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
Man, that sounds sweet! I love the light-show you made, hahaha
Your country solo sounds really clean and I really like your attitude - if you get it perfect at slower speeds, building up the speed will be a piece of cake When I practice solos, I play them so much at slow speeds that I get surprised how easy it becomes to play when I speed it up! That country lesson is crazy - no doubt about it, but it also sounds really cool at this speed! Bet it's very fun to play too!
You're doing great on the Vivaldi lesson man! I LOVE this lesson - it's so baroque, so melodic, and I really can't wait for you to crank it up! It is gonna be AWESOME
As for your progress, I would recommend that you practice these every day - at least for half an hour or an hour. Better than making a pause of a few days, then playing 3-4 hours straight Congrats mate, you're doing an awesome job here