Taylor Sappe

BMI affiliated published songwriter since 1979
Private Music Instructor at DeMelfi School of Music and "in-your-home" instruction
Record producer and A&R for Captain Blue Records

Photo by Ken Gallagher

How Long Should I Practice?

So many of students over the past years have asked me how long they should practice. This is probably the most commonly asked question of all music students. The best answer to that question is, "It depends on what results you want to achieve".

I have prepared a chart below with intended goals and the practice time needed to achieve those goals.

It is not enough to just practice the amount of time shown in the chart. If you are practicing bad habits, as often occurs with self-taught musicians, you will not be getting the most out of your practice session. Practicing the wrong thing will either delay your goals or do you more harm than good. It is important that you are taught the proper methods by a qualified teacher and apply the times in the chart to those methods to achieve the desired goals.

Contact me to sign up for music lessons now or to have me recommend a local teacher for your instrument.