alexfroom77
Jan 31
Discussion
Hi, I have been following one of your videos on YouTube for some months and been practicing. I have everything pretty much but my timing is really off and I can't get that 'boogie' timing that you have. I can play at the same speed but when I play it its all a bit of a jumble. Hard to explain without showing you but are there any exercises you recommend to improve time? Many thanks
This is a great question! You can move on to learn the next step whenever you feel comfortable to do so. Learn as much as you like at one time.
However, I would not consider you to be at a "performance level" until you can play what you have learned smoothly and without stopping (even when you make a mistake). Hope this helps!
Thanks for quick answer. What if I can already play the test exercise? I mean this is quite slow so for next exercises, what tempo should I reach while playing smoothly to move to the next exercise? And how much time should I spend daily on each exercise?
These are good questions. Keep in mind that because this website is largely set up so that you can "teach yourself", you are in control of setting your own pace. Without hearing you play I cannot really give you my opinion on what you should do...
This forum allows you to post videos (you can also face the camera down and block the video so that it is only audio if you like). You can post a video of your progress and get feedback. In fact, I will create a NEW THREAD especially for that purpose right now. A place where people can post videos and get feedback on their progress. I think that would be helpful to everyone.
You can also take a private lesson with me if you want an hour of one-on-one guidance.
If neither of these sound good, just trust your ear. If you can play along with a recording and keep up with what your are trying to imitate then that is a good sign. If not, work on increasing the tempo until you can match it to the recording. You can also record yourself and listen back and see if you "sound good" to you as a listener. If not, try to identify your weaknesses and work on those.
Spend as much time as you need to make it work. 1 hour, 10 minutes, 6 months... it varies. If you can practice 3 -5 hours a day then you should see progress pretty quickly. If you can only put in 20 min a day, 3 times a week, your progress will be much slower. 1 hour a day, 5-7 days a week is probably the minimum requirement to see progress that makes you satisfied. That doesn't have to happen all at once. You can sit down for 20 min, 3 times a day and it will also be good.
Hope this helps.
Thank you so much. This really helps a lot. And after 3 days of using your exercises I have already made an enormous progress. I'll post some video soon :D