How To Become Your Own Guitar Speed Trainer & Get Results
Tons of guitarists look for exercises with the goal of getting faster – but few actively train themselves to play guitar with tons of speed.
Training refers to practicing with specific goals in mind to refine and improve your skills, not simply hoping that practicing a lick might help.
When it comes to guitar speed, there are 3 critical skills to train and improve to get faster:
1.
Efficiency
2.
Consistency
3. Conservation of energy
Use the concepts in this article to train yourself to improve these skills and become a lightning fast guitarist in no time:Train Efficiency With Few Notes And Speed Bursts
Making your guitar practice more efficient = more results in less time.
What is a very common way guitar players waste their time and practice inefficiently?
Answer: By practicing the same things they have already mastered in order to correct the mistakes of things they haven’t.
For example:
You may want to master a speedy guitar solo or lick…
If you make a mistake somewhere in that lick, does it make sense to repeat the entire lick to correct that mistake OR focus like a laser on the problem area?
I think you know the answer to this one!
The first thing to do to find your mistakes and practice efficiently is to know the difference between what it feels like to play guitar perfect versus sloppy, as explained in this video at 5:22:Once you’ve used this idea to find your mistakes, train your guitar speed and accuracy efficiently to correct the mistakes using the ideas below.
Become More Consistent Using High Rep Count Practice
It’s been said that you must do something 18 times before your brain fully masters the concept.
Yet, most guitar players only practice to get something right once or twice.
It’s no wonder it takes most people so long to get fast at guitar!
Focusing on breaking down a fast guitar lick into smaller chunks of notes and getting in high repetition counts doesn’t take as long as you’d think – and it helps you play faster guitar licks with better accuracy in less time.
This video explains the concept of practicing for high repetition counts:Train Yourself To Conserve Energy Using As Little Fretting Pressure As Possible
Seems like a simple concept, but using less energy to fret notes leads to faster more effortless guitar playing.
Why?
People tend to grip the fretboard much harder than they need to.
This extra tension causes excess energy and movement in your fingers, which leads to mistakes (in general) and fatigue-based mistakes as well.
Training yourself to use less pressure to fret notes may seem like a very subtle skill, but it pays off big time for your guitar playing speed.
Here’s how to do it:You now understand three powerful ways to train yourself to play guitar with faster speed, less mistakes and more perfect notes.
The next step is to find a great guitar teacher to work with and create a lesson plan together to reach your guitar playing goals fast!