My practice routine: - Watch youtube video - Sadly look at guitar
@stevenchavez3353
3 жыл бұрын
-read this comment -try not to make eye contact with the guitar
@bdawg4431
3 жыл бұрын
This hurt my soul
@ericgamliel8500
6 жыл бұрын
Also, don't skip leg day.
@nika-og4vu
6 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna work on that.
@robertmoore3643
6 жыл бұрын
I make it a point to walk and play my guitar most days, does that count?
@aniketyelwande6106
6 жыл бұрын
Damn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
@chnacr2
5 жыл бұрын
Do pedalboards count?
@aniketyelwande6106
5 жыл бұрын
Chandan Acharya yess they may 😆
@sfd2570
4 жыл бұрын
Disclaimer: Only practice polytonal arpeggios if you are willing to loose loved ones.
@aWildJersh
3 жыл бұрын
seriously though lol i cringed during that part and begged for mercy
@GUPRPEET-Singh
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic observation. Especially c maj and f# maj together 😂
@joehernandez5600
7 жыл бұрын
Does watching your videos count as practice? :)
@RickBeato
7 жыл бұрын
Come on Joe! Haha!
@BillPhillips2000
7 жыл бұрын
Joe Hernandez Actually, watching Rick's videos are transformative. They are providing a clarity that didn't exist before I became aware of the concepts they illuminate. I am forever changed....
@BillLarkinmusic
7 жыл бұрын
Totally. I love music theory too!!
@TheZenytram
7 жыл бұрын
ok now you are illuminated, have practice how much since then?
@BillPhillips2000
7 жыл бұрын
I practice 4 hours daily and have done so consistently for years. I wish that I could practive more! This doesn't include personal projects or tracks for clients. My practice time is structured to improve on my skills and musical understanding. I attempt to apply everything I learn to situations I encounter in sessions and so forth. Thanks for asking. How about you?
@jingitbaby
7 жыл бұрын
I would like to add that at the end of your practice session play something you enjoy, maybe one of your favourite songs. It's not really practice as you already know the piece but it help keeps the major element of why you play your instrument, because its fun :)
@guitardude4700
5 жыл бұрын
Yes keep it fun. We’re not accountants! We’re artists. But I agree with everything Rick says. Awesome stuff
@karthurhyer
5 жыл бұрын
My advice- do both! Play what you like then work on something new.
@paulhenke1149
4 жыл бұрын
yes i think that’s what way too many people forget
@naturligfunktion4232
4 жыл бұрын
jingitbaby I thought so too :)
@hztan1263
3 жыл бұрын
I didn't do that and that's one of the reasons I almost quit.
@GeorgeSPAMTindle
4 жыл бұрын
When I was a teenager (more than 40 years ago) I asked a musician how he made his playing look so easy. His reply of 'just practice until it is easy' is some of the best advice that I have ever had. I just wish that he's also told me to steer clear of crazy women.
@beeonthyme5760
4 жыл бұрын
How do you know they are crazy until it's too late? Hope you had fun with the craziest ones while it lasted. 🤗
@GeorgeSPAMTindle
4 жыл бұрын
@@beeonthyme5760 The crazy ones can hide it very well. They were great fun, until they break into your home and are waiting in your bed for you.. The craziest one hung herself from a lamp post outside a house where I had lived for a while, the sad thing about her is that I'd never slept with her, probably because by then I'd learned how to spot the craziness.
@dietrichparrinelli6847
3 жыл бұрын
Question: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Reply: Practice, baby. Practice.
@jeffjones9448
3 жыл бұрын
My junior high band director told me, among other great musical advise gems, that crazy women would be my downfall. He was correct...
@1mataleo1
2 жыл бұрын
Well, at least you know to steer clear of them now; some people never learn
@lionofzion1
7 жыл бұрын
man, now I consider you my teacher, I'm writting while watching your videos, I feel like I'm in a classroom, thank you very much
@BillPhillips2000
7 жыл бұрын
lionofzion1 I feel the same way!
@akf2000
5 жыл бұрын
Same but in Google while I watch, just looked up altered chords.
@ignacioperandres
2 жыл бұрын
Endeed
@robinreidmusic
7 жыл бұрын
Wow ! I have been a full time saxophonist for 40 years and I never had the chance to go to school because of life circumstances, but I always stole from my alto gods Phil Woods and Cannonball Adderley and my tenor gods of Stan Getz, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, (on both), and my all time favourite Dexter Gordon. I studied classical clarinet, but where I grew up, great knowledgeable jazz teachers didn't exist. I think of my playing as being able to speak a language without being able to read and write it. I play a lot of the things you explain, in my vocabulary, but didn't know the technical and theory part of it. I have learned more about theory in your videos in the last week then I have had in the last 40 years. Your enthusiasm and energy have me practicing like crazy, and I can't believe how you have inspired me. Keep up the great work Rick. I thank you from the bottom of my heart and soul. I teach privately to young people and have used a lot of your techniques of listening and transcribing because in the 60 and 70s that is all I had. Stealing ideas is not stealing, it is research and development and I tell all my students that if you want to play you must listen for 10 hours for every hour you play. Cheers and keep them coming, you are an inspiration to thousands. We must keep this music going and developing new talent all the time.
@aeksinsang932
6 жыл бұрын
Robin Habermehl well said. I steal get tired of it rephrase it my way and now it’s mine! That’s the trick I think
@ivangushkov3651
5 жыл бұрын
Oh damn, I love the "stealing is not stealing, its RnD". The other day I was going to learn a new bassline, and 5 minutes into it, I drifted towards just noodling in the key. I ended up discovering a really cool sounding lick and made my own bassline around it. More or less similar rhythm, totally different sounding. Very true statement!
