Lcsdds (monte) Mentored By Muris, CLOSED |
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Lcsdds (monte) Mentored By Muris, CLOSED |
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Feb 19 2009, 01:08 PM |
Hey Monte!!
First of all guys, pardon me for cleaning this thread a bit, there was some random talking and I wanted to keep this space easy to navigate over, hope you don't mind. You said that you're pretty much interested into composing catchy songs and solos and I like that a lot. We'll try to talk about this subject more in next period since we have one very concrete topic to work on atm. Alternate Picking. I can see that you're very good when it comes to legato, sweeping, economy etc. And your theory knowledge is fine as well, we won't be having lot of problems to guide you at all. What we need to do is to simply break your practicing routing a little and work on alternate picking more than usual. Since you like legato and everything I listed above A LOT I'm sure you won't stop practicing those techniques anyhow, that's why I'm gonna give just one lesson to start with and it's about alternate only. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...upstroke-focus/ You'll notice that this lesson nicely prepares you for many situation that you might run into when you play straight alternate picking. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes. I was thinking to give you 7 days but feel free to bump this topic whenever you feel to, I know that you're hard worker and so if you bump it tomorrow it's not gonna surprise me at all. -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 19 2009, 01:39 PM
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Hey Monte!! First of all guys, pardon me for cleaning this thread a bit, there was some random talking and I wanted to keep this space easy to navigate over, hope you don't mind. You said that you're pretty much interested into composing catchy songs and solos and I like that a lot. We'll try to talk about this subject more in next period since we have one very concrete topic to work on atm. Alternate Picking. I can see that you're very good when it comes to legato, sweeping, economy etc. And your theory knowledge is fine as well, we won't be having lot of problems to guide you at all. What we need to do is to simply break your practicing routing a little and work on alternate picking more than usual. Since you like legato and everything I listed above A LOT I'm sure you won't stop practicing those techniques anyhow, that's why I'm gonna give just one lesson to start with and it's about alternate only. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...upstroke-focus/ You'll notice that this lesson nicely prepares you for many situation that you might run into when you play straight alternate picking. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes. I was thinking to give you 7 days but feel free to bump this topic whenever you feel to, I know that you're hard worker and so if you bump it tomorrow it's not gonna surprise me at all. I'm on it Muris. I'll post a take at my top clean speed ASAP and I'll be working on this lesson VERY hard!! I'm gonna post where I am at on your lydian and Phrygian lessons as well and change a few licks so you can see how I have been compensating for my lack of AP chops. Thanks. |
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Feb 19 2009, 01:57 PM |
I'm on it Muris. I'll post a take at my top clean speed ASAP and I'll be working on this lesson VERY hard!! I'm gonna post where I am at on your lydian and Phrygian lessons as well and change a few licks so you can see how I have been compensating for my lack of AP chops. Thanks. I KNOW you'll do it great. -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 19 2009, 05:50 PM |
Working on that lesson only atm is fine with me Monte,
we will have plenty of time to mess with other things once we get your picking in order. -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 20 2009, 12:57 PM
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Muris,
Could I get the backing track to the downstroke/upstroke lesson? Thanks. |
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Feb 20 2009, 12:59 PM |
On its way.
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MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 22 2009, 01:01 AM |
I can feel your pain Monte,
playing economy for so many years and now jumping into only alternate must be horror for you but I'm afraid that it's the best way to do amp. Good thing tho is that your muscles are pretty much trained already and it won't last long for you to take AP as your own weapon. -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 22 2009, 10:34 PM |
Hmm, tricky question, but when you have alternate and economy
in your arsenal you just combine them as you please, sometimes it's because of sound but sometimes it's just cause you want it that way, period! And as for progress, I was never following my own progress via BPMs so I really cannot say what is the best "lap time", make as much effort as you can and we'll see the result, agree? -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 22 2009, 11:52 PM |
Ehey, that was clean as it can be, well done Monte!!!!!!!!!
Now, while you're pushing up the tempo the only thing I might eventually suggest is try not to anchor that much with your pinky. As you can see,you roll your entire wrist pretty often because of that and might cause you some troubles to play faster, much faster. It isn't that serious at this speed you presented but on higher tempos rolling with the wrist is the problem when you play alternate picking, you just won't be able to roll and do fast picking movements at the same time, not to mention string skipping including alternate. -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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Feb 23 2009, 02:07 AM |
Sorry don't mean to spam this topic but I just want to say great work and improvement is being done here already. I look forward to final results once mentoring is finished
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Feb 23 2009, 12:59 PM |
Muris, So I started practicing the picking without anchoring my pinky. Feels strange to me but at the same time I can tell it is going to let me change strings cleaner once I get the feel for it. The licks that are holding up my progress I think are the "thirds lick" and the lick where you do the "octave string skip". I'll post a video in the next couple of days, maybe tomorrow if I get a chance. I want you to tell me if I am still rolling my wrist. I studied closely the video of you playing the lesson and I tried to curl my fingers when playing but it feels really strange. I'll get you a video in the morning of my modified right hand technique. I know if can correct this ASAP it will make it much easier to get the speed where it needs to be. BTW, could I get the backing to your string skipping AP lesson as well. I'm gonna start working on it as well. Thanks. Monte It does feel strange indeed when you first change your picking hand shape but very soon you'll get used to that, trust me!! And of course this will NOT affect your sweeping and economy in any way, it's just that your hand will stay more steady when doing all the job which means less movements for better and faster execution! Backing you are asking, is it for THIS lesson? You want full tempo backing or? -------------------- Youtube
MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?" |
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