Ruzz's June Mtp Thread, Weekly assignments and uploads here |
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Jun 3 2010, 08:49 PM
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Hey Ruzz,
We are starting with our June MTP work! For your 1st assignment you will be required to focus on improvisation. I have prepared reading material for you along with practical application for it. For more info about your assignment, read below. 1st assignment : Superimposing with minor pentatonics + improvising - Read Superimposing with Minor Pentatonics post HERE - After reading the whole thing with related link posts, think about choosing one chord and one approach you will use for recording! - After you have chosen your approach, record a backing track with that chord and on top of that record yourself soloing with 1 or all 3 minor pentatonics corresponding with that mode! - Post your work in this thread. Let me give you an example here. Lets say that you have chosen A minor as your chord. Now you also chose A minor to be treated as II (Dorian sounding). In that case you should play minor pentatonics from G major scale ( A , B and E minor pentatonics) over A min chord in the background. 4th assignment asks you only to pick 1 but it also allows you to use all 3 pentatonics if you want to. Backing track doesn't have to be anything fancy for this purpose. Just guitar playing the chord will do, if you want to add bass and drums to that to make it sound tighter go ahead! Deadline for this assignment is 9th of June! Good luck with it and feel free to ask me any questions in this thread. Pedja |
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Jun 4 2010, 04:18 PM
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Thank you for your fast answer
 I think I am just going to stick with the chord tones if I decide to use bass
-------------------- Sincerely
Ruzz |
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Jun 4 2010, 04:20 PM
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You welcome Ruzz!
Whatever you decide it will be correct since emphasis are on improvising not bass line
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Jun 9 2010, 03:29 PM
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Cool
Thanks for the quick reply! I am looking forward to some hard work 
-------------------- Sincerely
Ruzz |
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Jun 10 2010, 12:56 PM
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Great Ruzz, look out for your 2nd assignment soon !
Pedja |
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Jun 19 2010, 05:20 PM
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Hey Pedja
I am sorry I was unable to complete the assignment before the deadline. Backing consists of Cmaj7 to G#maj7. I wanted both of them to be sounding lydian, I therefore played the following pentatonics: Cmaj7: B minor pentatonic (III) A minor pentatonic (II) E minor pentatonic (VI) G#maj7: G minor pentatonic (III) F minor pentatonic (II) C minor pentatonic (VI) To have an overview of this while playing was very hard for me, so I did not pay much attention to landing notes. I am used to just soloing over one key, in fact I think this is the first time I have done otherwise Regarding REC. As you know in a week it is a year since Michael Jackson died, so I am thinking of playing this lesson by Muris: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/tribut...jackson_part_2/ Hope you like the assignment Anders This post has been edited by Ruzz: Jun 19 2010, 10:44 PM -------------------- Sincerely
Ruzz |
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Jun 20 2010, 02:44 AM
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Ruzz this sounds good to some extent. I like how you tried repetition with rhythm and similar melodic shapes. Some landing notes like you said were off (they were not chord tones nor tensions but rather avoid notes like perfect 4th over maj chord).
We will move onto your remaining 2 assignments for June. 3rd assignment Tribute to Michael Jackson for REC - Get backing track from Muris for this lesson here - Record video of yourself playing and post it for REC and here . 4th assignment Superimposing over minor chords in different keys - Pick two minor chords that belong to different keys - Record a solo using minor pentatonic superimposing technique - Make sure you improvise and not compose! - Tempo of your choice - Create backing in your style and choice. Deadline for remaining 2 assignments is 30th of June! Let me know if you got any questions Anders! Pedja |
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Jun 25 2010, 08:43 PM
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Hey Pedja!
I reached the end of the assignments just in time  I would have liked to practice more on this if I had the time though. Here is the link to the REC thread: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=35712 For the 4th assignment I chose the chords: Dmin7 Ebmin7 I wanted both of them to sound Dorian so I used the following pentatonic scales: Dmin7: D min pentatonic (II) E min pentatonic (III) A min pentatonic (VI) Ebmin7: Eb min pentatonic (II) F min pentatonic (III) Bb min pentatonic (VI) I hope you like what I came up with in this period Tomorrow morning I will be leaving for Roskilde Festival. I will therefore be gone from the internet for the next 9 days due to massive partying! I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to this.  I will be back monday the 5th of July for the next round of MTP. Have a great one mate! Anders -------------------- Sincerely
Ruzz |
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Jun 25 2010, 11:01 PM
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That was great work with REC Anders, thank you. I haven't seen the file in your thread for superimposing. If you get the chance upload it asap !
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Jul 5 2010, 01:13 PM
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Hey man
I am finally back again. I am glad that you like my REC take. I am sorry, I was sure that I uploaded it.. Anyway here it is. -------------------- Sincerely
Ruzz |
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