daveo1977 Ohhh,. nice find @daveo1977! Don't be surprised to find this article in a upcoming newsletter... ?
Practicing mindfully and correctly is much more important than simply racking up mindless hours of practice time.
Is exactly what I was gonna say (along with a good few other points he makes).
@MattHorsemam123 Rather than practise everything, practise what you'll know you'll use, in a structured fashion. You've a goal of playing djenty/metal flavoured bands - so I'd think you'd want to have a solid picking technique (alternate picking, economy picking) and a good feel (note duration/timing).
Something like the Rockshcool curriculum is cool because you'll be exposed to a variety of information in a structured format - though not all of it you'll use - which is where a teacher comes in useful for directing your efforts.
Having said that...there is a certain amount of patience needed to play an instrument - be prepared to re-assess your goals as you go along. Not that they are not achievable, but maintaining motivation is important - If it ain't fun, (at least occasionally) you ain't gonna do it.
My most important tip - get jamming with people. Both in the genre's you are focussed on and outside that - Music is far wider topic than guitar or one genre of music.
