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...the thing is, I need you to start progressing faster then ever, but to achieve that I need your help:
* Don't know where to start? Just pm me and we will sort it out directly, I am online every day.
* Join My Army. Sounds aggressive? It is! We can study anything from the most fearsome picking techniques to bombastic songwriting. A medal of honor awaits the brave. Seriously, this is an opportunity for you to get a personalised learning experience...what are you waiting for?!
* Join my next video chat! GMC startpage holds a video chat schedule. We always cover a lot of ground and have fun. Remember that you don't need any previous knowledge, and you can be passive in the chat.
* Jam with me - you will find active collabs here.
* Post a topic on this board, guitar related or not - doesn't matter! You will find that chatting with instructors boosts your motivation to practice.
* You haven't missed my latest video lessons, have you?
* Finally I want to tell you a secret. Nah I changed my mind - pm me instead ;)
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Mar 30 2015, 02:51 PM |
Hi Ben Farr! Welcome to your thread for Gab's Army. Here I will help you with your practice routines and everything you need to take your guitar playing to a new level. Before we start, I'd like to know more about you:
- How many time have you been playing guitar? - Favorite guitarists, bands and musicians. - What are your guitar goals? - How would you like to you see yourself in 5 years (related to music and guitar)? - How many time can you play guitar each day? - Do you have playing live experience? - Which are your strong and weak points with guitar? - What do you know about music theory? - Can you record videos of you playing? - Share here audios and videos that reflect your current playing. (the ones that you've sent me via PM are ok) -------------------- My lessons
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Mar 31 2015, 06:31 PM |
Hi Ben, thanks for your info. So well, let's start this first week with two lessons, one more related to lead and the other more based on rhythm guitar.
The routine will be based on your every day practice time average: 90 minutes. Warming up (5 minutes) https://youtu.be/1XsLRQFV7rY Rhythm lesson: (30 minutes) https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metallica-For-Beginners/ Solo lesson: (30 minutes) https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/neocla..._for_beginners/ Theory stuff: (25 minutes) Improvisation course week#1 At first this can seem to be a lot of stuff, but work on a different part from the lessons each day and everything will be easier to remember. Always practice using backing tracks and metronome. If you feel that any of the lessons is over or below your level and you'd like something more connected with your level, just let me know. What do you think? -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 1 2015, 05:35 AM
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Hi Ben, thanks for your info. So well, let's start this first week with two lessons, one more related to lead and the other more based on rhythm guitar. The routine will be based on your every day practice time average: 90 minutes. Warming up (5 minutes) https://youtu.be/1XsLRQFV7rY Rhythm lesson: (30 minutes) https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Metallica-For-Beginners/ Solo lesson: (30 minutes) https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/neocla..._for_beginners/ Theory stuff: (25 minutes) Improvisation course week#1 At first this can seem to be a lot of stuff, but work on a different part from the lessons each day and everything will be easier to remember. Always practice using backing tracks and metronome. If you feel that any of the lessons is over or below your level and you'd like something more connected with your level, just let me know. What do you think? hey Gabe, looks great! was actually looking at that neo-classical lesson a few days ago. both are a bit more basic than stuff I've been working with but I think it will be good for me to slow down and really hammer out the basics. I'll prob have a it less time this week than usual but I've already started working on this. i'll plan on checking in with you by next tue with some recordings of my progress. |
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Apr 1 2015, 01:56 PM |
Great! As you feel that you'll master soon these lessons please listen carefully to the original takes and pay attention to details like vibrato, dynamics, groove, tone, articulation and other elements that make it sound professional.
Please keep me updated. -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 3 2015, 08:23 PM |
Hi Ben, thanks for the update. I can see that you are very busy lately but you are managing the time correctly to keep going with the routine so keep the good job.
