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ItsMe View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 04:01 AM
Oct 28 2008, 04:01 AM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	Ok not really. I work on it, but its not something I would upload. Anyway while practicing I used the backing to jam and here is one of this recordings. I just noticed that my improvisational skills don't really evolve. So Instructors and fellow GMCers please listen to it and tell me what to do. I know I have to work on my technique and timing and so on, but how do I get more creative ???? Thanks for your help. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by ItsMe: Oct 28 2008, 04:13 AM Attached File(s) ItsME_is_no_Guthrie.mp3 ( 1.27MB ) Number of downloads: 302 -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

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Pedja Simovic View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 06:36 AM
Oct 28 2008, 06:36 AM	Instructor Posts: 8.109 Joined: 13-September 08 From: Nis, Serbia	QUOTE (ItsMe @ Oct 28 2008, 05:01 AM) Ok not really. I work on it, but its not something I would upload. Anyway while practicing I used the backing to jam and here is one of this recordings. I just noticed that my improvisational skills don't really evolve. So Instructors and fellow GMCers please listen to it and tell me what to do. I know I have to work on my technique and timing and so on, but how do I get more creative ???? Thanks for your help. ItsMe I just checked it out. There is some interesting ideas in there. I love that you actually repeat your ideas and develop them. Keep that happening and you are on the right track. As far as scales arpeggios and note choices go, you pretty much nailed it and have under control. Watch out A over Abmaj7 - treat it with special care as passing note. I think you need to work on your phrasing and rhythm, especially when you are doing faster passages - you tend to speed them up a bit. Good news is this takes very little time to do - just put your metronome/backing track on and force yourself to play fast passage IN TIME then rest for couple of bars then do it again etc. Once you feel good about your skill start grouping fast playing into longer passages etc. This should help for sure. Let me give you another idea when improvising. Have you tought of play rest approach ? How about slow vs fast ? Sparse vs dense rhythm ? Motive vs trough composed playing (lines) ? Ask if you have any questions. I would love to hear more your solos and help you out. Thanks You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Video Lessons

ItsMe View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 12:59 PM
Oct 28 2008, 12:59 PM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	Hi Pedja, thanks for the help. Yes I know that I'm always either slower or faster when I do 16th. I really have to grab my metronome more often. I guess I really have to think more about general structure in an impro. Here I just played a little bit and then hit the record botton and worked on auto pilot. So this are the limited ideas that reflect the developmental stage I'm at right now. I will work more on your lesson and also try to force myself to utilize concepts in an impro. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

Pedja Simovic View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 01:14 PM
Oct 28 2008, 01:14 PM	Instructor Posts: 8.109 Joined: 13-September 08 From: Nis, Serbia	QUOTE (ItsMe @ Oct 28 2008, 01:59 PM) Hi Pedja, thanks for the help. Yes I know that I'm always either slower or faster when I do 16th. I really have to grab my metronome more often. I guess I really have to think more about general structure in an impro. Here I just played a little bit and then hit the record botton and worked on auto pilot. So this are the limited ideas that reflect the developmental stage I'm at right now. I will work more on your lesson and also try to force myself to utilize concepts in an impro. Hello again, I wouldn't use word force but rather restrict. Here are some useful advanced techniques you can learn from 1) Solo on a single string 2) Solo using one octave only 3) Solo in a single position 4) Solo starting on downbeat only 5) Solo starting on upbeat only 6) Solo using octaves 7) Solo using 6ths (or any other interval) 8) Solo using chord voicings (chord solo - piano style) 9) Solo using pentatonics 10) Solo using chord tones only 11) Solo using tensions only etc The list is endless as you can see. You can kind of guess that I went through all of these and can demonstrate them quite well. I try to incorporate these restrictions in my lessons so everybody learns new and fresh approach to improvising, composition or ear training. My suggestion is this : Sit down listen to your recording and ask yourself what YOU don't like about it ? Is there too much repetition or too little? Should my lines be longer or shorter? Should I use lower register when soloing as well? Am I thinking enough of my melodic shapes ? Am I using sequence , q&a phrasing ? Am I always ending on the same note ? Is my rhythm good or I need to work on more rhythmic ideas phrases? Is my melodic vocabulary good or I need to create and/or transcribe more music? The list is endless as well but this is definitely the most important part - analyzing your playing. Once you find what you don't like and need to work on, then its just a matter of applying restrictions in soloing to bring that technique up! Hope this was helpful You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Video Lessons

