damian Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Just wondering........On average, I spend at least two+ hours playing guitar, one+ hour on other instruments, two+ hours recording, two+ hours on music studies, and two+ hours on music related activities, about one hour posting, and more time collabing with other musicians......Hmmm......Does this make me a full time musician, of sorts ????? Music, art, and law.........and my gal and cats, this is all I do......................And you guys ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Is that per day? Yikes. I'm lucky if I can get in 3 or 4 hours per week. Enough for some steady improvement but not as much as I would like. Work and life in general take up most of my time. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 What David said! Exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Thank allah for twice a week rehearsal or I would not be able to find much time. Being at home there is way too much stuff that should be done that guilts me out of playing. I do monkey around with drums at home, but because I live in a residential area I play with Regal Blasticks or brushes Some week nights I am also able to steal away for an hour or two of alone time at the space to work on vocals, tweak pedals, and general me time. This schedule makes it hard to write new material and finish lyrics. Occasionally my drummer and I will jam out and a song will come through. At least our last two new songs were written this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well, whenever I'm not in class I'm pretty much usually listening to music. Music's even on when I sleep (although I would hardly call that listening.) I recorded an ambient EP two weeks ago, and I'm in the process of recording a second EP with a friend in my dorm (that's right--I'm finally in a band.) For this one we're incorporating more math-rock and noise-punk influences. It's sure to be a lot of fun to work on. I've also been writing a lot of songs in various styles. Lately I've been going for a sludge metal sort of thing. Unfortunately my recording equipment is crap for rock and metal recordings. I can record ambient with no problems, though, since the tones are usually clean into the sound card and heavily processed via software anyway. I really want a Mesa/Boogie Recto Recording Preamp and an Alesis SR18 drum machine. I keep telling myself that those two pieces of gear, and a good LDM condenser mic for vocals, are all I need to finally start recording my metal stuff. It's probably true--although an electric bass might also be a good idea, since I really don't want to record my music without bass...and I could use a synth...and a good acoustic...and some effects processors...and then I've got to think about live sound...I could use the Alesis for percussion on stage and I wouldn't have to hire a drummer...but I'd need a person to play bass for me...and a power section for the Mesa preamp that I'd probably want to use live as well as in the studio...and I've got to think about hiring female singers, because I want to work with a female singer ...and then I've got to remember the fact that I have no actual talent and I'll probably never record the music I want to record...and then I start practicing again and realize that, really, I'm not that bad. I might actually be pretty good in a few years if I keep working at it, and the stuff that I have in my head is definitely not beyond my reach...well, maybe a little, but good equipment would help. Back on-topic...I'll usually noodle around for at least an hour a day, two if I'm lucky, try to learn some new songs, run through some exercises, play a few favorite songs (lately I've liked playing Pavement's "Shady Lane" and Budgie's "Breadfan.") I was learning out of Troy Stetina's Metal instruction books, but ever since I got so depressed I've been less motivated to work from them consistently. With counseling and psychiatric help the depression is slowly lifting and I should be back to the books in a few months' time. I'd say that my time working on music altogether is probably somewhere in the neighborhood of fourteen to twenty-one hours a week. I don't know if I could call myself a musician, but I could call myself a guy who really likes music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Yesterday / last night I probably played for 4-5 hours but usually 1/2 - 2 hours a day. Lately I've just been vegging out on my El Capistan.. I just get stuck playing with it for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Depends, is it a Friday? Friday, everyone get down on Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Well, I usually have a couple of hours of Tuesday and Thursday after class between porn watching and cooking dinner, so say two to three hours per day on music. Monday usually ends up being a decent day, maybe an hour, then throw in some random acoustic stuff on Friday/Saturday, maybe 2 hours in total, and then a four hour practice on Sundays at my drummer's house. In classes, I usually end up scribbling down lyrics only to be misplaced then rediscovered weeks later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Depends, is it a Friday? Friday, everyone get down on Friday! Usually two hours a day or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I don't count anymore. As long as my fingers are limber, my mind is sharp, and my songs are not stagnant I'm good. It's also hard to count because most every spare minute I have is spent reading about music, listening to music, or online research about music or artists. Just the nature of the obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I try to get in a couple hours a day at least sometimes more sometimes less.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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