Here are some pdf files I find usefull when I'm trying to organize my practice time. The problem with practicing when you don't have all the time in the world, like most of us, is that you often don't know what to practice and also keeping track of what you've done and what you haven't done is sometimes difficult.

The pdf files I included here are lists that I use to keep track of technical exercises that need to be repeated to show some progress. Below is how I use these:

Scales.pdf

Hi Everyone!

I'm kind of new to this post thing but I'll give it a try ;)
I thought it would be interesting to share with you what I've been going through these past weeks. I recently injured my right hand and I haven't been able to play with that hand for 3 weeks now.
I was talking to Tony the other day and I told him that in a way I was glad this happened because I have been able to do things that I wasn't really paying too much attention before.

Here are some of the things I've been working on:

I POSTED THIS OVER A WWW.LARRYSIMPROVPAGE.COM A WHILE AGO. THOUGHT I SHOULD PUT IT UP HERE! ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Setting up and packing up is a total drag. A total $%^$& Drag.

Just from my practice sessions. I was just messing around with the changes from 'I Loves You Porgy'.

Here's some of the stuff I've been practicing. I don't have this quite down and might never! It's an almost impossible etude for me to practice!

Just thought I'd post this as well!

Here's a great Friedman Vid. Dave wrote the book 'Dampening and Pedaling'. He's one of the major players on the scene and has a very very unique sound on the instrument. I have always totally admired his lines, his comping, geez (to use a palin term) his playing!!!

What's extra great about this vid is there's no drums, you can really here him clearly and hear him comp rhythmically. Really cool stuff!

So when I was in college I came up with this plan that really helped me. It's a little over the top, but it could be a good guide for some of us.

In school it helped me keep the music going. Even after I graduated I kept this going and it helped me, I think stay in the business.

Here it goes, first:

Ear Training: 1 hour equals 2
Practicing: 1 hour equals 1 hour
Listening: 1 hour equals 1.5 hours
Jamming and gigging: 1 hour equals 3
doing music business stuff: 1 hour equals, .5 hours
teaching: 1 hour equals 1 hour

This is an original by me. Thought I'd post it. If there's something I miss, it's just coming up with stuff. I don't consider myself a composer, but I do write tunes. If had my own music school (wait, I sort of do don't I?) 2 hours of the day would be for students to sit and write stuff. Just come up with things.

2 hours would be ear training, 4 hours (in 2, 2 hour blocks) would be playing in an ensemble and 2 hours would be listening and 2 for theory. It would be 6 days a week.

Glad I got that off my chest!