Take the 2-minute tour ×  Many musicians are known for having
periods of intense practice (over 10 hours daily).  I tried this
method few times, probably got a lot better (assuming third
person perspective), but I'm never happy with my pace. I want to
'execute' Jamey Abersold book on improvisation but last time it
was just too hard to properly 'execute' (as opposed to jamming
around some nonsense in particular chord progression) the
exercises. I assume this was wrong thing to do or just done at a
wrong level. The other time I had really demanding teacher that
probably failed to lower difficulty threshold for me.  What kind
of practice works best at this level of intensity (what/how did
they practice for that long)? How long can I expect to sustain
this kind of effort? Does law of diminishing returns apply if I
stay concentrated?  share|improve this question add comment  1
Answer  All types of practice work well at that level, the key
is to not spend too much time on any one thing.  Different
practice topics a