Ok Angelo, here we go with new MTP rules. You will be required to submit 3 assignments in October, all on weekly basis.

1st assignment is due on 17th of October.

I want you to upload audio and/or video of you playing following 7 alternate picking exercises. I would like you to do them at least 90bpm without any mistakes with these.

Feel free to check out first 5 examples that I played at 60,80 and 100bpm HERE.

Let me know if you got any questions!

Pedja

I'm working on them but I found some difficult on the first 3 exercises. I think i have to work at slower speed first than 90.

Try at 80bpm and then increase to 90bpm. Also check out link with 60,80 and 100bpm, the way I approached first 5 exercises.

I know is not the best but i will practise the exercises in the future. (Note: It's really cold here and my hands are frozen ^^)

It is good starting point. I think you can do better especially with exercises 2 and 3 (right notes) and 6 and 7. Those are supposed to be 16th note triplets, 6 per click. Try to record them at 70bpm

Angelo we are moving onto your 2nd assignment this month. Focus is on Sweep picking now.

2nd assignment due October 26th.

- Work on 5 sweep picking examples, record them (audio and/or video) and post them here.
- Use tempos provided in Guitar pro file as a guide for final tempo.

Let me know if you have any questions! I shall upload videos of myself playing those examples today and will post them here for you as well.

Pedja

P.S. Try to play examples using original tempo in guitar pro. If you have trouble with those let me know and I will drop the bar a bit

It looks very difficult to me... I have a question.

When I do this technique, do I have to put the wrist on the bridge of the guitar or pick it up?

We will work on very low tempos until you grasp the technique first Angelo.
You can rest your hand on both pick ups and bridge. I like to leave it hanging personally but you can do any of the approaches really.

Angelo I just uploaded sweep picking examples. Check them out in this thread HERE

Let me know if you have any questions.

Don't go for extreme tempos. Important thing is to grasp this technique and do all examples in time!

Angelo, how is assignment coming along?
Let me know if I can help in any way!

I'm working on the technique on really slow tempos as you said. I think with the time it will go better.

Excellent, I like to hear that!
Perhaps before you upload final takes, you could upload your warm up tempos you are comfortable with ?

I think at the moment i could post only the warm up tempos...

Sounds good to me, as long as exercises are played in time!

I still have a lot of work: tempo 55 bpm for each exercise.

Angelo could you please record videos of them? When I listen to examples 3 and 4 I get a feeling you are individually picking notes and not sweeping.
Tempos are good, keep them this way. I just want to make sure you are doing right technique when performing these exercises !

I'm still working first I record the new takes, because as you said on the exercise 4 i was doing normal picking.

Ok Angelo, I am expecting those videos soon - try to do them by the end of the month latest.

Angelo we are moving to your 3rd assignment for this month. We will focus on triads this time which are directly related to theory and harmony.

3rd assignment is due on 4th of November.

- Record a full lesson of mine Triads in a major scale part 1.

Here is a link for the lesson HERE

Let me know if you have any questions!

Pedja

Angelo how is 3rd assignment going? Let me know if you need any help! We shall move onto assignments for November very soon.

Angelo could you please complete your assignment so that I could lock this thread and open a new one for you in November?
Let me know if you need any help.

Pedja

I can't download the backing track, can you send me it?

Sure thing Angelo, here it is :

Here's the take:

Very well done Angelo thank you. On string set 432 you have one trouble spot but everything else is very good work. Thank you!

I will close this thread now and open a new one for you (November).