@Ystadcop
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, Robin. The man is inspiring.
@NahreSol
6 жыл бұрын
Really cool!! I learned a lot from this video, it's the best video on all around practicing I have ever seen!!
@timothyholmes4588
4 жыл бұрын
Rick has completely inspired my playing and songwriting. best channel ever .
@NyashaKeys
3 жыл бұрын
Story of my life
@kaidenkyler335
3 жыл бұрын
You prolly dont care at all but does someone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb lost the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me
@adrianandres4928
3 жыл бұрын
@Kaiden Kyler Instablaster ;)
@RyanJamesOfficial
Жыл бұрын
It’s a big part of our job as music teachers to teach people “how to practice” It’s often overlooked. I’ve been teaching for 15 years but I’m always looking to improve my methods. You’ve helped me a ton Rick. I’m happy to say that you and I have a similar method and philosophy on “how to practice” and it’s given me more confidence as a teacher. I respect you a ton and to see that I do this similarity to you, helps me feel like I’m doing it correctly. You know, as a teacher yourself, that you have days you doubt yourself. With so many students needs on the table, sometimes we can beat ourselves up and thjnk we aren’t serving our students needs, but this is often just imposter syndrome and not real. Your videos help me either remember that I know what I’m doing…. Or give me new perspective and helps me improve. Thank you so much.
@alexanderprill3460
8 жыл бұрын
It is totally insanse how much information you pack in every single one of your videos you are talking about things in a 17 Minute Video that can take you easily 5-10 years or even your whole life. Keep up that good work ;)
@darrenaitcheson1675
6 жыл бұрын
Phwew... I need to quit my day job
@abejacgot
4 жыл бұрын
Or just don't sleep...or just face it, you're a recreational player. Accept mediocrity and enjoy whatever your limited time allows.
@GimmeJimmy23
4 жыл бұрын
@@abejacgot I assume you're the best in your zipcode . . . If not, you're preaching to the choir.
@DBenfordMusic
8 жыл бұрын
i enjoy your videos. dedicated rhythm practice is what I feel you left out. exercises dedicated to developing a strong sense of pulse and syncopation. using the metronome as a gauge of time and not the time keeper when practicing.
@santuccipontarelli3763
6 жыл бұрын
Derrick Benford shut up. He knows what he's teaching just listen 👂🏽
@inyourfaceicity5604
6 жыл бұрын
+Santucci Pontarelli Dude, chill out. Rick specifically asks for comments at the end of the video.
@1mataleo1
5 жыл бұрын
He asked for comments, douchebag
@zandewilson
5 жыл бұрын
Phrasing and rhythm is #1 for me
@denpossible20
3 жыл бұрын
@@1mataleo1☺️
@billville111
7 жыл бұрын
Don't do what I did. I'm that guy who can't play without a mistake. 20 times without a clam is the key, unfortunately I learned this at 59 years old. Xlnt video.
@luciocastro1418
7 жыл бұрын
billville111 Oh my god, this advice is gold. I just recently learned this and my playing drastically changed. The Key is playing something at a speed where you can comfortably play without any mistakes, and where you can control everything. Then gradually speed the tempo from there. A LOT of people think they are just not talented (myself included at one time) Where in reality they are just practicing to fast.
@jaylozier4083
7 жыл бұрын
Practice makes permanent, as one mentor told me, and never play anything faster than you can play it perfectly, said another.
@pixelatedparcel
7 жыл бұрын
zu0832 yep, that's the way I see things...
@mattgilbert7347
6 жыл бұрын
That's incredibly retarded. He has regrets. Let him be with his regrets. Don't give me that "just be grateful" stuff. Imagine practicing for DECADES and never getting there. Would you be grateful?
@buzzcrumhunger7114
5 жыл бұрын
"I got 3 kids, I name 'em Bill, Bill, Bill..."
@huenna
4 жыл бұрын
Good thing I stumbled across it during quarantine! Hooray Corona?... I guess?
@gabrielvalentep
7 жыл бұрын
You Sir deserve a medal for this video!
@regnifelrub
4 жыл бұрын
I've been searching KZitem a lot for videos about the psychology and technique of practicing a musical instrument (since it can be a very lonesome and discipline affording job as we all know) and where do I land? At the good old Rick Beato. Thank you for this very dedicated and authentic and heartfelt lesson. I especially like the fact that you're not hooked to a certain genre or era or even instrument but combine them without prejudice but with naturalness. Just the way it should be. Things coexist. :-) Thanx again.
@rini6
4 жыл бұрын
I need to quit my job and study/play music for eight to ten hrs a day. 😂😂😂😂
@wassimtab3881
5 жыл бұрын
i can't believe you're making such good content for Free, You really help me in my journey as a musician Thank You so much Rick, Keep on the Good Work
@ChuckSilva
7 жыл бұрын
Please show us some good guitar practice regiments :)
@eddiegeorge4047
7 жыл бұрын
this can and DOES apply to guitar
@alonsomiranda2598
7 жыл бұрын
Hey you are such a great Example of an AWSOME TEACHER
@slippe.physter50
6 жыл бұрын
this reminds me of the old joke , ''who's the guy that hangs out with with musicians? ...the drummer'' drumming for 38 years and still have so much to learn... thanx Rick
@bellmeisterful
3 жыл бұрын
He told students don't practice what you know, practice what you don't know. I told my students there's practicing and there's jamming. Jamming is what most people do all the time which is playing stuff they already know. Practicing very few do which is playing and doing things unfamiliar to them. The people who practice are the ones who gets better very quickly. So, the same thing at its core. 😅
@KyunghweeChoi
5 жыл бұрын
I tell my students to have a very specific achievable goal or goals with each practice session. Broadly defined, it is to be able to do something you weren't able to do before. It can be as straight forward as playing all the right notes or it can be a little more nuanced like improving your phrasing & tone or learning a new piece or really anything to improve yourself as a musician. Practice is a habit building activity. So I also emphasize playing things accurately since your body will get more used to whatever you do more of. If you play a piece 10 times & mess it up 9 times, you'll get very good at messing up (usually happens at same location for most students). It takes some discipline & patience to have focus to zero in on trouble spots to improve but the reward is so worth the effort. At least that's my approach to my own practicing & also what I try to teach my students. Thanks for great contents!
