The next Practice Room Pro intensive is the Alternate Picking Intensive, Part 2. It starts Monday, July 13. At some point, alternate picking has to become more than exercises. The metronome reps and scale patterns matter, but if all your practice stays in the world of drills, you can end up with better technique that still doesn't really show up in your actual playing. This intensive is about fixing that. Eight weeks of taking the picking work beyond mechanics and into real musical material. Instead of dry drills, every workout is built around an actual lick, phrase, or sequence you'd want to use in your playing. Three main areas: - Pentatonics: beyond the basic box shapes and into longer, more musical runs - Major and modal scales: turning patterns into lines that actually sound like music - Exotic and outside sounds: melodic minor, harmonic minor, harmonic major, diminished, whole tone, and chromatic colors The result isn't just cleaner alternate picking. It's cleaner alternate picking that actually lives in your playing. Intensives are part of Practice Room Pro, and there's a 7-day free trial, so you can get inside and start working before you pay anything. And if you join by this Sunday, June 29, you also get The Daily Ten free: lifetime access to my 150-workout course, normally $97, yours to keep for good. Once your trial is up, just DM me inside the Pro community and I'll send your access link. After Sunday, the bonus is gone. Join here: https://www.jonbjorkmusic.com/start See what's inside The Daily Ten: https://www.jonbjorkmusic.com/dailyten See you in the room.

This thread is optional, but it’s usually a very good idea to check in here once you’re done for the day. Consistency is everything in a program like this, and a simple public check-in helps a lot more than most people expect. How to check in Post a comment using this format: Week X - Day X completed Example: Week 1 - Day 3 completed That’s it. No explanations needed. Just mark the work done and move on with your day. Use this thread as your running log for the full 8 weeks.

This thread is optional, but it’s usually a very good idea to check in here once you’re done for the day. Consistency is everything in a program like this, and a simple public check-in helps a lot more than most people expect. How to check in Post a comment using this format: Week X – Day X completed Example: Week 1 – Day 3 completed That’s it. No explanations needed. Just mark the work done and move on with your day. Use this thread as your running log for the full 8 weeks.

This is a nice variation on the classic 3nps sixes run, got this idea from Vinnie Moore. https://youtu.be/dbrq1GzmsBo

Just wanted to welcome @Mikael Samuelsson and @Pauly Barter who signed up today. There were a few starting last week as well. Just wanted anyone joining “late” to know that you’re not alone!