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Sample plans

Sample Week 1 practice plans

These are full sample Week 1 plans, the kind of plan a ChopsForge subscriber gets by email in their first week. Each one is built from an example intake for a beginner or returning player, with timed blocks for every day, target tempos, one weekly benchmark and the end-of-week check-in questions.

They're free to follow as written. A real plan is built from your own instrument, level, goals and minutes per day, and the next week is adjusted from your check-in.

Drums · Week 1

For a beginner or returning drummer. 15 minutes a day, 5 days.

Grip, single strokes and your first rock beat, all locked to a click.

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Guitar · Week 1

For a beginner or returning guitarist. 20 minutes a day, 5 days.

Clean chord changes, a steady strum with the metronome, and one song section you can play through.

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Bass · Week 1

For a beginner or returning bassist. 20 minutes a day, 5 days.

An even two-finger pluck, root notes in time with a drum loop, and your first root-fifth groove.

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How to read a plan

  • Blocks are timed. Set a timer and move on when it goes off, even mid-exercise.
  • Tempo is in BPM on a metronome. It's a target, not a test: drop it if you can't play cleanly.
  • The benchmark is the one number to measure at the end of the week.
  • The check-in is how the next week gets adjusted.

Routine guides

For 20 and 45-minute routines you can use on any day, with tempo guidance and common mistakes, see the drum practice routine, beginner guitar practice routine and bass practice routine for beginners.