@wbiro
5 жыл бұрын
5:39 I heard 10 times... as for arpeggios (and chords), I only do them to warm-up (which is essential on the keyboard - you could destroy your hands playing rock without warming-up, where the entire keyboard shudders if you're playing it 'properly'), then I get into the songs, On the electronic keyboard, to develop my hearing sensitivity, I can choose a bad electronic voice to practice with (one that doesn't resonate, where I have to work harder (mentally) to make it sound good). As for accuracy, when recording a new song on the keyboard, I record takes until I finally get it right (or right enough), and then I move on to the next track - on the theory that art does not have to be precise - it can be human, especially since computers actually exist now (back in the 1970's one wanted to sound as fast and precise as a machine, now you want to sound human again)... As for mistakes while performing, it is how you handle them. For example, when improvising, there are no mistakes - you work off of whatever just happened. I also have a 'three mistake' rule - the audience will forgive up to three mistakes (I forgive many more - I look for the art between the mistakes, or what was intended)... As for recording, what is curious is when I am learning a song, and I think I have it down (no mistakes), I hit the record button and... mistake mistake mistake mistake mistake - I'm making mistakes where I never made mistakes before (cursing helps cure it, I've noticed, as does pounding on the keyboard) - it is like they were all waiting until I hit the record button, and then my brain cells died, and I have to work them all out all over again... I think the record button interferes with the 'feeling' that memory works on, where memory works on 'feeling' passages, and then you are distracted by the record button and lose the feeling, and thus you butcher the passage, and you have to remember the feeling again in the 'new environment'. On memory on the keyboard, after not playing a piece for a long time, which hand I was looking at when I first learned it is a factor in memory - sometimes I cannot remember a passage if I am looking at the other hand... Finally, having a lead sheet is essential if you are going to play something that you recorded years ago and have not played since (and it will be a heavily-correct lead sheet if it was obtained off the Internet and it was created by a tone-deaf person, and none of the solos are present and parts of the song are missing), where you learned it just enough to lay down an acceptable track, and then you never played it again (Paul McCartney said he did that with Hey Jude)... As for solos, if they are not iconic (and thus not worth repeating note for note - they were just a collection of tired clichés), then I just get the feeling, and create my own version, hitting on the essential moments, or just drop the lame solo altogether (I condense songs and move on), which goes for those horrible long introductions during the 1970's (when every rock artist thought he was also a great composer, and his great piece required a great long introduction) (they were torturous)...
@SeanWilsonPiano
8 жыл бұрын
Wow!! Great job Rick, lessons are incredibly informative...
@perfectbeat
7 жыл бұрын
Just listening to the entire video makes me feel mentally tired. :-)
@julianossa3578
7 жыл бұрын
dont practice what you know
@santuccipontarelli3763
6 жыл бұрын
Julian Ossa practice what you don't know 🤷♀️
@gavinwarner3480
6 жыл бұрын
K-wow is my rap name now
@michaeljconway5983
6 жыл бұрын
Exactly! But there are so many things I don't kwow, I don't kwow where to start!
@aeksinsang932
6 жыл бұрын
Kwhoa! ok kween speller 😉 😝
@mrdfac
5 жыл бұрын
Does this not depend on what aspect of music one is practicing? What if one is working on a specific "feel" one is trying to improve? Music is more than notes. :)
@drummerjeroensimons
7 жыл бұрын
Ow... I forgot to mention: Also think basic: Eat sleep and do fitness and... For your concentration: Do meditation/Yoga and practise your brain solving simple calculations, first count 1 to 100 and back, then... simple calculations 2 : 12:3, 2+79, 13x11, etc.... Think simple work wonders...And dont forget your taking care of being sensitive human and inner critics and nurturing your inner child, loosing ego....;);)
@guitarpaintings9319
7 жыл бұрын
This is great stuff although I think you should beware of the message you are transmitting. I think this is great advice for someone aspiring to be a professional musician. However, there is a huge majority of musicians that are not getting paid for what they do and therefore cannot dedicate themselves full time. I am one of those and I've often felt very frustrated because I have great gaps in some of these categories. This frustration comes from the feeling that if I don't have all these things, I cannot really play music (as if I was faking it). It's taken me a while to be able to come to terms with the fact that I have limited time and limited talent, but that doesn't mean I can't make music.
@justinjatherley
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent point! I learnt that another alternative is to practice and cultivate the skills to execute at the level you are at and in the scenarios you find yourself in.
