The 4 Pillars Of My Guitar Practice Routine

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[ericcarpenter]

This should be mandatory watching for everyone who plays. Not just beginners. Learn songs and play with others are such great things. I never learned as much as I did when I finally joined a band. I was a bedroom guitars player for the first 7-10 years. When I played with friends, in the first month I learned more and connected dots that never made sense before that. So important but most of all, it was fun. Even though I was by far the worst player in the room, I had fun and learned so much. I’m still the worst in many situations but but that drives me and makes me feel like a musician. And bottom line.... it’s just more fun. Great video Michael, much love from Tulsa.

[johnshanesyandtheaccommoda]

I love that you left the sneeze in! I also love the selflessness of promoting friends and other teachers other then just yourself. You’re a cool dude, thanks for sharing your time with us man.

[jackh]

The biggest thing I've learned from this gem of a lesson is that that I'm a total Slacker!!!! You're a Bad ass bro. Thanks for inspiring me to practice more!

[datboi]

Hey Michael,
I came across your videos a couple of months back (while I was looking for people who had the same reaction to Billy Strings as I had) and I've been glued to your channel ever since. As a kid in my early teens I had an interest in guitar and learned the standard crowd pleaser songs but never really went anywhere with it and got bored of it soon after. Now in my 20's, watching your videos over the past few months has given me the motivation to pick up the guitar again and try a bit of busking. In hindsight bluegrass may not have been the easiest genre to start learning but hey I'm enjoying it. I just want to thank you for your super high quality content and inspiring lessons. Your the best man.
If you're looking for an artist of react to I'd suggest Molly Tuttle playing "White Freightliner Blues", she's damn impressive

[jeremyjamesmusic]

I think you just gained another student, my friend. Love your channel.

[nicolofasoglio]

This is easly the most inspiring video I have seen in a while

[scrub_jay]

Love your point about playing with others. Victor Wooten has said this for many years, novice musicians should be mingling and jamming with more experienced players in the same way that a toddler learns to speak by speaking to adults. It allows for a broader perspective as the learner, knowing that expressiveness, articulation, cooperation are often WAY more important than just playing the "right" notes all the time.

[jackh]

Very awesome lesson! Thank you Michael. There are a hand full of teachers that I lean on for my development, and I'm so grateful to have come across your channel months ago!

[romaholcomb]

I had to watch again and take notes, very inspiring. I just hope I live another four or five years lol. Love y'all.

[MichaelHCornell]

This was just a really nice pep talk that helps keep you on course, which we all need from time to time. Felt really good to hear, thanks!

[AlvaroZabalaArt]

Love your stuff Michael, started guitar 6 months ago. Loving it.

[ChristopherSweetman]

Well Michael, this is a great video from a pedagogical perspective (I love to use the word pedagogical whenever I can, it makes me seem cleverer than I actually am) but it is also really encouraging. I also have to say, my favourite part is watching you play!! It is loaded with feel and it is easy to tell that you really love playing. Thank you for being such an encouragement.

[thejmacify]

Coming from a place where I'm trying to use the basic Level 1/L5 as physical therapy, this is really intimidating. I hope to, one day, look back at this with a smile and remember how hard I THOUGHT this WAS.😊

[strumbum]

You know you're in the groove when your sneeze comes in time. Thanks Mike always love the videos and guitargate.

[ebarker]

Mike, I just recently found you on YouTube. Love the videos and the content. Really has reignited my passion for guitar. LOVE all the theory you give us.

[adriandesantis]

Glad I found you! People so often forget to take a step back and review the thought process of practising! Thanks for your great insight!

[atibakojo]

I like what he is saying very very real.👍🏿👍🏿👏🏿👌🏿✌🏿

[danieljordan]

Michael, there are so many things I want to say about this lesson, but probably the most powerful thing and the reason that I became a lifetime member at your Guitargate.com site is that you are 100% real with your videos. In a Facebook perfect picture selfie my vacations better than yours world, it is SO refreshing to have someone just be real and let life happen around them when making videos. I am a dad and I LOVE when you stop interact with your kids in videos, or do a react with a stain on your shirt or messy hair. You don’t edit the imperfections out of your videos (sneeze) to clean reality out of them and I cannot say how much weight this adds to your words and instruction in my mind. I am working through the second lesson at Guitargate trying to get down the major and minor 1, 3 & 5 forms which I currently suck at, however I hope to look back on the videos I have made and see the growth. Thanks again, and keep being you, brother!

[heartstringssound-Doug]

Thank you Michael! I am a new student of your course. I appreciate not even having to ask you your advice on great practice...and with great explanations. Thank you also for your course. I like the content.

[maxpuppy]

This channel is the best guitar channel on the net, Michael speaks my language he goes right to the heart of the matter and I totally get everything he is saying. Some channels are brutal and painstaking it takes an hour what he teaches in 3 minutes. Great teacher.