Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627
Joined: 7-August 11
From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hi and welcome to my Insane Lessons Hunt!
I've noticed that not many people post REC takes of Insane (Level 9 and Level 10) lessons, which is of course, reasonable because those lessons are so hard. It needs months, maybe even years for a regular guitarist to learn those lessons, and it's hard to stay motivated for so long!
That's why I started this topic: I want to learn some of the 'Insane' lessons - Because I'm nowhere near that level, it will take some time. But to keep my motivation I am going to post my slow success by recording myself playing the lessons at lower speeds, starting at 50%. Whenever I feel some noticeable improvement (for example, nailing a specific lick I couldn't do before or being able to play the lesson 10% faster), I'll post a new video, so that progress can be seen.
And the final goal is of course, to finish the Insane lesson and then laugh at the previous lame attempts. But until that, let's go slowly and precisely.
Some of the quotes that inspire me in my journey are:
"Anyone can be motivated to practice all day long, but few can find the motivation to practice every day." - Kristofer Dahl "Speed is a byproduct of precision" - Todd Simpson "The Only Opponent Is Within" - Ben Higgins "That Floyd Rose guitar was a complete waste of money" - Father
Of course, it would be awesome if others joined this as well! It doesn't have to be level 9 or 10 lesson, just pick a lesson that's currently too hard for you and you think you'll need more time to learn it, so you can make smaller, achievable goals and post your progress here. We can give feedback to each other and constantly improve!
For now, here's two beginner attempts at Muris Varajić's lessons: *Oriental Shred at 50% speed (yeah, I know I messed that diminished run in the ending, will improve that! ) and *Mojo Oro - Part 1 at 60% speed.
Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 627
Joined: 7-August 11
From: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
You didn't think I'd give up on this quest, did you?
I'm back with the Oriental shred lesson, this time at 70% speed! Now it's getting serious. While I was comfortable with the 50% and 60% takes, this one was trickier. Each next 10% take will be a huge achievement, but it will also take longer to master. But we're getting somewhere and that's important!
I hope there will be more of your entries here so we can conquer insane lessons together
Instructor Posts: 13.792
Joined: 11-March 10
From: England
QUOTE (Dinaga @ Feb 15 2012, 12:39 AM)
You didn't think I'd give up on this quest, did you?
I'm back with the Oriental shred lesson, this time at 70% speed! Now it's getting serious. While I was comfortable with the 50% and 60% takes, this one was trickier. Each next 10% take will be a huge achievement, but it will also take longer to master. But we're getting somewhere and that's important!
I hope there will be more of your entries here so we can conquer insane lessons together
Sounding good D-Master ! I love that T shirt !
QUOTE (derper @ Feb 15 2012, 12:45 AM)
Let's keep this thread alive!! I actually intended to work on my "Country picking advanced" lesson for a while today, and attempt to send a take at 120 bpm, but the day got pretty busy, and the owner AND boss both came in and dropped ACTUAL WORK on to my plate!! What the?!! I'm used to chillin', playing guitar and helping a very occasional customer. This WORK thing isn't for me!!!
How dare he ? That's outrageous. Everybody knows that nothing is allowed to hinder guitar practice.
QUOTE (maharzan @ Feb 15 2012, 01:54 AM)
Wow, how did I miss this thread? Awesome job Dinaga and all who are trying this. When I was "mastering" lessons last year, I also took very similar approach, just trying to push myself to next difficult lesson here and I eventually tried a level 10 lesson as well. I also wanted to do Neoclassic but couldn't go past 140bpm (not clean). I thought I was spending too much time on "speed" (which was the major reason I left guitar for about 12 years as I couldn't do a simple song) and instead tried focusing more on accuracy, melodic stuff. I have less time to practice but since Bushido's tasks, I am back to speed which feels a little hard and energy consuming. But it feels good. I will try to get back. I can hardly play guitar for 15 mins now (with my baby taking most of my time).
Good work all. Loving the progress.
Yeah it's a bit like getting fit isn't it ? I know the feeling, I'm going through it now but it feels good !