@TheBassMan533
7 жыл бұрын
Rick talk about the things you SHOULD practice and the information is true in that regard. Everyone aspiring to be better, professionally or not, should practice all of those skills if they want to be a well rounded musician. Optimally, you would spend every free moment of the day practicing these things, obviously that's not possible for the majority of people. In that case, you should just spread this practice schedule over a period of time (a few days, a week, a week and a half or whatever), to always be hitting all of the subjects you need. More condense practice of the 'right things' usually leads to faster result, but it doesn't mean that the same work spread out over some time is worthless. Just do your best.
@apzzpa
6 жыл бұрын
Ouch, where is your compassion and light-heartedness?
@MichaelWilliams-qw8yd
6 жыл бұрын
Do your thing man! It's all good, and if you work some of the other stuff in over time you'll only be that much better for it...
@aeksinsang932
6 жыл бұрын
It’s SACRIFICES, and core values. It means you value other things in life at a greater level
@jimmyman513
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Rick. I'm 56 years old and trying to take on a new instrument. I'm 4 months in on the piano. It's a struggle sometimes and this info really helps.
@123jkjk123
5 жыл бұрын
Rick does in a day what would take me a year (if I'm lucky).
@HealthcareHeart
5 жыл бұрын
Dylan
@ToastedCigar
5 жыл бұрын
I use quite a lot of time for practicing. Not 10 hours like Rick did in high school, but still I practice piano 60-75 minutes a day and guitar 30-60 minutes a day. I also compose music and study music theory almost daily. All in all I spend at least 3 hours a day focusing on my musicianship. I'd also add, that recording yourself is a great way of practicing! It helps your timing, and you hear your playing from a more critical point of view, since recordings reveal your mistakes.
@GuitarHero890
Жыл бұрын
Me: Plays literally a jumble mess on the piano Rick: Ah, so thats a G over C with the G altered and the 5th and 9th are both flated with the 7th sharpened which means that....
@felodrummer9033
3 жыл бұрын
THanx, so cool, super fan of your channel, u look grayer back in 2016 , rs ,, thanx for everything Rick , li learn a lot, from Brazil
@musicmax7
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for what you do! Love your videos! You mentioned about the practice log. How to keep a practice log? Could you make a video on this subject? I think there are many approaches to do it. What do you think about it? Thank you
@RickBeato
8 жыл бұрын
Max Malyshev Great idea Max! Will do thanks! Rick
@raymondchou9550
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rick, great video! Definitely a lot for me to take away here. I wanted to add slow practice, and mental practice. I find that if I can visualize every single note perfectly in my head, I never make a mistake when playing. However, if I can't do that, then I make mistakes exactly where my mental game is weak. So when I'm away from my piano, I can just "practice in my head." For slow practice, I play at like half tempo, or even a third tempo to test my memory. (For others reading - it's surprisingly difficult!)
@FiliFilizzola
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick, how about a video on what to practice for producers/sound engineers/mixing engineers? How and what to practice for someone wanting to improve as a mixing engineer for example? Ear Training for frequencies, pan, compression. Awesome channel! Thanks for all of this.
@delroyguild5504
7 жыл бұрын
You mention (at 17:16) keeping a (staff) notebook of practices and "I remember practicing that, let me work on that again". How do you 'catalog or index' your practice notes to be able to find them again?
@zaqintosh
7 жыл бұрын
DelRoy Guild I was wondering that too. A computer I find waaaay easier. especially because I can link to videos where I learned something, I tend to write a description about what I learned and why, and I can plaintext search it. Only draw back is I don't have a simple way to write tab that isn't painful (in Evernote). An IPad + Evernote is actually ideal. You can write what you need to, and draw what you can't write :)
@marksoberay2318
7 жыл бұрын
zaqintosh i was gonna suggest Evernote!
@arpeggiomeister
5 жыл бұрын
I am a rock musician and I work a full time day job. I wish I could put in the time to do all of these things but I only have 2 to 4 hours a day to practice. As such I have had to decide what is important to me, and more importantly, what isn't. I have not needed sight reading as a skill. I am primarily a rock musician and in all my years of playing rock there have only been 2 people I have ever seen show up with sheet music to practice. For the vast majority of people I have played with we all memorize the music. We figure it out by ear, tabs, You Tube lessons, etc. Another skill I have not put a lot of time and effort into is improvisation. Most of the solos I play are written. I feel that a written solo will always be better then an improvised one. I am speaking strictly for myself on this point. Could start a fierce debate. lol When a solo is written and rehearsed I know exactly what I am supposed to play and it reduces mistakes thus improving my live performance. I focus most of my practice time on technique. My time is limited and technique is what pays the most dividends for me.
@cygnusx-7440
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Rick. Important point... You can practice/study/advance by listening, but you have to listen INTENSIVELY (jotting things down, dissecting, learning and digesting) in order to move forward. It DOESN'T happen by osmosis. (Great 'two cents worth' from someone who actually hasn't applied it very well....)
@musicdcs4953
4 жыл бұрын
Quarantine is the perfect time to do stuff like this!
@olivermirez6667
Жыл бұрын
Awesome tips, Rick. Thank you!
