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Mtp December Thread - Zion |
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Dec 14 2009, 09:05 PM |
glad to hear it.. It is actually my daughters 1st birthday today although we held it yesterday.. I think i am getting sick now.. Today have been just awful in regards to that.. Funny thing is, after playing a while i dont feel that sick.. maybe it's just because my mind is somewhere else.. anyways, i am still planning on doing the video on wednesday.. it just all depends on how sick i am getting.. edit: wow.. i can really feel my bending getting better or my fingers getting stronger.. whatever the case.. i like it a lot.. Thanks for the report! I'm really glad to know that this MTP is really helping to develop your technique! I hope that you feel better soon. Keep on working hard! -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 17 2009, 05:16 AM |
Hello Zion! I'm very proud of you! I really note that you are taking this seriously and that you are working hard on your assignments. Your bends are becoming better week by week. I note that you are improving your playing. You fingers look more relaxed when you bend now. However you still have intonation problems in some of the bends. I need to know if you note this... I mean if you can listen which ones are the correct and which ones are out of pitch. This would be the first step to work on it.
BTW you did a very good job! -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 18 2009, 05:29 AM |
just had a listen through the video and these are the bends i find that are out of tune.. this is just by listening and i have no way to check if it's correct at the moment.. 0:28 in the beginning 0:55 is a bit out 0:57 is going a bit high 0:59 is a bit off as well and i guess all of the bends with the double strings in the end is a bit off.. I cant hear whether or not the single-step bends are off.. the first one i think is a bit off, the other i cant hear so good because i accidently hit another string.. other than that I am glad you liked the lesson, and yes.. i am taking it very seriously.. It's really awesome to have someone to deliver some "homework" to.. it's a good way for me to keep going.. Overall, I am very pleased with my progress this week.. It's been quite a while since I have been able to notice a difference in my playing, but this week I could really really feel it in my fingers.. It's great, and although I am not quite there yet, i am getting one step closer.. I will try and keep this lesson in my practice session, although not as intense as this week.. but i guess it all depends on what you throw at me next.. Looking forward to it.. Thanks for all your help so far.. it's awesome.. Perfect! You are really hearing the wrong bends! That's a very important thing because you don't hear it you can't fix it. I'll be back with the new assignment. ;) Well Zion! This is Assignment 3. This time we will work on another aspect that you said that you wanted to improve. I'm talking about your picking speed. I my own experience I can say that the repetitive exercises and the scale patterns are the most effective ways to improve your speed. For this assignment I'll give you two different alternate picking exercises. The first one combines two strings and must be played in every group of string. The second one is a pattern played over three notes per string positions. It combines 2, 4 and 6 strings and can be played in every position. The idea of this exercise is to be played at the highest speed that you can without losing clarity and synchronization between both hands. Assignment_3.gp5 ( 5.68K ) Number of downloads: 92 -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 21 2009, 05:11 PM |
Hello Zion! I understand perfectly what you mean. This kind of lessons have an endless nature and that's something that we don't find in lessons where you have a determined tempo and way to play it. The idea of this exercise is to train you for more difficult (and faster) lessons. I'm not interested in receiving a faster than light entry for this week. The idea is that you practice this every day for around 30 minutes for some time (I've played the guitar for 16 years and I still practice this stuff). For this assignment I only need a take from you the faster than you can but played perfectly. Every note must sound clear and both hands must be perfectly synchronized.
You have to take this exercise as a bridge from your current level to a new level and not as a lesson that you'll finish at any time. Does this make sense? -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 21 2009, 07:42 PM |
ya.. it makes perfect sense..
its just very difficult.. i guess this is an exercise in discipline a little.. This post has been edited by -Zion-: Dec 21 2009, 08:28 PM |
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Dec 21 2009, 09:28 PM |
ya.. it makes perfect sense.. its just very difficult.. i guess this is an exercise in discipline a little.. yeah, it's difficult but a much more effective than only playing musical ideas (However both things are very important). -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 26 2009, 07:14 AM |
Well Zion! We definitely need to continue working on this technique! You must continue praciticng this every day as a part of your diary routine.
For the 4th assignment I'll give you a cool Bach piece called Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arranged by Dave Celentano). This is a very good exercise for warming up and also to develop your Alternate picking technique. You have to use strictly alternate picking technique in the whole exercise! December_MTP_Zion.gp5 ( 2.29K ) Number of downloads: 95 We are in the last week of our MTP so remember to post the REC take too! You could record a new version of the lessons that you working during this week! Let me know which one you will choose. Merry Christmas! -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 28 2009, 02:18 PM |
really cool bach piece.. I know the melody quite well, and now i can also play it.. I think i will do the rec with the D minor bending, but if i get the time i will try and make a video of your Velvet Revolver lesson as well.. Could be cool to have two lessons to chose from, or just post both on the rec.. Great! -------------------- My lessons
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Dec 31 2009, 06:02 PM |
Hi Zion! Thanks for your takes! Let's start with the comments!
4th Assignment: I like this take! I also notice that you used sweep picking in some arpeggios. This is not a problem in a REAL music situation. There are different points of view about this. There are players (Steve Morse, John Petrucci) that prefer to play everything (or most of the times) with Alternate Picking while there are other players (Like Frank Gambale) that always cross strings with Sweep Picking. This last technique is also called Economy Picking (We'll work this later in our MTP). However if you want to use this lesson as an AP training you should try to play everything with this technique. About your playing I will also like to add that you should try to move your right hand a bit less. This will allow you to play faster AP licks and ideas. I also think that you should try to play stronger with your pick. Rec Takes: It's very interesting to check these two takes and compare them to the previous takes. The main difference is in the Velvet Revolver take 2. There I can note that learning the Bending lesson has been very productive for your playing! The bending lesson is more like an etude and I think that you still need to work on it but it's amazing how your playing, mainly your bending and vibrato, has improved this month! I would post the Velvet Revolver take for the REC program and when you do it we can finish our December MTP Program. So thank you very much for taking this with compromise and for working hard on every assignment. Happy New Year! -------------------- My lessons
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Jan 1 2010, 06:07 PM |
No, Thank YOU very much.. It's been a REALLY great and productive month for me, and it's been quite a while since I noticed any improvements in my own playing.. This month I did, and it sure feels great.. Thanks for taking the time to guide me in the right direction.. it's awesome, and much appreciated.. I'm really glad to read this and very proud of you! Regarding you right hand... Try to mode it the less possible when you are picking. Check this video to see what I mean. However I don't mean that you have to play like him. All his technique is based on playing faster than light. But I think that this will let you visualize the idea. Pay attention to the faster licks. -------------------- My lessons
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Jan 1 2010, 11:53 PM |
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