and move our bodies. This \u201cresets\u201d the clock and our brains are a little better at learning.<\/p>\n<p>We can also switch from one practice area to another, contrasting area. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/timer\/\">timer<\/a>\u00a0can help remind us of when to switch.<\/p>\n<p>And we can also break one, large practice into two smaller practices. This helps us learn faster, and also may fit into the schedule more easily.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Benefit of Two Practices per Day<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine two practices a day. This could be morning and night, afternoon and before bed, or any other configuration. The benefits abound.<\/p>\n<p>If working on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/memorize-music\/\">memorizing<\/a> a piece of music, we have the extra opportunity to practice recalling it. If working on smoothing out a difficult chord shift, we have an extra go at the choreography.<\/p>\n<p>This bonus review can greatly speed up the rate at which we ingrain movements and learn deep lessons.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">One Practice Can be Short<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note: one practice can be short. Even a few minutes gets us the benefits.<\/p>\n<p>For example, just 5\u201315 minutes first thing in the morning or just before bed is fine. In fact, reviewing the day&#8217;s practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/before-bed-review-nightly-guitar-routine\/\">just before bed<\/a>\u00a0is a time-proven method to improve faster on guitar. We can do this on guitar, or as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/shadow-practice\/\">shadow practice.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And if times are busy and our time limited, we can make both practices short. This allows us to maintain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/flow-momentum-phrasing-words\/\">momentum<\/a> without carving large blocks of time into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/how-much-guitar-practice\/\">our daily schedules<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would we progress faster on the guitar if we practice twice a day instead of once? Of course! But is this really feasible? Even if each practice is relatively short, we can see great gains when we add a practice session to our days. ? The Nature of Learning &#8211; Starts and Stops The brain prefers starts and stops. 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