ItsMe View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 01:31 PM
Oct 28 2008, 01:31 PM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	again great advice. Thanks allot You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

Jose Mena View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 02:16 PM
Oct 28 2008, 02:16 PM	Instructor Posts: 1.359 Joined: 28-July 08 From: Miami FL	Man, I just heard the track, and I enjoyed it very much, I like how you start the solo and start building up, melodic ideas are very tasty. As far as timing, I hear a few things here and there, but this is normal when improvising, I hear Guthrie sometimes put more notes that he should on a certain lick, the trick is knowing hot to resolve. I sometimes hear Guthrie play some crazy shred that is not in perfect time, but he ends the lick on the perfect note at the right time, and that makes it sound professional. Good Job You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Video Lessons Visit my Instructor Board Visit MySpace

Pedja Simovic View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 02:31 PM
Oct 28 2008, 02:31 PM	Instructor Posts: 8.109 Joined: 13-September 08 From: Nis, Serbia	QUOTE (ItsMe @ Oct 28 2008, 02:31 PM) again great advice. Thanks allot You welcome man. Try out one of the techniques mentioned and record it. I would love to hear how you are doing with this. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- My Video Lessons

ItsMe View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 09:40 PM
Oct 28 2008, 09:40 PM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	Quote Man, I just heard the track, and I enjoyed it very much, I like how you start the solo and start building up, melodic ideas are very tasty. As far as timing, I hear a few things here and there, but this is normal when improvising, I hear Guthrie sometimes put more notes that he should on a certain lick, the trick is knowing hot to resolve. I sometimes hear Guthrie play some crazy shred that is not in perfect time, but he ends the lick on the perfect note at the right time, and that makes it sound professional. Good Job Thanks man, yes thats what I want to learn besides note choice and structure: 1. learn some shred 2. know how to use it and resolve the right way. But since I don't have a lot of time my technical skills are still on a beginner level. Pretty frustrating You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by ItsMe: Oct 28 2008, 09:42 PM -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

Hisham Al-Sanea View Member Profile	Oct 28 2008, 10:18 PM
Oct 28 2008, 10:18 PM	Instructor Posts: 4.085 Joined: 19-October 07 From: middle east / lebanon	nice track in there "Its Me" welldone ! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- email me *my video lessons* *instructor board*

UncleSkillet View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 12:09 AM
Oct 29 2008, 12:09 AM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 1.525 Joined: 21-January 08 From: Cincinnati, Ohio	Sounded good to me man. I really like the tone and your lick ideas. Do another take applying the great advise you've already received. I can't wiat to hear it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- "Think of a guitar solo as a paragraph. You need a clear beginning, a middle, and an end. Look at musical phrases like sentences, and make sure you break them up using punctuation—or space. You pause naturally when conversing, right? If you don't, you'll bore the listener. The same thing will happen with your audience if your solo is one dimensional. You'll wear them out and lose their attention." —Tom Principato

Gerardo Siere View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 02:56 PM
Oct 29 2008, 02:56 PM	Instructor Posts: 2.424 Joined: 20-December 07 From: San Juan	Very nice solo! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my video lessons!

Muris Varajic View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 03:02 PM
Oct 29 2008, 03:02 PM	Instructor Posts: 15.459 Joined: 22-June 07 From: Sarajevo,Bosnia	QUOTE (ItsMe @ Oct 28 2008, 09:40 PM) But since I don't have a lot of time my technical skills are still on a beginner level. Pretty frustrating That was faaar away from beginner if you ask me, you have pretty good sense for phrasing. just work a bit more on "pro" aspect of playing, lay down the right note on the right momen, dive more into progression and follow each chord, you're doing very good,keep going!!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Youtube MySpace Website Album "Let It Out" on iTunes and CD Baby Check out my video lessons and instructor board! The Pianist tune is progress,check it out! "ok.. it is great.. :P have you myspace? Can i to personalize this for you guy?"

