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How to divide your time
Are you feeling Stuck? Learn to structure your practice routine and guarantee progress.
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Watch Kiko practice a difficult song and apply his tips to master your own challenging riffs or solos.
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Testimonials
After playing on and off for over 20 years and now a father of three with no time, I was starting to feel very discouraged musically, and that I wasn't reaching my goals. I would play riffs and my technique was starting to fade.
I am mostly self taught with no youtube or local teachers back in the day. Fast forward, I was at place where I didn't know where to go next - no clue. Do I just learn riffs to get good? My practices became nostalgic playing music from the 80s/90s, and I had no idea where to go next. I thought in order to improve I needed to set aside entire days to practice hard riffs like I did when I was young. It was eating away at me whenever I would see my guitars just sitting there collecting dust.
Guitar Hacks has helped me in so many ways! First off, I have learned that my journey is not all that uncommon and that everyone goes through similarities as they develop. GH helped me understand how to maximize the time I do have, to break down components (e.g. separate right hand from left /technique from riff, etc.) while celebrating small wins. This helped me rebuild the foundation! Through the set lessons, live and relatable sessions with Kiko, interacting with others, it really helped me open my mind. I now feel more confident and accepting of where I am and what I need to do to improve. With the loving support of my family, I have built a habit of practicing daily - even if it's only 30 minutes or while everyone is in bed.
I've had the biggest breakthrough with alternate picking, sweep picking, and modes. With picking, up until this course, I have never taken the time to think of the strike quality and economy of motion. Relating the sound and speed of sweep picking to alternate picking (starting slow) was mind blowing. Now I'm learning about modes and I am really taking my time to memorize and understand.
I feel like each day spent opens up doors. I am much more confident, patient, happy, and motivated to learn while on this life-long journey as a guitarist. I am not afraid to accept a struggle in my playing and own it until I can overcome. I have been able to play more challenging licks in less time. My improvisation s feel more musical!
It can feel overwhelming having so much material available for musicians today. What sets this course apart from others is that it is holistic, engaging, and continuous. Kiko's course flows very logical, it's structured and self paced, which is what I need. I have been able to correct many bad habits and design a practice routine that works! It didn't take long to start seeing results.
Kiko, Giorgo (and others), thank you so much for working on this course and the continued innovation that keeps it evolving. Kiko, I'm so appreciative of your live sessions with the opportunities to ask you questions and help others.
Easier to connect with my guitar
Thanks for this awesome workout!
I'm doing this for 5 days now, and I can already feel a difference in my playing.
It's much more controlled and I have more precision.
And it's easier for me, to connect with my guitar, and improvise
Wow !
Thank you a lot for this awesome training strategy.
It is my first week with your method and I surprise myself noticing improvements already.
I was doing very poorly, with no real grasp of the fundamentals, coupled with no game plan for how or what to practice. P
Guitar Hacks provided a focus on the fundamentals, coupled with a structured lesson plan. My alternate picking definitely improved and I'm moving forward on my journey as a guitar player.
It's a well structured course and Kiko does make himself available for questions through monthly YouTube streams.
Finally a different approach
I’ve been playing guitar for almost three decades and Kiko’s Complete Guitar Workout helped me break out of the rut I’ve been stuck in for several years. The short, focused approach was exactly what I needed.
I was overwhelmed by available options on how to 'improve' my playing. With an unlimited amount of resources (books, computer programs, online classes, YouTube videos) to learn from, it becomes an unsurmountable task to identify critical components and what to focus on to improve and maintain good technique.
Kiko distilled the critical pieces into a daily practice routine. He is an amazing player and an incredible, humble and charismatic instructor.
I saw most improvement with alternate picking, strings skipping and warm ups. I no longer feel blocked by overanalyzing options.
I know technique is only one aspect to being a Guitar Player, but I feel way more motivated. The Guitar Hacks program is simple, presented by a world-class guitar player who has a knack for teaching. I want to thank Kiko and all of the team behind Guitar Hacks for making the content accessible to the public.
I was pretty unmotivated about following a routine. I always felt that in order to improve significantly, I needed way too much time to practice, which I normally do not have.
I loved the approach of out of the plateau Alternate picking and tapping. I have better chops despite having very little time to play. I feel that I am ready to integrate my ideas into the exercises.
I absolutely would recommend Guitar Hacks, I already talked a friend into enrolling.
I felt like I was hitting a wall in my playing; just learning songs and playing. My technique wasn't improving because I didn't know how to practice. Guitar Hacks helped by providing structure to my daily practice and by focusing on specifics rather than just noodling.
Pretty much everything improved from alternate picking, string skipping to hybrid picking. It really makes a difference to have a routine to practice. I feel like I can always learn new things and put them to practice. This course gives ideas for you to create your own stuff and improve as a musician. That really helps make a difference in your playing.
Thanks to Kiko for creating this course.
Before Guitar Hacks, I thought that I couldn't play guitar with a band or in any solo project -- I have severe problems with the metronome, precision and accuracy.
Kiko showed me a structured way of practicing and provided a guideline for everyday practice which helped from the very beginning.
I saw the most improvement on alternate picking and legato. I am gaining confidence and improving gradually.
Surfing around the internet and youtube wouldn't give any proper direction, but with Kiko, you will find a road map which you can navigate to become a master in Alternate Picking, Legato, Hybrid Picking, Sweep Picking and Tapping. With guided video and pdf lesson.
I wish all the best to Guitar Hacks and The magician, Kiko Loureiro.
Sweep vs alternate
1st exercise is already very effective. I had to focus on NOT sweeping those patterns and only use alternate picking.
About Kiko Loureiro
Kiko has played guitar for over 25 years and has performed all over the world. He started teaching when he was just 16, and has given lectures, seminars and clinics in over 50 countries. He is co-founder of the acclaimed Brazilian heavy metal band Angra and is currently the lead guitarist of the legendary band Megadeth with which he won the "Best Metal Performance" Grammy Award for the song "Dystopia".
Kiko is also a very experienced teacher, and throughout his career has produced five different instructional videos. Lately he released seven online courses in Portuguese, transforming the playing and musicality of over 3000 students.
Kiko has also been an instructor as part of guitar camps from renowned musicians including Allan Holdsworth, Paul Gilbert and in 2018 was part of the lineup of the G4 experience with Joe Satriani.
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