Welcome back for part two! Last month we discussed several important topics that I felt were monumental in my growth as a player. Those were: understanding subdivision, learning to read music, developing your ears, and learning to write charts/roadmaps. Once I was able to understand and utilize these ideas, my playing took a huge leap forward. Trust me, it will do the same for you. If you missed it, please go back and check it out. For this months article we will take a look at the four remaining topics: recording yourself and listening back, effective looping, proper practice structure, and always using a metronome and counting. Recording yourself and listening back is something I’ve been doing almost as long as I’ve been playing. I’m not sure why, but for some reason I just instinctively did this. I’m so glad I did. This enabled me to hear how I was […]

August 2022 Issue