Mads Practice Routine, Yet Another Practice Plan :) |
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Mads Practice Routine, Yet Another Practice Plan :) |
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Aug 17 2015, 10:04 AM |
Hello
Lately I decided to make a fresh plan again to organize my guitar practice time. Here are the routines/lessons in detail: AP#1 : I use 'Guitar Speed Trainer' AP#2 : Guidos Finger-Fitness Lesson Tapping: Daniel Realpe, Basic Tapping Legato: Muris' Legato Lesson Sweep Picking: Lians Major&Minor Sweeps Lesson Theory: I use a book called 'Guitar Fretboard Workout' by Barret Tagliarino Improvise: Gabriels improvise workout and/or any backing and just jam over it.. Ear Training: Gabriels ear training workout Rhythm/Timing: Gabriels timing workout I'm in my 2nd week using this plan and I must say it works great for me. Normally I spend more time on the lessons/improvisation than specified. Eventually I'm going to refresh the plan every 4 weeks with new techniques/songs. Gabriel encouraged me to post this plan in the forum and I'd also like to track my progress with some recordings here. Let me know what you think |
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Aug 17 2015, 09:27 PM |
Hi mate! Great to find this program here! It's very inspiring to see these kind of plans so I'm sure that many of us will be following your progress and taking ideas for our own routines. I'll monitor your progress here so feel free to post takes and I'll be giving my thoughts about them.
All the best with this program. -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 17 2015, 09:50 PM |
Thanks for sharing your practice plan, I think it will be useful and inspiring to many!
I was wondering what are your impressions after 2 weeks of doing it, most primarily which segments of it do you enjoy the most? It is interesting to know as we are all different and enjoy different things. Personally, I would probably enjoy a plan like this with a tweak where I dedicate more of full days to just improvisation or learning songs while adding more exercise/practice new things to other days. So, basically a full daily session of practicing/exercises etc and a full daily session of improvisation for example. Just to avoid smashing too many of different things into short time slots in fear of getting distracted or not retaining well what I just did. -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Aug 18 2015, 12:50 PM |
OK, so here are some recordings from the past sessions including the first 4 timing workout assignments from Gabs workout.
Tapping - really hard for me, but here's my result after having some sessions: BasicTapping_90bpm.mp3 ( 1.14MB ) Number of downloads: 114 Alternate picking/Warmup. First I had problems remembering those patterns, now it's just changing strings. I think there is a problem with my right hand movement - it's rotating and it might be the wrong technique for me... Timing workouts.. Assignment_1.mp3 ( 1.18MB ) Number of downloads: 128 Assignment_2_8th.mp3 ( 1.09MB ) Number of downloads: 115 Assignment_2_8th_t.mp3 ( 1.09MB ) Number of downloads: 111 Assignment_3.mp3 ( 1.66MB ) Number of downloads: 104 Assignment_4.mp3 ( 859.97K ) Number of downloads: 128 |
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Aug 18 2015, 02:24 PM |
Hi Mad! Cool to find your audios and video here! This sounds good to be the first sessions of your plan. The tapping off course needs to be polished while the warming up sounds good at this tempo (just little sync issues near to the end).
The timing workout is also on the right track. Assignment 2 triplets are not going tight on this one, but then on assignment 4 you play triplets tighter. Assignment 3 also has some room to sounds tighter, mostly when you switch from one pattern to the other one. Keep on the good job! -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 19 2015, 08:32 AM |
Thanks Gab, will keep working on those timing exercises and the next one (5).
Here are some new recordings: |
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Aug 19 2015, 02:26 PM |
Good job man. This lessons are on the way! Keep them practicing to polish details (more precision on legato, cleaner and tighter sound on sweep picking).
Antesmasque.... I've been listening their album and I can say that it's one of the best things I've heard in the last years... -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 21 2015, 10:24 AM |
And here is another recording for the tapping-lesson. Still need to clear up some parts, but it's nearly at full speed...
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Aug 21 2015, 03:05 PM |
Good job with this lesson mate. There are some little details to fix but the technique used is correct, it's just a matter of time.
Howe are you feeling with this routine? Are you comfortable? Enjoying the sessions? -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 22 2015, 08:06 PM |
Thanks Gabriel, will do Here's Assignment #5 for your timing workout: Hi Mad, good job with this one. Most of the take is sounding tight but there are still some moments when your playing is not tight enough. Also, the intensity of your playing is not totally consistent so I think that some more days of practice to adjust details is a good idea. Let's keep it in your routine. -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 2 2015, 02:09 PM |
I slightly restructured my practice-plan..
As for the lessons: Warmup: I use my own routine(s), if anyone interested I can share a GP-file AP#1: Muris Alternate Workout AP#2: Guidos Finger-Fitness Lesson Tapping: (still searching for a lesson..) Theory/Improvise: Gabriels Improvisation Workout Ear Training: Ear Beater / Gabriels Ear Training Rhythm/Timing: Gabriels Timing Workout Sweep Picking: Lians Major&Minor Sweeps Lesson |
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Sep 4 2015, 03:27 PM |
Hi Mad, from what I can notice, the new plan has less topics but more time for each, doesn't it?
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Sep 9 2015, 10:49 AM |
Yes, just because I tend to need more time on specific topics. Improvising and Sweep Picking needs more time. I'm adding that guitar gym as soon as it starts, too
Here is a recording for the rhythm workout assignment#6 : RhythmFiguresWorkout.mp3 ( 918.6K ) Number of downloads: 127 And another progress-recording for the Tapping-Lesson: BasicTapping_105bpm.mp3 ( 1004.75K ) Number of downloads: 94 This post has been edited by mad: Sep 9 2015, 11:11 AM |
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Sep 9 2015, 03:46 PM |
Hi Mad, good job on this two topics. The timing assignment sounds good, it only has one or two notes that aren't totally tight but the overall is really good. Tapping is also much better, it sounds clean and tight most of the time.
I can see you progressing really fast with this plan mate, congrats! -------------------- My lessons
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Sep 15 2015, 11:23 AM |
Thanks Gab! Working hard these days
Here's my take for the improvisation course week#1: week_1.mp3 ( 1.01MB ) Number of downloads: 116 Nothing spectacular and very short but it took me quite a while to come up with something like a catchy melody.. |
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Sep 15 2015, 02:53 PM |
Hi Mad! You impro is commented HERE.
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