A serious student should practice three to four hours a day1. Here is one way to help you jugle the different areas of work.
A two-session day | A three-session day |
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08:00-09:30 Session #1 (Playing duration: 60-90 mins) | 08:00-09:30 Session #1 (Playing duration: 60-90 mins) |
11:00-19:00 Lunch, Rest, Dinner, Other commitments | 09:30-10:00 Rest |
19:00-21:00 Session #2 (Playing duration: 60-90 mins) | 10:00-11:15 Session #2 (Playing duration: 30-60 mins) |
I do not recommend squeezing 4 hours of practicing into two sessions. | 11:00-19:00 Lunch, Rest, Dinner, Other commitments |
_ | 19:00-21:00 Session #3 (Playing duration: 60-90 mins) |
Session #1
- Warm up (2-5 min) - Low intensity
- Flexibility (~10 min) - Low-to-medium intensity. Open harmonics
- Stability (~10 min) - Low-to-medium intensity. Long tones,
- Mobility (~10 min). Scales, Clarke
- Rest (2-5 min)
Important considerations
- Spread the sessions throughout the day.
- Plan sufficient rest and try to be well rested for each session.
- Balance high and low intensity work
On Warm Up
On Rest
There are many ways of structuring schedule.
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See an article about practice quantity. ↩︎