Few Tips To Practice Your Guitar In A Healthy Way

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Aug 24, 2017 · 3 min read

Admit it sooner or later- to become a good guitarist, you never need to practice beyond your limits. Just the correct skills, proper posture or body position and adequate practice- this is what turns a common, newbie guitarist to a rock star.

However, there are lots of common guitar myths that need to be busted.

For instance, getting the best guitars is not a guarantee to get superior in music too. No doubt you could invest to get one from the Breedlove Discovery Dreadnought Series, but it needs serious considerations to hit the correct chord and take care of your body too.

Some of the best healthy guitar practicing tips are as follows:

· Get A Guitar That Is Comfortable To Play: Your comfort while playing an instrument ranks on the top. Choose a guitar which is easy to handle and poses no troubles while playing. If you are a beginner, consult an expert.

· Ensure Correct Hand Positions: It’s difficult to explain this in few lines of text, but let us give it a try. Do not bend your wrists in extreme posture in any direction. Guitarists pay no heed and keep the left wrist a hulking frontward, or have a tilted back right hand wrist as they fingerpick. Probably, you could get the best guidance from a teacher.

· Breathe Deeply To Be Comfortable: Music emerges out best when you are comfortable. Do not hold your breath while playing the guitar. Practice to breathe while playing and breathe deep. This eases your nerves and also offers better comfort to the body.

· Get Essential Breaks: Even the most expert guitarists need constant breaks from their play and so do you. It is advised to take a break in about 20 minutes of practice. This helps the brain to learn quickly and your mind would never get overcrowded when you choose to get lots of elements at a time.

· Get A Sensible Warm-Up And Practice Routine: Going hard without adequate warm-up and practice sessions could definitely hurt your body. Therefore, always obey the warm-up sessions before and keep track of your body posture- your head, shoulders and breath etc. to be appropriate. Start with a slow play and gradually increase the level. Also, do not hang your head way too forward to hurt your muscles.

· Guitar Is Good; Music Is The Best: The difficult techniques to play a guitar sound easy when you know the real concepts of music behind it. Do not incline yourself only towards learning the guitar. Rather, try to get the musical idea and techniques of what you play.

In short, getting the best sounding guitars and finest Breedlove guitar accessories is easy, but keeping a comfortable position of your body could be a bit tricky. And all of this comes with practice.

Again, you never need to practice 24 hours a day. Know your limits, excuse yourself for breaks and take care of your body need to be a truly healthy rock star.

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