Fretwise

Chapter 14

Practice Roadmap

A weekly practice plan that ties everything together — technique, ear training, theory, repertoire, and writing.

A great musician isn’t someone who knows more theory than you. It’s someone who has practised the right things for longer. This chapter gives you a structured weekly plan with concrete drills, so each session moves you forward instead of in circles.

We’ll cover daily 20-minute and 60-minute templates, ear-training drills, transcription, technique work, theory review, repertoire, and writing — and how to balance them through different stages of your playing.

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 1 A practical daily routine 20- and 60-minute templates that cover everything important without burning you out.
  2. 2 Ear training drills Practical exercises to build the single most valuable musical skill — recognising sounds without seeing them.
  3. 3 How to actually apply theory Theory is useless until it's in your hands. A workflow for turning each lesson into a habit.