@philipbrown2225
6 жыл бұрын
it would be awesome if in some future generation everyone gets a guaranteed basic income so if one wants to they could spend 6 hours a day transcribing music. great video , insanely thorough
@Maydoggie
3 жыл бұрын
I am an older (61) intermediate player. I'm not gifted as a musician, but I am willing to work to get better. I play bass at church and guitar at home. I spend time working on playing, practicing, and studying. I've learned a good bit about the basics of music theory over the past year, and I'll continue working on that. On your suggestion from one of your other videos, I am practicing minor pentatonic patterns. I' just started that this week, so I am working on pattern 1 and 2. I'll add the other 3 patterns until I have them all down pat. I'm going to add the scale building (C,D,C, C,D,E,D,C, etc.) to my practice time as well. I also try to always be working on a piece that's beyond my current ability level. My mindset is to control what I can and accept my limitations. I know theory much better than many guitarists that can play circles around me. (How do you get a guitar player to stop playing? Hand him some sheet music. LOL) But I have a mathematical mind and I use that part of my brain to understand theory. That's a strength that gives me a positive boost that will hopefully help offset the frustration I have with my fumbling fingers. Maybe one of the best pieces of advice I have received in the past year is to reduce tension in my mind and body when I'm playing. It amazes me how much that helps. Thanks for all your good advice, Rick.
@claudiowiesflecker413
5 жыл бұрын
Playing along to really great tunes will cover: transcription, technique, sound, FEEL!!!, style, music history,...
@austincouto4652
3 жыл бұрын
No one: KZitem captions: "what's up guys it Rigby Otto"
@Marcin79W
Жыл бұрын
I feel like practicing new things upskills what I already knew, especially when it comes to technique. It's like the old stuff grows in the background while I practice some new things. And general progress is faster this way, rather then if focusing too much on stuff I already know. Thank you for the video!
@msmith53
5 жыл бұрын
A 27 hour day helps or a great brain! Best suggestion that I used with my students was the LOG of practice which allows a view of what you have and have not included in the routine! AND sight reading skills that constantly need honing! I ran a big band that met weekly for 20 yrs that was used for developing solos and sight reading skills. We had over 600 charts to fuel that activity and NO vocalist to pander to! Lol. LOVE YOUR TEACHING AND THIS SITE! It might save some people at least three hours a day....?
@ivorwm2291
5 жыл бұрын
I wish that I had heard this when I was a clarinet major. I was so ignorant. No one ever explained to me how to practice and how to get the most out of practice time. You are such an inspiration. I'm in my sixties and I want to really learn how to play piano. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge. I really appreciate it.
@waltercarter6163
5 жыл бұрын
Frank, Bing, James Brown and Glenn Campbell never read a note of music in their lives. James Brown couldn't even read English. All 4 didn't know dick about musical theory. All 4 considered to be musical geniuses. Hard to say who was the smartest of the 4. I think Campbell was the most versatile but James Brown invented "the one", a whole new genre' of music. Frank had whole musical career and the reinvented himself twice more, for a total of 3 complete careers in popular music. Who can do that?
@vernonpurdue928
5 жыл бұрын
Yep, the self taught almost make a mockery of the long hard years spent slaving over musical theory. I won’t discount the value of knowing theory but it’s really something else when top shelf musicians can prove isn’t actually necessary. Les Claypool springs to mind. Not as big a name as those on your list but still a fully fledged legend and genius imho. Pretty sure I remember an interview where he said he never took a bass lesson in his life, nor does he read sheet music. Yet he’s one of the most innovative bassists I’ve ever heard with chops to match the best of them. Primus’ music confused Winamp to the point it simply gave up and assigned the band it’s own genre and called the genre Primus.
@leoj227
5 жыл бұрын
One thing that recommend to my students is to record themselves when they practice. Sometimes they think what they play sounds better than it really is. Recording yourself from time to time I think helps with technique and sound quality. Also, an interesting thing you pointed out was how often musicians can't play through an entire piece, top to bottom, non stop. Being in a drum and bugle corps, we had to memorize an entire show, which is usually about 12-15 minutes.
@autocrow
6 жыл бұрын
I practice and learn the things that I want to play. Uploading videos of myself playing on KZitem is a great way to keep a log of what I've learned and how I played it. Also I can see improvements over time and it gives me motivation because I get to share my music with others. Videoing also helps me to critique my own playing because I see and hear things that go unnoticed simply playing. Can't correct it if you are not aware of it! Theory is also great to learn and helpful for playing anything. I also keep a notebook for notes and a song book for songs.
@ExSteeb
7 жыл бұрын
I think another great thing to make sure you're practicing are other people's songs/music alongside your normal routine, because you can learn so much from them. Whether it's new musical ideas or maybe you just start to see how the things you've been practicing interact.
@0ptimus
4 жыл бұрын
what happened to the video of you running that cycle that everyone was talking about with the 3rd and 7th note around the circle of fifths? i cant find it anywhere. I can remember you saying it was the greatest thing you practiced.??? Everyone was talking about it sounding like bach or bird.? Please help.
@victorwilliams5131
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video
@luizraein
7 жыл бұрын
I've been watching your videos for a while. I'm still kinda noob in guitar, been taking lesons for 2 years. My practice starts with warming up on artilations of my fingers (i'm 27 years old, its really slow improvement but ima get there), then I do some vamps, scales, arpeggios e odd licks (love those), then keep playing songs I wrote (the fun and chill part) It all takes around 4 hours everyday, and 10~16hours on weekends thanks for your videos, its been a great help, I'm still trying to understand the uses for melodic minor scale. Love from Brazil
@Draxtor
Жыл бұрын
KZitem auto caption called Rick “Rigby Otto” just now. Wowzer 😮
@TIMOWHITEBUFFALO
6 жыл бұрын
Just what I needed to hear...!!! Wow...here I thought I was doing the best I could as a songwriter...but you have humbled me to dig a lot deeper...I am in Nashville and see these songwriters who can barely play and do the cookie cutter formulas...but I want more from myself...even If I dont write a hit song...I want to satisfy my soul...That is why I started playing music as a child...Thank you....
