QUOTE (Alex Feather @ Mar 22 2012, 05:06 PM)
Hello! I am very happy you have decided to join my mentoring program!
You are right if you can play jazz you can play anything! And I will tell you all the secrets and tricks!
I have a few questions before we will start!
-What are your goals?
-What is your weakness?
-What is your strongest point?
-Your favorite guitar players?
My goal is to be the best guitarist that ever lived. I know that sounds ridiculous, but I have forced myself into a position where I am only working 16 hours a week and barely paying bills so I can study guitar with all of my free time.
My weaknesses are my general lack of theory and scale understanding. I am terrible at creating my own licks and using them in improvs and compositions. I would love to learn how to solo over chord progressions, key changes, etc. This includes learning turnarounds and all that Jazz.
My strongest point is probably my chord abilities. I am still learning how to construct chords, but I can play Major, Minor, Dim, and Aug on any string set. I am only using the triad, but I feel it is the best place to start. I actually have a set of Jazz books written by Jody Fisher. I think you know who he is since you went to LAMA. My next strongest point is my ability to use these chords to write really strange progressions with very intricate timing.
My favourite guitar players:
Mikael Akerfeldt
Jason Becker
Emily Remler
Wes Montgomery
Jon Haughm
Chuck Schuldiner
Ihsahn(Vegard Sverre Tveitan)
I personally play a lot of Black/Death metal. I am trying to learn Jazz so I can make both genres a bit more interesting. I personally think that the subtle use of Jazz chords can either make a song sound more folk/emotional, or a lot heavier and demented.
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This post has been edited by Nihilist1: Mar 23 2012, 01:04 AM