That makes a big difference. Starting in 1959 and through most of the 1960s, I was playing and singing three nights a week in a coffeehouse, doing maybe a half-dozen concerts a year, and giving guitar lessons during the week. The only time I had to practice was when I was learning something new. But I was constantly adding to the repertoire, so. . . .

Also, how much a person practices depends on what they want to do. If they are aspiring toward Carnegie Hall, recording, touring, etc., they have to put in the time and plenty of it. But if they're singing just for the enjoyment of it, then, whatever turns their crank. Or if at occasional open mikes, certainly enough so that people don't sigh and roll their eyes when you step up to the mike.

Don Firth