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Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 19 2014, 04:53 PM
May 19 2014, 04:53 PM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	Hey guys! This is a topic I think is really productive. For a lot of years I've practiced guitar standing down and of course had a lot of difficulties reproducing the licks standing up in a live situation. I was really frustrated by the situation and I had to do something about it. I continued practicing standing down, but when I felt I interiorized what I was studying, I went straight to practicing the licks standing up. A lot of things started improoving. What are your thoughts on 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

Ben Higgins View Member Profile	May 19 2014, 06:21 PM
May 19 2014, 06:21 PM	Instructor Posts: 13.792 Joined: 11-March 10 From: England	I like to mix it up.. I do encourage people to do more practise standing up, if only for the reason that it's more relaxing for your shoulders and arms compared to being hunched over a guitar in a seat. 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 Lessons My Youtube Channel My Band

klasaine View Member Profile	May 19 2014, 06:36 PM
May 19 2014, 06:36 PM	GMC:er Posts: 4.552 Joined: 30-December 12 From: Los Angeles, CA	If I'm learning songs for a gig I will be doing 'standing up' - then I stand up when I practice. Or least make sure that it's all comfortable to play while standing up. 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! -------------------- - Ken Lasaine https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d

Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 19 2014, 07:23 PM
May 19 2014, 07:23 PM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	Exactly! It's healthier standing up I'm glad to know I'm not the only practicing this way 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

Spock View Member Profile	May 19 2014, 09:12 PM
May 19 2014, 09:12 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.318 Joined: 26-December 12 From: South Carolina, U.S.A.	Funny you brought this up. For the past year or so, since I crammed an electronic drum set into my already small practice area, I lost my area to stand up and play. I had to shove my pedal board under my desk because there was nowhere else to put it, hence, I have been sitting down to practice all this time. Granted - learning something new, I think sitting down makes it a little easier - also recording tracks - having to constantly mess with the keyboard, but to really get a feel for playing I have to stand up, and I prefer playing standing up. So, a few days ago I tore down my desk and have purchased a new one, which will allow me an area to stand up and play again. They both have their benefits. Now, If I could just find a video loop of cheering, adoring concert fans taken from a stage to play on the TV while I practice, that's what I really need. 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!

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	May 20 2014, 08:43 AM
May 20 2014, 08:43 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	I for one find it as a crucial aspect of playing as a pro musician. A performance is a totally different sort of playing in comparison to practicing - you have to put up a show. Of course, it all depends on what sort of music you are playing, but if you're in a band that plays rock, pop, metal, country, you need to be able to control your instrument while moving, jumping, NOT looking at what you are playing and so on. When I prepare for a gig, I usually stand and analyze the passages in which I can move around and jump and not look at the instrument so that I can communicate with the audience. Who the hell wants to listen to a guy who keeps his face burried in his guitar neck and cringes all the time without throwing at least a darn friendly gaze at the public? 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 lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 12:22 AM
May 21 2014, 12:22 AM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	Hahaha That's great, Spock! Yeah, Cosmin, you're right. A live act is totaly different from your practice session. You do have to communicate something to the audience and this is a good exercise: not looking at your guitar while playing - of course, we all have to take a look at it once in a while in case of sudden melody jumps but I think it really helps taking your eyes off it and add a little BB King facial expressions to your act We should all try 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

klasaine View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 01:39 AM
May 21 2014, 01:39 AM	GMC:er Posts: 4.552 Joined: 30-December 12 From: Los Angeles, CA	And I had to learn the hard way too. There have been times when I've made up parts for songs while I was sitting down only to find out in the first rehearsal that I did a stretchy chord that I really couldn't make standing up. So now whenever I working out parts for songs if there's anything 'questionable', technique wise, I'll stand up to check 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! -------------------- - Ken Lasaine https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 08:03 AM
May 21 2014, 08:03 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	QUOTE (Marius Pop @ May 20 2014, 11:22 PM) Hahaha That's great, Spock! Yeah, Cosmin, you're right. A live act is totaly different from your practice session. You do have to communicate something to the audience and this is a good exercise: not looking at your guitar while playing - of course, we all have to take a look at it once in a while in case of sudden melody jumps but I think it really helps taking your eyes off it and add a little BB King facial expressions to your act We should all try it! Ah, of course man But not looking, even at home when you practice, is good practice in itself. I like to close my eyes and envision the fretboard based on what I feel with my right hand. I don't necessary play things that are SO complicated, they would require all my focus at such a high degree, but they are not easy either. Marius, what's the toughest thing you ever played live? Not necessarily the fastest, but the one piece that required all your undivided attention 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 lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 10:51 AM
May 21 2014, 10:51 AM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ May 21 2014, 10:03 AM) Ah, of course man But not looking, even at home when you practice, is good practice in itself. I like to close my eyes and envision the fretboard based on what I feel with my right hand. I don't necessary play things that are SO complicated, they would require all my focus at such a high degree, but they are not easy either. Marius, what's the toughest thing you ever played live? Not necessarily the fastest, but the one piece that required all your undivided attention I think this required all my undivided attention, especially from 4:57 to the end 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

