• Show Off Your Routine

  How I TAC – Take 2

  Posted by TJ… on April 29, 2021 at 10:34 am

  (my first post seems to have disappeared, trying again!)

  1.) How many days per week do you play?

  I have dedicated 5 days per week to practice (Mon-Fri), an hour each session. I usually get in bonus practice on weekends.

  2.) What time of day do you play?

  I play after dinner, instead of watching TV.

  3. Where do you play?

  Wherever I am (see pic)! We have an RV and try to get out as often as possible. The beautiful thing about acoustic guitar is I can play almost anytime/anywhere! But, when I am home, I have an office/recording studio and I practice there.

  4. What was your guitar life like before having a guitar routine & how has implementing a consistent guitar routine helped you? (if possible name 3 ways).

  Before I had a consistent routine I would watch various how-to videos on YouTube, read/listen to Hal Leonard books, etc. I would learn a new chord or start working on a song. But, I wasn’t really progressing. After applying a routine to my practice:

  1. I started building core, foundational skills. I started working through exercises which strengthened my fingers and brain (like going to guitar gym) and started to see progress.
  2. Similar to making dental hygiene a habit, having a dedicated guitar practice routine has made guitar more of a habit. I don’t have to plan for it or thing about it, I already have a solid routine. As an aspiring song-writer, I am now more able to get ideas out of my head through the guitar
  3. Adopting Tony’s view of the guitar (and music in general) as an ‘epic journey’ has helped me to frame things in my mind in such a way that this is, pretty much, fun! I know where I was 2 years ago when I started guitar and TAC. I know where I’m at now. I know where I want to go next and I have the tools to get there and enjoy the JOURNEY.

  5.) Bonus Question: what is one non-guitar item that is a must have in your guitar routine?

  My iPad. When I started TAC I got an iPad with cellular. I use this to watch and work through TAC exercises, skills, and daily challenges. So long as I have either cellular or wifi service, I am able to get online and work through TAC.

  Guitar Geeks Unite (and hope to see you all at ALF 2022!)

  Sincerely,

  Todd J. Haser (aka Master-TJ)

  

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