What you’ll learn
- Choose a suitable repertoire.
- Keep going through small mistakes.
- Practice in sections.
Before you practice
Pick songs with a few chords and a comfortable tempo. Quick changes, barre chords and syncopation can make a song harder even if it uses few chords.
Practice the chorus, then the verse, and join them when each section feels steady. A short section played well teaches you more than stopping repeatedly through a full song.
Increase the tempo gradually and record yourself once a week to track timing, clarity and confidence.
Lesson exercise
- Choose a sheet marked easy.
- Play each section three times without stopping.
- Play the whole song at 70% of its original tempo.