We’re kicking off a 30-day challenge inside the Practice Room. From Sept 26 to Oct 26, your mission is simple: ✅ Do the 30-minute Alternate Picking Deep Dive routine every day ✅ Post your check-in and questions in this thread The goal is daily consistency and measurable improvement in your alternate picking. So do make sure you post every day when you've done the routine, we're building accountability and forward momentum this way. You can find the Alternate Picking Deep Dive in the classroom. I’ll be here in the thread to answer questions, give tips, and keep everyone on track. 👉 Comment “I’m in” below if you’re joining, and let’s see how much progress we can make in 30 days.

This weeks challenge is from Symphony X's intro to "Smoke & Mirrors". My version is in E standard and the original is in D standard. Check out this post from my instagram for the tabs: https://www.instagram.com/p/DO0SjSWjRZy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

This week's challenge will have you combine sweeping with descending sixes using the Lydian scale. Check out the full video and THEN the tabs😁 Seriously though, the videos are there to give you some additional tips that'll help you improve faster. Post your progress through the week and let me know if you have any questions!

This weeks challenge is all about adding some more range to the standard pentatonic shapes. This lick will work on your fretboard visualization, alternate picking AND position shifts. It also sounds pretty cool and you'll be sure to impress your neighbours just by the fretting hand movement alone😁 Beside the lick itself, you also have 2 exercises that will help you incorporate that extra "Eric Johnson" note at the top. Let's go!

Just had a call with @Evgenii Aslanov (he's part of the Practice Room Pro hence the call), he had some feedback regarding the challenges. He felt a bit overwhelmed with weekly ones since he really wanted to do each one. I explained that it's very much optional and not every challenge is going to be appealing to everyone. The point of the challenges is to get you to learn/try something you wouldn't have done otherwise. No pressure or comparison to anyone else. With that said I told him I'd do a poll to see what frequency you all prefer. The last thing I want to do here is to overwhelm anyone so your input is super valuable. (Evgenni didn't mind me mentioning him here so I'm not trying to out anyone)