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Feb 27 2012, 12:43 PM
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QUOTE (Guitar1969 @ Feb 26 2012, 06:27 PM)  Cosmin: Thanks for setting up. I am not part of Hillsong United - They are actually a very popular worship band that is geared for the younger generation, that is internationally recognized. Very riff oriented, dotted 8th note delay, ambient type stuff. Kind of U2 - Edge style which is my favorite guitarist. Some other Christian bands to check out that I think you would like are : Kutless - their older stuff, Switchfoot - newer stuff. I think at this point I can safely dedicate 20-30 min a day of practice, and sometimes more - Definitely more on weekends. Because my time is limited I really want to focus my practice time to get the most out of it. Your the boss, so lead the way. Michael Hey Michael, since your time is limited, I would suggest going for 3 lessons/ month, based on the things you wish to improve - is that a too much? First of all, my mind is taking me to Ben Higgins' wonderful https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/ this one will give you a wonderful and on the spot understanding and exercising of subdivision shifting  Once you're done with this one, we can tackle another subject from your list  what say you mate? Cosmin |
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Feb 28 2012, 04:22 AM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Feb 27 2012, 03:43 AM) Hey Michael, since your time is limited, I would suggest going for 3 lessons/ month, based on the things you wish to improve - is that a too much? First of all, my mind is taking me to Ben Higgins' wonderful https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/ this one will give you a wonderful and on the spot understanding and exercising of subdivision shifting Once you're done with this one, we can tackle another subject from your list what say you mate? Cosmin Sounds Good - I should be able to manage 3 lessons a month, and then we can determine down the road if I can take on more. Ben's lesson sounds like a good place to start to determine what I already can do regarding AP and speedpicking. I do want to work on being able to switch timings fluidly for soloing - alternating easily between 8th notes, 16th notes, and 8th note triplets. So should I only work on one lesson at a time or should I possibly do 2 at a time for variety. Also, how do I determine when I am ready to move on to another lesson? I will get going on the lesson you gave me. Thanks for all your help. Michael -------------------- "Three Chords & The Truth . . ."
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Mar 12 2012, 07:20 PM
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Cosmin:
Here is a link to my first video, playing the Basic Picking at 96 BPM. I am still stuck on going any faster on those 16ths without it getting really sloppy. Please review and let me know what I need to work on technique wise as I try to get faster at this lesson. I seem to get a lot of extra pick noise and overtones (Not clean) but not sure if its something I am doingin my technique or if it just the amp model I am using through my Boss BR600 digital recorder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JbQjzC4gM0 Thanks, Michael -------------------- "Three Chords & The Truth . . ."
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anyway, the take is pretty good man! You need to give it a little more time and focus on the following aspects:|
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Mar 16 2012, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE (Guitar1969 @ Mar 15 2012, 05:59 PM) Cosmin: No worries on the delay - I thought you might have missed it. I knew I had more work to do and have been pressing on, but wanted to make sure I was doing everything correctly at this lower speed. I was and am still confused on the pick angle as I thought the tip needed to be angled to cut through the string easier (I thought I learned that from one of Kris' early lessons - before GMC and I think it was discussed in one of Tod'ds chats recently that I was in. Can you clarify it a bit more so I understand - Maybe a close up Picture of how yours looks on the downstroke and then the upstroke I do agree that my transition from 8ths to triplets is a bit rocky and sometimes lags as well - I can feel it takes me a bit to get into the groove again I will press on o for this lesson (I have sped it up a bit) If possible, I would like to add another lesson at this point on some other aspect of playing to give me some variety in my practicing as I seem to be finding more time and would like some balance, as I have trouble doing this lesson over and over for any length of time. Can we maybe add something in the way of simple short licks along with playing chords, or riffing, or scales , or simple soloing that incorporate some of these changing of temps (8ths 16ths and triplets) as a secondardy lesson. I understand a bit of theory so when I see a solo or riff I always try to figure out on my own what scale it is and why it fits with the progression so I can use it in other musical situations. Thanks for all your help. Michael Hey Michael, sure we can! So, I was thinking about this one as it has melody and nice combos of 16th notes which I'd like you to get used to before tackling one which switches between 16ths and triplets back and forth: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/16th_notes_phrasing/ I shall take a pic of my picking angles and show you what my approach is what do you think of the lesson above? Cosmin |
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Mar 16 2012, 09:04 PM
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Sounds Good. I like that lesson and will get right on it. I was also playing around with this lesson last night:
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...dic-solo-in-gm/ But it doesn't have any 16ths so I will concentrate on the one you gave me On my picking speed, I think a bit of my problem is that I tend to favor thinner picks for chords and such which don't work well for picking (I typically use .60 to .88 mm Nylons). I tried a thicker V-pick last night and immediately had more control, but then hated it for strumming. I need to find something in between. Thanks for all your help. mh -------------------- "Three Chords & The Truth . . ."
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Mar 17 2012, 10:17 AM
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QUOTE (Guitar1969 @ Mar 16 2012, 08:04 PM) Sounds Good. I like that lesson and will get right on it. I was also playing around with this lesson last night: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...dic-solo-in-gm/ But it doesn't have any 16ths so I will concentrate on the one you gave me On my picking speed, I think a bit of my problem is that I tend to favor thinner picks for chords and such which don't work well for picking (I typically use .60 to .88 mm Nylons). I tried a thicker V-pick last night and immediately had more control, but then hated it for strumming. I need to find something in between. Thanks for all your help. mh Morning mate! the thing is, thicker pics are always good for control something in between would be a 1.00 pick which is good for tone control and strumming once you get used to it. Usually when strumming, I loosen up my hand so that it'll be very fluid  I've used 3mm picks for strumming and it's just a dynamics change, if you focus a bit. Now I think both lessons are useful, so feel free to tackle them both in any order you would like. The melodic solo lesson is good for tone control, so there you go two things you can work on in parallel let me know if I can help further with these Cosmin |
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