This book is like no other. It won't teach you how to play the guitar: there are dozens of effective methods for that. It will teach you how to practice the guitar efficiently so that you can improve your guitar as quickly as possible in the shortest time possible. You will be able to play harder and faster scores. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) ADVICES FOR MOTIVATION TO PLAY guitar ------------ Dissociate working the guitar and playing the guitar ------------ Law of Least Effort ------------ Select the scores ------------ How often to play the guitar per week and for how long? ------------ Warm up ------------ Vary musical style ------------ Is it necessary to learn to read music to play guitar? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) GUITAR WORKING TECHNIQUES ------------ Imitate great guitar players ------------ Shift the beginning of the piece at each session ------------ When you fail Accidentals ------------ Scribbling ------------ How to practice a difficult section in a piece ? ------------ Avoid degradation of a piece over time ------------ The work of musical nuances ------------ Boost your progression: face new challenges ------------ How to learn by heart? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) TRAINING TO PLAY THE guitar IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE OR PREPARE COMPETITIONS ------------ Marathon workout in preparation to perform in front of an audience ------------ Discomfort zone techniques. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4) THE WORK OF THE guitar VIRTUOSITY ------------ Virtuosity is mastery ----------- ------------ The metronome's work of mastery and stability ------------ Working on sections where the notes are very fast ------------ Back-nibbling technique: for the ultra-difficult ------------ Regularity workouts for difficult sections ------------ Working on a difficult section: x3 x5 x8 repetition ------------ Use the metronome to learn difficult and long sections that include various rhythms ------------ Structure of a working session. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKSHEETS