How much do I have to practice?

"How much do I have to practice?" That is a common question that students will ask their teacher when they are learning a musical instrument. My response is simple..."That depends, how good do you want to be?" If you want to be great, practice a lot. If you want to be mediocre, practice a medium amount. And if you want to not succeed, don't practice at all. You will get out of your experience, what you put into it. So, if you practice an hour a day, 5 days a week, you can expect great results. If you practice once a week or not at all, I don't have to tell you what will happen!!