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Nope didn't think so either. We all know parents don't get this.
I can show you how to be the virtuoso your folks could only dream about, but I first need your help:
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Apr 26 2012, 08:37 AM |
Hey man!
I've read all the things you wrote and now I got a pretty clear picture of what we can do together I shall choose a few lessons, focusing on the aspects you have mentioned and we can tackle them together: 1) Theory and ear training: - a first exercise for recognizing intervals would be the following: - pick an interval, let's say a major third. - play it against a chosen tonic in as many places on the neck as you can - sing it against that tonic until it sticks to your memory like a fly on a flypaper - you can also associate each interval to a specific sound which you know very well (I usually think of the perfect fifth as being the trumpetting sound made at medieval castles whenever someone important arrived ) 2) Articulation - check out this little video I made can you do a little video trying to emulate what you are seeing here? It is a good starting point for this looong discussion on articulation 3) Chord shifting - there's this very good lesson on this aspect which we can start working on: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Acoustic-Arpeggios/ 4) Techniques - how are you faring with alternate picking man? I would recommend starting out with this very good lesson: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/ I think these are just enough to get started with let me know if everything is cool man Cosmin |
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May 1 2012, 05:28 PM
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Hi Cosmin,
thanks man for your clear introduction, I'm really motivated to challenge me (and my guitar what have I done so far? 1) I'm working on my ear training, the trick with the association is a good assistance (but currently I find it easier to identify an intervall, when the low note is picked first...) 2) articulation: thanx for your video, I tried to emulate what you showed me. I think I improved my vibrato a bit, my wrist is more "relaxed" now. I also found some very good lessons for working on this https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/neocla..._for_beginners/ and: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Blues-...to-SRV-Style-1/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Blues-...SRV-Style-Solo/ its really fantastic, watching this guy making his bends / vibratos, and looks all so eeeeeeasy I'm sorry, I can't provide any video for you at the moment - have got to buy a webcam first, sorry. 3) Thanks also for the chord shifting-lesson: I've exercised this lesson a lot, its a very nice chord progression. Here I have a question: is the chords are: C - Em7 - Gm6 - A7 - Dm - F6 - G7 - C while the bass-notes are: C - B - A# - A - D - C - B - C the sound of this progression is very harmonic, so - finally my question: how are the chords and the bass-notes related? What I've learned so far in this lesson (beside using my fingers instead of a pick from time to time) is, that I've to watch myself to always have a "clean" grip with my fingers to prevent a deadening of open strings, eg. 4) the alternate picking lesson is a simple - but very good testpiece for the timing of the picking hand. I've done this lesson a lot of times (but have not reached the 120 bmp yet So - everything is cool for me at the moment! Hear from you, Anteater |
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