Ramiro Delforte View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 03:21 PM
Oct 29 2008, 03:21 PM	Instructor Posts: 2.279 Joined: 4-August 08 From: Argentina, Buenos Aires	I think your solo it's very good. The only advice I could add is that you have to RELAX. The recording sounds a lot like you are tense and that's why some of the phrases are like compressed in time, like if you are in a hurry to play all the notes. To solve that problem you can record the same solo but learn it note for note, if you can trascribe it and then record it again but being shure about the notes you are playing so in that way you can nail those phrases. Also I think in that way you can analize the phrases and discover why you chose those notes and build yourself your own personal licks. I hope it was helpful. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my Instructor Profile and Board LIVE VIDEO CHATS EVERY MONDAY AROUND 22PM (GMC HOUR)

ItsMe View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 03:24 PM
Oct 29 2008, 03:24 PM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Oct 29 2008, 03:02 PM) That was faaar away from beginner if you ask me, you have pretty good sense for phrasing. just work a bit more on "pro" aspect of playing, lay down the right note on the right momen, dive more into progression and follow each chord, you're doing very good,keep going!!! I'll tried to focus more on these aspects and work on chord tones, arps and so on. But as I said my time is very limted and I don't really progress. I just got back into guitar mid last year after years of absence and I'm still far away from where I was years ago. That makes it quite frustrating at times. Anyway thank you all for your reasuring words. I'll keep on working with the limited time I have You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

fatb0t View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 04:08 PM
Oct 29 2008, 04:08 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.202 Joined: 25-November 07	Sounds really good to me, I'd love that backing track. Where did you find it? You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

ItsMe View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 04:17 PM
Oct 29 2008, 04:17 PM	GMC:er Posts: 822 Joined: 11-March 08 From: Boston, MA	QUOTE (fatb0t @ Oct 29 2008, 04:08 PM) Sounds really good to me, I'd love that backing track. Where did you find it? I made it. But I followed the progression and the bass and drum patterns of the original backing from bluesjamtracks. Guthrie jams over that one on youtube Please find mine attached. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Attached File(s) larrys_blues_.mp3 ( 1.24MB ) Number of downloads: 144 -------------------- Visit My Website Listen to my latest EP (Alone IN Boston-In Acoustic Lala Land)

Siggum View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 04:53 PM
Oct 29 2008, 04:53 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.228 Joined: 3-January 08 From: Denmark	Sounds great ItsMe, nice job on the Backing as well You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- It dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing

Bondy View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 07:06 PM
Oct 29 2008, 07:06 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 2.267 Joined: 27-September 07 From: Telford.Shropshire.England	Top notch I really loved it well done You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- www.minorglance.com www.facebook.com/minorglance www.facbook.com/majorlookband www.twiter.com/minorglance

Jesse View Member Profile	Oct 29 2008, 07:40 PM
Oct 29 2008, 07:40 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.348 Joined: 5-July 08 From: Enschede/overijssel/Nederland	Very nice... definately not beginner! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Don't just play it. Feel it!

Daniel Robinson View Member Profile	Oct 30 2008, 02:26 AM
Oct 30 2008, 02:26 AM	Instructor Posts: 560 Joined: 22-March 08 From: Normal, Illinois	I agree very much with alot of people, definately far above beginner. I know exactly where you are coming from too, i am still in the same boat as you. After a long hiatus from guitar because of mitigating circumstances, i picked it up again just under 5 years ago after a 7 year stoppage. Not completely stopped mind you but not like i had been by any measure, and there are still things i am still "relearning" it takes time and patience. So i definately feel your struggle. You are definately on the right track though, don't let it discourge you and just keep taking advice and working out the details and one day you will wake up and start playing stuff that you never dreamed of. Daniel You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Check out my video lessons!

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