FunkyJazzer
Senior Member
Hey everyone. A quick question that affects and relates to my future choices in life...
What do you think is more important for growth as a musician in the long-term? Practicing LOADS (like 8 hours a day) and playing with other musicians about 3 nights a week. Or playing with other musicians almost every day and practicing like 2-3 hours a day?
I ask because I'm considering going to music college to study a jazz degree. I have an audition on Monday and am fairly confident. My situation now consists of practicing roughly 6-8 hours a day, and attending some great jam sessions at least twice a week. I was pretty adament about going to study in a college, but I've been hanging out at the college and meeting all the great players there, jamming with the post-grads and everything! I'm concerned because I know for a fact that practicing 6-8 hours a day in college will be impossible, simply because the logistics of sharing practice rooms and drum kits with so many other players won't work. HOWEVER, despite this, I have been told that the amount of jam sessions, great tuition (which I'd get privately anyway) and general musicianship tuition makes up for the lack of practice time.
I just LOVE practicing. I'm still not satisfied with practicing 6 hours a day - I want to do more! I was hoping I could in uni, but it doesn't seem that way. I'm debating whether 4 years at home, with private instruction from the best, and regular jam sessions would be better than studying in a conservetoire...
Lloyd.
What do you think is more important for growth as a musician in the long-term? Practicing LOADS (like 8 hours a day) and playing with other musicians about 3 nights a week. Or playing with other musicians almost every day and practicing like 2-3 hours a day?
I ask because I'm considering going to music college to study a jazz degree. I have an audition on Monday and am fairly confident. My situation now consists of practicing roughly 6-8 hours a day, and attending some great jam sessions at least twice a week. I was pretty adament about going to study in a college, but I've been hanging out at the college and meeting all the great players there, jamming with the post-grads and everything! I'm concerned because I know for a fact that practicing 6-8 hours a day in college will be impossible, simply because the logistics of sharing practice rooms and drum kits with so many other players won't work. HOWEVER, despite this, I have been told that the amount of jam sessions, great tuition (which I'd get privately anyway) and general musicianship tuition makes up for the lack of practice time.
I just LOVE practicing. I'm still not satisfied with practicing 6 hours a day - I want to do more! I was hoping I could in uni, but it doesn't seem that way. I'm debating whether 4 years at home, with private instruction from the best, and regular jam sessions would be better than studying in a conservetoire...
Lloyd.