To improve my guitar technique what methods of practise can I use at home to better myself on stage?

It's research for a college project so any help would be great.

To improve my guitar technique what methods of practise can I use at home to better myself on stage?
Practice while standing up, and practice all the time, like I do.
Reply:Practise the chords/tab song so you know it out of the inside of your head. I would say work on your strumming/plucking techniques and work on the tone you produce! If you keep on practising it will also improve your general guitar playing. Good luck
Reply:HI,,,I use to play drums for years, now I play guitar, I also have a few friends that play guitar, no.1 get your chops down, play them over and over again, until you can play them in your sleep, nothing worse than a guitar player that doesn't know what he's doing, practice in the mirror, you might think you have some cool moves down, but you might come off looking like a dork to others, seeing yourself in the mirror will help you decide what looks cool and what doesn't,,,remember this we all copy alittle bit from someone, a close friend of mine always liked the way Jimmy Page worked a stage, so he took some of those moves and used them when he played, plus adding some of his own stuff, made for an interesting live show. do what comes natural, have lots of attitude on stage but remain humble. If someone says hey your a great guitar player, simply say thank you and that it takes alot of practice.
Reply:tablature is a good way of perfecting, or The classical guitar...if you can do the classical pieces you would have cracked it...
Reply:Depends on how comfortable you are on stage. If you're nervous and shake when you play in front of people, the you MUST never practive alone. Always practice so other people can hear you and see you; that way you'll become accustom to playing around people.


To improve your overall technique, you should learn all 7 scales, in all 7 modes, for all 7 keys. Start off by learning the more popular scales, like E and A (common blues type riffs). Once you get comfortable with that, then practice blending the modes and scales together.


But, the most important thing to remember, when learning those scales/modes/theory - is that nothing can replace heart and feeling when you're playing. The scales and modes only help you translate your emotion into something that sounds in key - but always play from your heart instead of from a scale or mode.


Happy Shredding . . .
Reply:i have the same problem but i find if you can practice with your freind in your group and pretend your on stage it will work.


also practice the songs once a day until your gig you will be amazed how quickly it comes to you.
Reply:If you're English and have Sky go to Channel 368 - they have loads of guitar programmes you can follow on there.
Reply:Get some knowledgeable friends that will offer positive criticism and try your stuff on them.
Reply:Try stimulating your partner!!!!





Just finished reading the rest of your question.... and my answers is to ignore the above, it's hardly something you can put into your project.
Reply:I used a book by Murray Philips. It's great at teaching folk guitar you can incorporate into other genres, and you don't have to read music at all! Unfortunately, it was published 30 years ago on a mimeograph machine, so I don't know where you can get it.
Reply:constantly practicing with unknown chord patterns.





constantly playing scales.





try using guitar method books, this should increase your knowledge of the fret board.





also, keep practising chords or solos that you have difficulty with - one day, you wake and you'll be able to play them
Reply:Practice the hell out of the pentatonic scales. That's really the best thing you can do. Practice at least an hour a night. Play and sing at the same time. Get a damn good instructor, they will show you what you are doing wrong and how to correct it. Hang out with musicians who are better than you. There is a lot of knowledge they can offer. Never stop playing, if that means you're in a band you can't really dig, you still need to play till something better comes along. The more experience in front of people the better. Play along with records. Learn several styles. Learn to play bass. Good guitar players are easy to find, a good bass is hard to find.