Hey
see this thread has been posted a lot of times
but i have never got a perfect answer
so here are my questions
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1)How should i practice,what should i practice,how much should i practice?
As much as you can manage. But remember it's about
quality not
quantity. The kind of practice you do effects your long term trajectory. A simple rule:
if it sounds too good, you're not really practicing. Avoid the tendency to waste long hours going over familiar, comfortable territory. Pinpoint weaknesses and work on improving them. Doing simple things well is key. Better to have knowledge that's a mile deep and an inch wide than an inch deep and a mile wide.
2)Should i practice daily?
If you're serious, you should get sticks in your hands as much as possible. Everyone needs some time off and short hiatuses can actually be really good for accelerating progress. But, in general, aim to get sticks in your hands daily, or at least 5 days out of 7.
3)Should i practice technique or keep learning songs and learning the song techniques?
Yes! There is an important role to be played by stepping out of context and working on technique. Piano players play scales until they're blue in the face. Drummers play hours of
Stick Control, for example. The trouble with only learning song-specific techniques is that those techniques aren't always going to be applicable elsewhere. So you could end up with knowledge a mile wide, but an inch deep.
That said, it's important to take new techniques and work them into context so that they become part of your musical vocabulary.
As mentioned above: a good instructor will help you to key in on your weaknesses and give you exercises to correct them. They'll also get context-based stuff (songs, tracks, repetoire) in front of you so that you can apply what you're learning. What some are trying to say - albeit a bit harshly - is that it may be time to hunt down a teacher and get serious about practicing. I think that despite the tone, the impetus behind these thoughts is good and in the interest of helping you out.
Put down the mouse and get at it!