@Me-tuber
5 жыл бұрын
I totally missed the rhythm practice. How would you tackle that if you wanted to grow fast and efficiently ? I have the impression most musicians including me really need to invest more time on it.
@glennjones6004
4 жыл бұрын
I once had the good fortune of having a conversation with Ike Willis, a twenty-five year veteran of Frank Zappa's efforts. I asked him, "So what was it like living the life of a pro?" His answer was, "You will work your ass off for eighteen hours a day for those three hours under the lights." Something that I have heard in one form or another from every music teacher I'd had worth their salt. Gotta do the reps...
@antoniocaruso1702
4 жыл бұрын
I'm having some issues with my practice routine: as a jazz guitarist I find myself practicing the exact same points that Rick lists in this video, but recently I feel like the technical part of my practice routine takes me nowhere as I keep doing the same 4 exercises in an obsessive way trying to reach for perfection but eventually not getting there, and that pisses me off a lot because as a jazz musician I feel like I have complete knowledge about certain scales and modes and almost total ignorance about some others mode. I guess the ideal way to practice for me would be to study each scale / mode exercise only one at a time for a given amount of time every day, and say do that for a week for each scale I'm focusing on in that period and then be satisfied with what I've done, but I get stuck in a loop where I'm unsatisfied about how I practiced that scale and I keep going back repeating it without really improving at it.
@leaccordion
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry man but I need to answer. Jaser: French meaning; to Chat endlessly for the pleasure of talking or gossiping or to make modulated sounds, i.e. babble. Since it all started in New Orleans formerly a French colony many people in that area spoke French, therefore musically speaking “jaser” became Jazz. Essentially Jazz evolved into jam sessions which were in effect-An informal gathering of musicians to play improvised or unrehearsed music. Jam Session = Jazz in whatever style or genre. 1. Blacks coming from Africa had rhythm, intricate beats on drums to communicate with other tribes but were lacking in melody and structured harmony. The late 19th century into 20th saw the emergence of American blacks using European instruments to express themselves as best as they could. Their music evolved at a phenomenal speed with most musicians having little or no musical training. Since these musicians were from another continent Classical or European popular music was obviously foreign to them. The rapid ascent from dixie-land to jazz snaking across blues and gospel produced great composers and influenced numerous musician composers in every field. So what does that have to do with your dilemma...well...you’re not playing strict orthodox classical pieces so maybe letting go and applying the knowledge you already possess will bring back the joy of playing - more jam sessions ??? Don’t be like me, beating yourself up constantly to be perfect, which I never will be. Let go and have fun! P.S. I finally followed my advice. There is a limit to practice. I ain’t ever gonna be a pro anyway. Rick's practice advice however is genuine and excellent. The human spirit is eternally creative if left alone to do its thing. No clever intellect need apply.
@antoniocaruso1702
3 жыл бұрын
@@leaccordion This might be the best comment reply I've ever received yet. Thanks a lot man. Just a few days ago I heard Mike Moreno on some yt interview saying that the best music we've had comes from times where people didn't get to study jazz or anything like that, they just played what they heard and spent a lot of time on their instruments. This kinda had me thinking about the weird nature of music, which is so spontaneous and simple but so intellectualized and feared at the same time by people like me who try to study it. Also, pandemic isn't helping at all with the already lacking jam sessions. I'm gonna try to listen to your advice. Thank you a lot
@tronlady1
5 жыл бұрын
This guy has incredible knowledge about EVERYTHING MUSIC. Never ceases to amaze me. He must have tremendous discipline.....
@theminotaurs
5 жыл бұрын
Some people have a confluence of characteristics that mean huge success. You can 't be missing any of the factors, it's the aggregate. Talent, physical stamina to work many hours at what they love, a favorable environment. If you want to be a movie star, extraordinary beauty. There are probably many poor children in India who have huge musical talent and may not even know it due to extreme poverty.
@theminotaurs
5 жыл бұрын
The tricky thing for us mediocrities is that these greatly talented people are often NOT AWARE of their talent, but they are, of course, VERY aware of the work the put in. So they try to be helpful or humble and say if you just work a lot you can do it too, which only a few can.
@MelodyProsser
6 жыл бұрын
This was very informative and helpful - thank you! I also feel intimidated and overwhelmed. I am a singer that does not play an instrument, but I do want to learn to play piano. I have taken lessons as a child and in my early adult years and no one ever gave me an overview like this, which is probably why I never made it past Grade 3 piano (we have a grading system in Canada for learning instruments). I will be practicing as if l was eating an elephant - one bite at a time!
@rawkinj6609
4 жыл бұрын
Practice what you don't know! The problem also is not having a teacher tell you your doing it wrong and how to do it correctly and what you should work on! Thanks! My girlfriend started playing piano with some app. She likes it and is learning notes, rhythm, chords, keys, chord building etc... i'm impressed. She played a bit of guitar when in high school but i SEE THE LIGHT IN HER EYES! I'll send her this way soon!!!
