I practice more now than I used to, and I practice better now than I did before.

I touch the guitar every day, and on normal days at home, I practice for about four hours.

When warming up, I spend a couple of minutes on each hand to ensure a careful warmup process without causing fatigue.

As I get older, it's important to take care of my fingers and avoid sudden deep practice on difficult pieces.

Repetition is vital in practice, but it must be good repetition to provide your body with the right information.

I prefer to practice scales in pairs, but sometimes I have to adapt to the requirements of the music.

Making your technique modular helps in practicing effectively, allowing you to focus on specific skills needed for a piece. Practicing like Rafael Nadal, who focuses on repetitive drills, helps internalize techniques so that when it's time to perform, you don't have to think about it.

Technique consists of many small building blocks; if one is missing, the entire performance can falter.

Accuracy is more important than strength in practice; focus on developing precise movements rather than just powerful ones.

Before you can play complex pieces, you need to master the basic elements of technique, similar to how percussionists practice simple rhythms repeatedly.

The quality of your playing is determined by how well you execute the basics; if you're struggling with a technique, go back to the foundational building blocks and refine them.