{"id":1687,"date":"2020-01-28T06:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T11:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2020-01-25T22:34:09","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T03:34:09","slug":"a-word-about-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/a-word-about-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"A Word about Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"1688\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/a-word-about-practice\/guitar-weights02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/guitar-weights02.jpg?fit=720%2C540&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,540\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A590 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1287779165&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"guitar-weights02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/guitar-weights02.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/guitar-weights02.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/guitar-weights02.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"barbell and guitar\" class=\"wp-image-1688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/guitar-weights02.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kenpulsmusic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/guitar-weights02.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This post is for friends who are musicians, especially those who play guitar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my life\u2019s joys is teaching music theory and classical guitar at Florida Southwestern State College. I have recently expanded my website to include more resources that I have shared with my students. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/guitarpractice.html\">A Word About Practice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How often should you practice? What is the best way to structure your practice time? Here are some encouragements on how to get the most out of your practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/guitarexercises.html\">Student Exercises, Scales and Arpeggios<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These exercises for Classical Guitar are designed to help you acclimate your hands to the guitar, learn the fretboard, and develop good technique and tone. I will be adding more to this page in the days ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional music, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/guitarmusic.html\">Student Resources and Music for Classical Guitar<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/guitarhymns.html\">Hymns for Classical Guitar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/bachmusicforguitar.html\">Music of Bach for Classical Guitar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/weddingmusic.html\">Wedding Music for Classical Guitar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kenpulsmusic.com\/christmasmusic.html\">Christmas Music for Classical Guitar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post is for friends who are musicians, especially those who play guitar. One of my life\u2019s joys is teaching music theory and classical guitar at Florida Southwestern State College. 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