@fredbroussard6858
5 жыл бұрын
A portion of my evolving practice routine: I accidentally learned what I think is a Berklee arpeggio exercise that might be considered a Dominant7, Min7, Maj7, min7b5 version of CAGED. After years of ineffective, useless noodling, I finally decided to do what my Kung Fu teacher said, which was to get good at something, do it 1,000 times. I decided to learn the Eb dominant arpeggio up and down the neck, and practice this arpeggio up and down the neck 1,000 times, in increments of 100 times per day. The first day I did the Eb dominant7 arpeggio, it took 1 hour and 57 minutes to go through 100 reps up and down the neck. The second day took 1 hour and 53 minutes to go through 100 reps. The 3rd day took 1 hour and 32 minutes. The 4th day took 1 hour and 28 minutes. 5th day took 1 hour 25 minutes. By the 10th day (and 1000 reps), it was down to 1 hour and 14 minutes. Interestingly enough, I moved to the Ab dominant position. It felt like starting over again, as it took 1 hour and 56 minutes for the first 100 reps. But I was down to 1 hour 16 minutes to perform 100 reps by the 4th day. But within those 1000 reps, I've probably had maybe 2-7 perfect reps in a row. So to get to 20 perfect reps in a row might take 3,000 reps of me going through the entire dominant 7th arpeggio up and down the neck. FWIW, I tried using a metronome for some of my practice. Personally, I'm seeing mixed results. It seems the metronome is good for pacing and getting into a steady rhythm and not hurrying through pieces where you need to slow down. But in contrast, it felt like the accuracy and speed came through just performing 1000 repetitions without a metronome. Again, YMMV. I'd love to know what Rick's experience was like when Rick was first learning guitar.
@johnnyd63
4 жыл бұрын
On the 10th day,you got evicted by not paying the rent because you got fired for missing work because you practiced too much.
@EXHellfire
5 жыл бұрын
for drummers, there's a Matt Garstka video on Drumeo about focusing practice and efficient methods that serves as a very good rhythmic equivalent to this
@anthonysilva5312
7 жыл бұрын
Rick: as usual, great stuff. When I went to Humber college for music, practicing was central to my life. Unfortunately (or fortunately) , my career turned into a non-music day job with family responsibility and such, so a 3-5 hour per day practice schedule isnt practical. Can you suggest a condensed routine for say a rock or jazz guitarist. Love your videos buddy. I've met a lot of great musicians and you are certainly up there.
@davidepetrocca
4 жыл бұрын
Grazie Maestro! Thank you for sharing your Knowledge.
@fellow026
5 жыл бұрын
I usually practice something sober until I feel that I have it down. Then afterwards, I go out and get a six pack, drink that, and if I can still play it, I'm confident that it's ingrained.
@zekayman
5 жыл бұрын
I like the way you think haha
@santuccipontarelli3763
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent Teacher 👨🏫 and Great Father ❤️🎶
@softwaredeveloper6791
8 жыл бұрын
I saw a recent study that suggested it's possible to progress faster by practicing something a slightly different way each time it was played. Different tempos is one way, but would it be useful to practice arpeggios with different patterns of accented and unaccented notes, or in different keys, etc?
@RickBeato
8 жыл бұрын
That's correct. Always alter you practice routine slightly.When my son is practicing scale, he does both long-short and short-long rhythms. It helps increase your speed quicker than playing the scale faster and faster. Thanks! Rick
@odisseu9945
8 жыл бұрын
+Rick Beato what does that mean, long-short, short-long? thanks
@RickBeato
8 жыл бұрын
1/8 note - 1/4 note would be short-long and the reverse would be long-short.
@odisseu9945
8 жыл бұрын
+Rick Beato thank you very much for your reply and thanks for all the great videos!
@hYpYz
7 жыл бұрын
I'm self taught guitarist and I've been practising speed and accuracy by slightly increasing metronome speed on scale and chromatic exercises. When you write 1/8 note - 1/4 note you mean change how you subdivide the beat each run or do you let them ring out at differently ? I hope I'm not asking some stupid question :)
@lairdey
2 жыл бұрын
Love this stuff, Rick. Not everyone is this way, but while we’re talking about time spent on each pursuit, I always work better under a time constraint. It sharpens my focus to know that I have exactly X amount of time to work on something and it seems to bolster the quality of the practice.
@emichail88
7 жыл бұрын
Hey Rick, great video! Something I find very helpful as well, after practising physically and establishing the information, I try "practicing" mentally the tunes or technique in vivid detail while driving, on bus etc,... What are your thoughts on this subject ?
@ChristopherDowning
4 жыл бұрын
There was a well known jazz player who said he needed to get the melody perfect 50 times - then he could start working on the jazz. So playing 50x seems like a good discipline. Although I know I had a whole load of students who would find reasons not to do repetition. But once they did it for a week - their progress was so huge they would be convinced. If you didn't want to cound then you could use a timer - just work out how long it takes to play one bar / two bars/ four bars / whatever then multiply it by 50 - so a four second phrase x50 = 200 seconds = 3 minutes 20 seconds - so get a 3 minute egg timer - you're set!
@firlyofficial8298
4 жыл бұрын
The youtube's automatical sub-title improvises your name to "Rigby Otto", what kind of Jazz Harmonization is that ?? Ps : keep going Rick love your content
@fredbroussard6858
5 жыл бұрын
In this video, Rick said 20 perfect reps would be good to replicate something when you wanted to. This is helpful. Many moons ago, my Kung Fu instructor said during class, "100 times to know, 1,000 times to get good at, 10,000 times to master". My working metric/theory is that somewhere between 1000 to 3000 reps of practicing something, you'd get 20 perfect reps in a row. YMMV.
@trinitydiaz4804
6 жыл бұрын
I wish I knew of you when I was younger... I'm 30 years old and I haven't played in a way that I want to be better. Just know whatever song I was digging and I wanna play it too. Besides that...man, I wish I expanded more than just learning other songs. I should watch your videos from the beginning. Thank you for spreading your knowledge.
