You made it! You reached the end of the Beginner Guitar Course. Congratulations.

Module 22 was about consolidating everything we've learned in Grade 3, and it's time for your Practice Routine. But as encouraged throughout this Module, you're now more responsible for making your practice routine and how to fill it out to be most appropriate for you. You know better than anyone else what things you should be working on! That said, here's a starting point.

Your Suggested Practice Routine for Module 22!

5' Technique - Easy Barre Chords

5' Technique - What You Need


5' Knowledge - E-Shape Explorer

5' Knowledge - Write Your Own Routine!


5' Repertoire - Devise A 10-Song Setlist

5' Repertoire - What You Need


5' Time - Groove (Looper Or Jam Buddy)

5' Time - What You Need


10' Ear Training - Transcribing (Difficult Riffs)


10' Improvising - What You Need

Section #1 - Technique - 2 x 5 minutes

Easy Barre Chords + What You Need

Use the first Teachnique slot to work on easy barre chords. For the second slot ask yourself what techniques you need to work on the most? You should be able to identify those things and adjust your practice schedule accordingly.

Section #2 - Knowledge - 2 x 5 minutes

E-Shape Explorer + What You Need

For the first slot you have the E-Shape Explorer. However, you could start exploring all of the chords at this point! If you practice five times weekly, you work on C, A, G, E, and D, playing with each. A good idea would be to focus on just the E-Shape for a week or two, then explore a different chord shape per day.

☝️Don't skip this! The more you practice and explore your chord shapes, the more cool things you will find. The more unusual chords you discover, the more you'll be less afraid of a chord that looks different from the standard shapes you've been used to playing.

Your second Knowledge practice slot could be writing a practice routine for yourself. Please give it some thought, and focus on identifying your weaknesses and strengths. Choose from:

Section #3 - Repertoire - 2 x 5 minutes

10-Song Set List + What You Need

Ideally, you want to prepare a set list for a duet, so find a jam buddy you can play with and perform for family and friends! If you don't have a jam buddy, design a set with around 10 songs you're comfortable playing alone. Aim to play the guitar and sing, but you could try to find a singer if you can't sing!

The point is to have a set list of 10 songs that you can play all the way through! Remember to leave your comfort zone and try some easy barre chords, like B Minor or F# Minor.

For the second slot, think about your own repertoire needs. You may want to merge all of this time together or think of other aspects to include in your routine according to your needs.

Section #4 - Time - 2 x 5 minutes

Groove + What You Need

For Time, use your looper or play with somebody else to work on your groove for Time! Your focus is to work on the synchronicity between two musicians, an extremely valuable skill to develop. You can also include some practice in playing your barre chords! Fill the second slot with any practice that feeds into your ability to play with good time and rhythm feel.

Section #5 - Ear Training - 10 minutes

Transcribing

Our last Transcribing lesson was about riffs, so spend time working them out. Riffs are such a valuable thing to practice! Byt his stage, you may have figured out that transcribing can be more efficient when the time slots are chunked together. Do not feel constrained to 10 minutes per session, perhaps look at a weekly session of one hour instead.

<🎧 Please transcribe for longer than only 10 minutes. Find songs and bands you love and that inspire you. Transcribing is such a valuable thing!

Section #5 - Improvising - 10 minutes

What You Need (& Enjoy)

Also, remember the 10-minute slot for improvising. You can explore Blues lead and licks, Major Scales Improvisation, and everything we learned in previous lessons. Improvising will help you become a better guitar player and consolidate what you have learned as a beginner.

What's Next?

Take your time to ensure you have a strong foundation. "Don't be in a hurry!" is my strongest advice for advancing beginners.

👉 When you're ready… we'll see each other in Grade 4. Wow! You're an Intermediate guitarist. :)