Get ready to set up an effective practice routine for all the skills you're learnt in Module 6 :)
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So Iām pretty new to guitar. Iāve been playing for about four months, but Iām only six modules deep into JustinGuitar. When I make a practice routine (I make one for each module), I do exactly what Justin tells me to practice. I used to buckle down and practice every single routine I made, but as I go on, doing so becomes more and more overwhelming and time consuming. So how long do you guys practice? And what modules should I be practicing. I thought if each module was ten minutes long, I could practice the module that I most recently learned and then pick another two practices to do alongside that (and then song practice), but Iād love to hear what you guys do 
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Hello Finn and welcome! When I started I followed Justinās suggestion of 20 minutes 4-5 times a week. At the end of each module he outlines a practice routine and, if youāre on the website, there are two buttons next to the little media window where the video plays. One is a heart and the other looks like a square with an arrow. If you click that button it automatically adds a practice routine tailored to that module based on Justinās suggestion. Then you just go to your dashboard, click Practice, and away you go. After I could play with little to no finger pain I still followed the practice routine but then just added more time to work on songs or work on things that I was having trouble with. I practice anywhere from 30 minutes to a couple hours a day but Iāll break it up so I donāt burn myself out. Gotta stoke the fire and keep it going rather than dump gasoline on it.
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Thereās also a tutorial on using the Practice Assistant on the website showing you how to tweak a practice routine to focus on areas you want and remove things that you are solid on.
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When I started playing ten years ago, I followed Justinās lessons loosely. I started doing 15 minutes a day, every day. At first I couldnāt play for that long, my fingers hurt too much. So I did 5 minutes 3 times a day. It took me several months to where I could play my first song all the way through and once that happened, it was such a reward I soon moved up to practicing more each day as time permitted.
Now that Iām retired itās not unusual for me to play for several hours a day.
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Hey Finn! Iām new too - maybe a couple months. This is my first post 
Iāve been using Justinās app for my focused practices, maybe 3 times a week at 20-30 minutes, and then lessons and dinking around with riffs, exercises, and other songs 2-3 days/week. Iām on module 10, and youāve inspired me to make a post of my own about pacing!
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This right here is my life goal.
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Hi Finn,
Iām currently in Grade 2 and using the beginners app. Justin recommends at least 30min practice so I try to stick to this and so this is my usual practice length. When I can Iāll do up to 1 hour. Sometimes I can only fit in 15 min and thatās better than nothing.
I donāt practice as much as I want because I donāt have the time! Iāve accepted that my progress will be slow and I just simply enjoy my practice sessions. I practice on average 4 days a week but it can be more or less depending on other commitments.
What I do depends on, how much time I have and what I will enjoy that day (focusing on just songs or exercises). Some days I might focus on just a few guitar experiences that need practice so Iām not spreading myself too thinly and I can get more from the those practice sessions.
I think simply, itās you do what makes you happy, where you can enjoy learning and playing.
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HI Finn, I think youāll find that practice time and routines often ebb and flow. A good rule of thumb is to practice 20-30 in the beginning and then more as you progress and, more importantly, as time permits. Lots of shorter practice is better than fewer long sessions.
As to what to practice, Focus on the items in the module you are currently working on. Then, add specific items from previous modules you feel you want to improve on. For example, say your C ā D chord changes are not as fluid as your other changes. You can continue doing one minute change practice on it. But if you mastered the A ā E chord change, thereās no need to keep doing it regularly.
With the new App, I decided to go back through Grade one and two again, this time keeping a notebook that I can easily refer to. I added a page for the key items from each module that I want to continue practicing as I progress to future modules. I donāt do all of them in every practice; rather, I glance at the list and pick a couple items to work on.
A warm welcome to the community Andy.
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Thank you all for your help and for sharing your practice routines You guys helped me to make my practice routines more structured and less overwhelming, so thank you guys for that.
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Hi @finn1 and welcome to the community.
Itās great that you have had so many useful replies.
Remember too - have fun somewhere in your practice routine.
And, of course, my mantra, learn songs, learn songs, learn songs.
Cheers 
| Richard_close2u | JustinGuitar Official Guide & Moderator
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Retirement, or playing several hours a day? I have about 10 years to go before retirement. 
I am hoping that if I average 30 minutes a day (some days more, some less) then I should be pretty decent by the time I retire. Perhaps I will be a rock god in the āassisted living center.ā
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Trying for both actually. 
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I had guitar lessons for a year about 15 years ago (in high school) and I am just getting back into playing. Everything is coming back but Iām having a harder time āmemorizingā songs like Justin recommends. Anyone else feel like they are flying thru the lessons but kinda think they should practice more on memorizing songs?
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got the G chord nailed. Trying out a B Flat barre chord , which i m not too bad at ā¦my fingers get stage fright when going from a G to a B flat, (trying the summer of 69 bryan adams song) any tips to get from a G to a B flat?
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I deleted the pre-made practice routine 6, I was making a cleaning (I deleted every item), but I deleted the routine after adding it (because there was items there too of course and I didnāt want to search and delete only the old ones one by one), thinking to add it back to keep the practice tab clean and ready for the new routine. Now I canāt add the routine anymore, itās all greyed out, I canāt add anything from the pre-made routine to practice.
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Hi @RenanRischiotto, have you tried adding it again from the lesson tab? Can you maybe add a screen shot so we can see what you mean exactly?
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If it still shows in Practice area under Inactive Routines you need to delete from there and then be able to add it back in. Did this a few days back so should solve your problem.
Just did a quick add on for screenshots. Mod 15.
Just hit the red X to delete. Then confirm.
Now gone
Went back to the lesson and added the practice and now its in MPA
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Ok I figured it out: I added the pre-made routine 5, then the routine 6 was available again so I switch to it and deleted the routine 5.
Before trying this I manually added a test item, it didnāt work, the routine 6 still was all greyed out (curiously there was a routine named āBeginner Module 6ā but with no items on it), apparently it works like this: when messing with pre-made routines you can only work with full pre-made routines (for example if you delete the pre-made routine you want you will need to add and activate another random one and then come back to the desired routine and itāll be available again to add).
Thanks.
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