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practicing amiiamii... without developing injuries
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machopicasso
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RE: practicing amiiamii... without d... (in reply to ptmikulski)
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When focusing on exercises for improving technique, I think a good strategy for avoiding injury is frequently alternating among different kinds of exercises. Suppose you're focusing on picado. Play picado for 3-5 minutes and then switch to, say, pulgar for a few minutes. Then picado again for another 3-5, and then, say, tremolo for a few minutes. Alternating like that has at least two benefits. First, alternating among different kinds of technique more closely approximates the songs you probably want to play (which is the point, after all!). Second, the frequent breaks provide more clearly defined opportunities for recognizing unhealthy fatigue. (For whatever reason, I think it's more difficult to recognize that one is at greater risk of injury if one practices only one kind of technique for a sustained period of time). In addition to the above, I'd recommend some light finger yoga. I do some of the finger exercises, typically hours after I've practiced guitar. It's a healthy way to relieve the stress that accumulates from playing, and it's better than cracking your knuckles: http://fingeryoga.com/
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