We have lots of lessons based on arpeggios and sequences. I think that you'll enjoy these lessons: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Guthri...tyle-Arpeggios/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/triad_arpeggios_etude/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Melodic-Shred-Arpeggios/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...picking-thirds/ -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 7 2015, 11:58 PM
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Hi Ben, thanks for the update. I can see that you are very busy lately but you are managing the time correctly to keep going with the routine so keep the good job. We have lots of lessons based on arpeggios and sequences. I think that you'll enjoy these lessons: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Guthri...tyle-Arpeggios/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/triad_arpeggios_etude/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Melodic-Shred-Arpeggios/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...picking-thirds/ Hey Gabe! hope you had a good weekend. Where do you live? I'm still plugging through both lessons. I will admit I was a bit humbled by both as I've come up against some difficulty with timing. I've been messing with some more advanced lessons but I guess my rhythm is worse than I thought! I am making progress, however and I am very grateful that you picked the lessons you did. I'm about halfway done with the solo and a quarter of the way done with the Metallica lesson, though I'm still working out kinks there on timing. I don't know if you want me to send you recordings, if so I can get some together by either tonight or tomorrow. I've looked a bit into the arpeggio lessons you sent. sweep picking is a challenge for me though I'm getting a bit better. My desire is to be able to see patterns on the fret board while I play so that I can write more complex pieces. I apologize again for not having as much time this week as I would have liked. My job is pretty crazy but I want you to know that I am committed to this and that I'm very appreciative of your time and the lessons you've created. don't know where we go from here. I will keep working on everything and I will try to incorporate some of the arpeggio stuff into back-track jamming. Thanks again. Thrash till death, Ben Farr |
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Apr 8 2015, 03:21 PM |
Hi Ben! Thanks for the update! I live in Buenos Aires. Curious about my neiborhood? Check it out: Google Earth.
It's good to know that you are motivated and trying to work the more you can. In order to go for the next routine, I would need to see you playing the lessons assigned on the first routine so I'll wait for some audios or videos from you playing them, deal? -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 14 2015, 08:51 PM
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Hi Ben! Thanks for the update! I live in Buenos Aires. Curious about my neiborhood? Check it out: Google Earth. It's good to know that you are motivated and trying to work the more you can. In order to go for the next routine, I would need to see you playing the lessons assigned on the first routine so I'll wait for some audios or videos from you playing them, deal? Hey Gabe, Tuesday check in time. I should have recordings to you by tonight. I have not perfected the lessons yet but I am making progress. I'm running around for work but I'll have you the recordings in a few. Thanks Ben |
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Apr 15 2015, 05:11 AM
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Hey Gabe, Tuesday check in time. I should have recordings to you by tonight. I have not perfected the lessons yet but I am making progress. I'm running around for work but I'll have you the recordings in a few. Thanks Ben
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Metallica_Take_5.m4a ( 828.56K )
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Neo_Classical_Take_4.m4a ( 682.95K ) Number of downloads: 73 Neo_Classical_Take_5.m4a ( 604.76K ) Number of downloads: 89 Neo_Classical_Take_6.m4a ( 635.87K ) Number of downloads: 77 |
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Apr 16 2015, 03:33 PM |
Hi Benfar, thanks for the audios!
Metallica's lesson is sounding good! The riffing sections is tight and now it just needs more time of practice to be able to play it faster over the backing tracks. It's important to focus on dynamics during the rhythm sections since Thrash metal requires strong picking, and accentuation of the strong beats. Listen to my take and pay attention to it. The solo section needs to be polished yet, but it's on the right track. Your timing on legato and trills is note tight, and there is a bend missed at 01:30, as well as some unwanted noises here and there. Neoclassical lesson is also on the right track and now it's time to polish it. There are some moments when your playing is not totally clean. There are unwanted noises that appear here and there and you need to use the palm of your right hand and your left hand index finger to avoid them. The problem appears mostly when you cross strings but also when you do bending. Listen to your audio, identify the noisier parts, isolate them and practice. Next week I'd like to hear you playing this one over slow backing tracks. -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 28 2015, 09:01 PM |
Hi Ben, ok, I hope that everything get better soon. All the best mate.
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