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The effect is most easily seen by looking at Figure 1 again. Where the reset command moves the branch pointer back in the chain (typically) to 'undo' changes, the revert command adds a new commit at the end of the chain to 'cancel' changes. The net effect of the git revert command is similar to reset, but its approach is different. Before you use the hard option, be sure that's what you really want to do, since the command overwrites any uncommitted changes. In effect, it resets (clears out) the staging area and overwrites content in the working directory with the content from the commit you reset to. This overwrites any local changes you haven't committed. Using these options can be useful in targeted circumstances such as git reset -hard . These options include: hard to reset the commit being pointed to in the repository, populate the working directory with the contents of the commit, and reset the staging area soft to only reset the pointer in the repository and mixed (the default) to reset the pointer and the staging area.

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The git reset command also includes options to update the other parts of your local environment with the contents of the commit where you end up. Everyone needs an A-game toolkit in reserve, and that's what the things you do well are. But I think there should be some time in every practice session for running well-worn routines one more time. I'm currently targeting my left-hand pinky, which has had an easy ride for far too long. We tend to want to practice the things that we do well. It's really important, I think, to be brutally honest with yourself about your trouble areas, and work on these more, and first, in the practice routine. This self-awareness is a big part of developing as a musician. But a practice notebook also shows you your progress, your past goals and your successes or failures. I often find little repeating patterns when I'm practicing that I will immediately forget if they're not written down.

I use it to keep track of what exercises I'm doing, metronome settings (for tempo), new practice ideas and so on. I also sometimes use a practice notebook. But it's equally important to know what you're practicing, and why.Ĭhristine emphasizes the importance of having goals. Even using a metronome can help to structure time during the practice session. This can regulate the entire session or specific sections within it. Bougie suggests using a countdown timer when practicing. But as you get in the groove, practicing gets more fun as your hands and fingers get more limber. Every excuse to avoid practicing will spring to mind in the first few days. I suggested 'after breakfast' to my friend.Īt first it's like daily exercise. It helps a lot to try to practice at the same time, or at least at the same point in the day, every day. If you don't have 15 minutes in a day to yourself, you're too busy. I often tell people who say that they have no time to practice that 15 minutes a day makes a difference.

What Christine outlines is a plan for being intentional about what and how you practice.

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It's still hard sometime for me to find time, and I'm a professional musician. His guitar is, in his words, 'gathering dust.' I really felt for him because I've been in his situation, and have sometimes gone weeks without picking up a guitar. My friend has a day job, a side job, and a wife and two young children. Her insightful comments came to mind yesterday when I was emailing with an old friend and one-time guitar student about the difficulty sometimes of finding time and motivation to practice the guitar. Christine Bougie, one of my favourite Toronto musicians, wrote a blog entry last fall about practicing.