SirJamsalot View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 08:07 PM
May 21 2014, 08:07 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 1.241 Joined: 4-May 10 From: Bay Area, California	Batters practice with weights on their bats so when they play in the game, the bat feels lighter. In the same way, you should push the limits of your comfort zone. Personally, I have my guitar strap as low as it will go. I started playing that way so that when I got stage, I would use the strap half way and I would feel "more at home". These days, I play leave my strap all the way down - took maybe a year to become fully comfortable with it, but now it feels great, and when I sit down to practice, stretching for those long intervals is much more comfortable too. 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! -------------------- The more I practice, the more I wish I had time to practice! My Band Forum: http://passionfly.site/chat

Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 08:28 PM
May 21 2014, 08:28 PM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	That's really interesting, Sir Jamsalot! Good point you have there: pushing the limits of your comfort zone. I once heard of a piano player using something similar to this concept: he'd learn a song at a slow tempo then get it up to normal speed and then he'd start studying it at a faster tempo so that the original piece would become more comfortable. 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	May 21 2014, 09:46 PM
May 21 2014, 09:46 PM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	QUOTE (Marius Pop @ May 21 2014, 07:28 PM) That's really interesting, Sir Jamsalot! Good point you have there: pushing the limits of your comfort zone. I once heard of a piano player using something similar to this concept: he'd learn a song at a slow tempo then get it up to normal speed and then he'd start studying it at a faster tempo so that the original piece would become more comfortable. True, true - our very own Ben also recommends this technique and when I was about 17 I heard about some folks sticking batteries to their fingers so that their playing would be slower and more difficult and when they took em off - zap! Have you guys ever tried 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 lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 22 2014, 12:40 AM
May 22 2014, 12:40 AM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	Now this is really interesting!! Hahahaha I haven't tried this - have not been focusing on technique lately but it sure is food for thought 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

Mudbone View Member Profile	May 22 2014, 03:21 AM
May 22 2014, 03:21 AM	Learning Apprentice Player Posts: 1.750 Joined: 6-May 10 From: Charlotte, NC (residence)/Boston, MA (home) USA	I practice with the guitar in the classical position, so when I stand up to play the transition isn't very drastic. Some say it looks dorky playing it like that, but I don't really care because I'm not that insecure. 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! -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	May 22 2014, 08:26 AM
May 22 2014, 08:26 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	QUOTE (Mudbone @ May 22 2014, 02:21 AM) I practice with the guitar in the classical position, so when I stand up to play the transition isn't very drastic. Some say it looks dorky playing it like that, but I don't really care because I'm not that insecure. It might look dorky, but it's the healthiest position for the body when you are sitting 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 lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

Marius Pop View Member Profile	May 27 2014, 12:36 PM
May 27 2014, 12:36 PM	Instructor Posts: 276 Joined: 16-October 09 From: Bucharest	Btw, this was not easy : 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! -------------------- https://soundcloud.com/marius-pop-4/borlai-gergo-marius-pop-tim-lefebvre-pop https://www.facebook.com/mariuspopguitar

Cosmin Lupu View Member Profile	May 28 2014, 07:48 AM
May 28 2014, 07:48 AM	Instructor Posts: 22.808 Joined: 14-June 10 From: Bucharest	QUOTE (Marius Pop @ May 27 2014, 11:36 AM) Btw, this was not easy : It certainly doesn't look and sound like something easy - what's the story behind this tune? 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 lessons We can work on YOUR GUITAR and MUSIC development TOGETHER. Write me a private message if you wish to! Please subscribe to my Youtube Channel Days Of Confusion Facebook Page Mozart Rocks My facebook page

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