@dk70
5 жыл бұрын
You should probably keep in mind that the practice routine explained in this video is at the peak level and most people cannot achieve it, either because of time constraints or just lack of will (this is a big one, lets be honest). I think the first rule he mentions goes as a principle: practice what you dont know and what you would like to know. Sometimes i wana get better at sweeping or other times i feel like i dont progress because i lack some music theory so i will practice that. Rick is a musical multitool and not many people are as well-versed and encompassing in their knowledge of music. I guess, it just comes down to, "what goes in comes out", so if you arent seeing progress you are either not practicing enough, or you are doing it wrong.
@skrie
4 ай бұрын
I've never practiced. (Piano) I just played for 40 years and I still sound like someone who practiced for 6 years. So yea... practice people!
@richardhawkins2647
4 жыл бұрын
I never really have 'a' practice, so much as several in the day. Usually about 30 mins each. 1st session is scales, technique, chord drills and sight-reading. 2nd is tuition book work. 3rd is repertoire. As well as that I'm usually trying things I see on youtube interspersed throughout the day! I need to shake things up again though, as I have a whole new load of stuff I want to practice and something might have to give.
@carlosalicea6969
4 жыл бұрын
I would like just to learn basic everyday chord progressions....with that I will be happy .....any advice
@curls6778
5 жыл бұрын
@Rick Beato Regarding the „20 times correct philosophy“: does that mean twenty times correct at the original tempo (I assume it does)? If so do you bring the line up to temp and then stay there until you get it correct 20 times, or do you practice it until you get it right 20 times slow and the go up a notch in tempo, repeating it 20 times at every tempo until you have reached full tempo? An when that’s accomplished, do you practice the whole chorus/solo until you get it right 20 times (probably not, since at this point you can’t fail at any line and given that one should be able to hear the complete solo in ones head, won’t mix up lines) Anyone else is welcomed to answer as well, I’m curious about the process people are using for this.
@eduardoinke2943
5 жыл бұрын
I wish I had had this advice 30 years ago...
@jbcraipeau
7 жыл бұрын
A note for those who are not familiar with transcribing : 1) do only small phrases for solos or bars for chords progressions etc. And not too difficult otherwise it could be a bit depressing and you could have a lot of "wrong notes". I did a lot of vocal arrangement transcriptions and I remember the first one I did was a Take 6 song, way too hard for me back then haha 2) the best is also to compare your transcription with someone else's one, or the edited version if available! Good tool to check and learn from your errors if you have some. Fantastic video ! Happy to follow you
@ΣταμΔετσης
2 жыл бұрын
First thing metronome
@UglyBunnyJase
5 жыл бұрын
This video in summary: practice everything every day, learn everything about everything :D jk - love your holistic thoughts on getting better at music. Sub'd!
@UglyBunnyJase
5 жыл бұрын
@@aylbdrmadison1051 Haha I do too; I mean, i'm almost 36 and he's been my bunny since I was born. No matter how ugle he gets I'll always adore him :)
@rini6
4 жыл бұрын
I have been playing piano since childhood and I’m learning guitar. Unfortunately, my practice has been spotty. My teachers have motivated me. This video makes me realize I could do much more
@DaddySantaClaus
5 жыл бұрын
I'm practicing arpeggios while watching tis video ,my strategy to really internalize something ,being able to play them like if it was just breathing ...
@michelledawnharpist
2 жыл бұрын
being a harpist that studied jazz, we had to transcribe mostly only from other instruments. I think this was very valuable and got me out of a lot of "automatic fingering playing" and focusing on what I was actually playing ! I think any instrumentalist or even vocalist could learn from other instruments!
@kdawg789
4 жыл бұрын
What would you recommend for the 1 hr a day player?
@gregernst7926
6 ай бұрын
I am so glad I stumbled upon your channel ( I’m guessing it was Steely Dan’s fault)and have already seen most of your videos. Thank you for teaching us.
@neoaureus
5 жыл бұрын
Practice ....driving and recording at the same time....
@SuperLeica1
5 жыл бұрын
Well, that was a great load of good advice! Sorry to bother y´all, but here comes two more details. 1. When practicing complicated high tempo showoffs, practice backwards! Meaning that once you know the entire contents, polish the last part first, then the second last, and so on. Thus you´ll improve the performance flow and avoid weak bars between the parts. Try it! 2. When rehearsing a band´s new song, once everyone knows their roles, finalize the rehearsal in total black darkness. That´ll raise the collective awareness on how it sounds, and make it tighter.
@HealthcareHeart
5 жыл бұрын
Eb m
@cofftps67yago94
2 жыл бұрын
5:34 Another big thing about repetition is that REPETITION LEGITIMIZES
@tomprice3258
4 жыл бұрын
All great advice! Thank you, Rick!
@flyjoseph6355
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos, they're all really interesting and inspirational
@josephagoglia9482
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much - I wish I had you as a teacher growing up. Awesome!
@FittyNiner
Жыл бұрын
I enjoy Rick’s interviews, but this bit about how to practice is just wrong, I think. To be fair, I couldn’t watch after the mention of the Hanon exercises. Those are such a waste of time and terribly mind-numbing. Above all, it is important to be playing music. But Hanon exercises are not at all musical - you might as well be playing a typewriter. Furthermore, they don’t even teach proper technique. The emphasis on high, arching fingers is not appropriate for the modern piano, where one should rely much more on the wrists, arms, shoulders and even the torso.
@metteholm4833
2 жыл бұрын
I like Hanon - and The Russian Method (by Mr and Mrs. Conus) sort of the "russian Hanon". I have reached a point, where the two schools seem to "meet". Very giving! I am, from here, trying to swim by myself. No arrogance attempted.
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