How is your practice? I've created this form for my students to answer:
Goals
when did you start playing guitar?
what is your lifetime goal for playing guitar?
what is your goal one year from now?
what is your goal 6 months from now?
what is your goal 2 weeks from now?
what is your goal 1 week from now?
what is your goal in the next 24 hours?
what was your goal 1 week ago?
what was your goal 2 weeks ago?
what was your goal 1 year ago?
Foundation
Teacher...
Do you feel that you are receiving the music you want in your lessons? Y / N
The amount of music that you would like to receive? More / Less / Just Right
Coach... who is your coach? who is rooting for you? Parent? Spouse? Friend?
Do you receive positive encouragement at home to practice? Y / N
Does your coach know what you are practicing? Y / N
Does your coach know your goals? Y / N
Is your coach around when you practice? Y / N
Do they listen and give you feedback? Y / N
You the guitarist...
Do you enjoy practicing? Y / N
Are you practicing the music you get in your lessons? Y / N
Time
What is your typical practice schedule for the week...
Is your practice schedule a regular routine, day and time? Y / N
How many practice sessions do you have in one day? 1 / 2 / 3 or more
how much time in each session? 5 - 15 min / 15 - 30 min / 30 - 45 min / more
to match your goals, how much practice do you need....
Take time to write out your ideal schedule below:
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to the best of your knowledge, write out your actual schedule:
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Content
what do you practice...
RH technique (Velocity, Rasgueados, Arpeggios with open strings) Y / N
LH technique (Finger Independence, Hammer-ons, Pull Offs) Y / N
Coordination (Scales, Arpeggios, Patterns) Y / N
Sight Reading (Standard Notation, Tablature, Guitar at Sight book) Y / N
Ear Training (Listening to a recording and playing it on the guitar) Y / N
Critical Listening (Using headphones) Y / N
Studies/Etudes/Little Pieces Y / N
Repertoire/Songs&Solos/Big Pieces Y / N
Do you improvise, compose, make up songs? Y / N
Do you follow a specific routine (i.e. 15 min technique, 15 min repertoire)? Y / N
where...
do you have a practice room/space that is dedicated to practicing? Y / N
Is your practice space always setup and ready for you? Y / N
are there distractions in your space (TV, people, phone/computer)? Y / N
Do you play while watching TV/phone/computer? Y / N
do you have a music stand? Y / N
do you have a sturdy guitar stand? Y / N
Overview
does your practice match your goals? Y / N
Do tell...
anything that you would change to make your practice more productive and enjoyable?
