As i was practicing today, something that appealed to me as both an easy and inovative way of improving the video lessons, came to my mind.
I was looking down at my hands while practincing som alternatepicking when i realised that i'd just found the ultimate videoview for video lessons, no matter the content.
Simply adding a camera angle that would show either the freatboard/lefthand(righthandforlefthandedtechersofcourse!), the picking hand or both, shown from the eyes of the teacher!
I think students would benefit more from the videos if such an agnle was added for a couple of reasons:
1. Most naturall, and understandable view This is the one view that all of us, naturally, are most used watching since this is the angle we are using while practincing, seeing our own hands giggeling around the freatboard, IMO this view makes the teachers playing much easier to compare with ones own playing etc. I dont think i need the explain this one any further, think most of u get the point
2 Adding an additional element of techniqual understanding Yes, wich other view does show the movement and position of the finger most used in guitarplaying, the thumb!(if u can refer to the thumb as a finger). The position of the thumb is, as far as i know one of the most essential substances of a good technique. I think less GMC'ers would risk ending up with various bad habbits that you are in danger of adding to your play without having a correct thumb position.
3 Cause no other videosites offer this viewWich simply equals more ppl will be interested in becoming GMC members, wich simply equals[
$$$$$$$$]!!
Here are 2 samples:
Ofcourse i realise that this would make the creating of lesson videos a little harder for the teachers, but that just might would be worth the effort mounting the camera above the guitar, somehow either atached to the instructor or to something right next to him, but it am sure this matter could be worked out some how, i think it might be worth it.
Hope ya'll like my idea, sure somebody else had the idea before me, but i couldnt keep it for myself:D
Good luck with your practicing etc //Salivtomte