A Guitarist's Guide to Better Practicing with Peter Huttlinger

Peter HuttlingerпїЅs amazing guitar technique didnпїЅt just happen. He developed it over the years, enhanced by good practice and exercise regimens. As a guitar teacher with more than sixteen years experience, Pete knows that the most important thing that players need is guidance in their practicing routine. He has seen guitarists playing a piece for years, making the same mistakes over and over without knowing how to fix the problem.
Now, with this powerful lesson filled with invaluable advice and insiderпїЅs tips, you can increase your guitar skills and perfect your playing style through proper practice routines. YouпїЅll learn how to isolate the problem phrases in a piece of music, use a metronome to build solid rhythm, increase your picking speed (flatpick or finger style), train your "muscle memory," and, perhaps most importantly, learn how to manage your practice time for sure results. Pete provides numerous scales and exercises to help you gain fingerboard knowledge, strengthen your fingers and develop right and left hand coordination. Finally, youпїЅll put it all to practical use by learning to conquer a dazzling instrumental, "The Monaghan Jig," taking it apart phrase by phrase using PeteпїЅs practice method.

This is a lesson that will benefit all guitarists. Whatever level you are starting from, youпїЅll see the quality of your playing grow by leaps and bounds, and youпїЅll get more pleasure from your music making.

Lessons:
Introduction & Instructions (15:10)
Five Fingerings for Major Scales in Closed Position (11:41)
Five Fingerings for Open String Scales (3:52)
Using the Metronome (9:00)
Chromatic Scale Exercises Using the Metronome (8:09)
Monaghan Jig (19:03)
Right Hand Exercises (6:05)
Exercises Based on Villa Lobos Etude (2:38)
Exercises for Both Hands (5:21)
Conclusion & Outro (3:31)