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Jun 10 2012, 05:54 PM
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Perfect! I have a great exercise that will do miracles with your hands sync!
Make sure to practice at a slow tempo using a metronome! The trick is slower you practice it better results you will get! Here is the tab: E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------| 
Hands_workout.gp5 ( 4.5K )
Number of downloads: 100Let me know if you have any questions or need help! -------------------- |
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Jun 10 2012, 06:14 PM
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Thanks Alex. I'll start working on this tonight.
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Jun 14 2012, 11:53 PM
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Here is one take at 50 bpm, after 3 hours of practice. I recorded all segments one after another without repetition.
http://soundcloud.com/sc01sunny/afhw01 Parts 1, 2 and 3 were easy to learn and I can play them at 50, 60, 70 and 80 bpm. I started at 80 and went down to 50. Part 4 was a bit harder because of sixteenth notes that were too fast for my left hand. After I learned it without tripping in the left hand I noticed that I tend to rush sixteenth notes on the first beat or two after triplets. Part 5 was a fun one: I first memorized the notes (positions), then I worked on getting them up to speed and I used metronome but as I played very slowly (slow left hand and jumping strings in right hand) I set it to 2 notes a beat instead of 4. I started at 40 bpm and practiced up to 120 bpm (from 20 to 60 bpm actual speed). But alas when I tried playing at 50 bpm, 4 notes a beat, feeling the rhythm, I couldn't play at all. I realized that my brain and my internal beat classified the notes as triplets, as they were three on a string and my inner rhythm got totally confused by them being four per beat instead of three.  It took me a bit of practicing to resolve this conflict between feeling the beat with four sixteenth notes and my hand's urge to play three notes per beat.It is really a good exercise, especially that sneaky 5th part. 
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Jun 15 2012, 08:14 AM
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QUOTE (Sunny @ Jun 14 2012, 10:53 PM)  Here is one take at 50 bpm, after 3 hours of practice. I recorded all segments one after another without repetition. http://soundcloud.com/sc01sunny/afhw01 Parts 1, 2 and 3 were easy to learn and I can play them at 50, 60, 70 and 80 bpm. I started at 80 and went down to 50. Part 4 was a bit harder because of sixteenth notes that were too fast for my left hand. After I learned it without tripping in the left hand I noticed that I tend to rush sixteenth notes on the first beat or two after triplets. Part 5 was a fun one: I first memorized the notes (positions), then I worked on getting them up to speed and I used metronome but as I played very slowly (slow left hand and jumping strings in right hand) I set it to 2 notes a beat instead of 4. I started at 40 bpm and practiced up to 120 bpm (from 20 to 60 bpm actual speed). But alas when I tried playing at 50 bpm, 4 notes a beat, feeling the rhythm, I couldn't play at all. I realized that my brain and my internal beat classified the notes as triplets, as they were three on a string and my inner rhythm got totally confused by them being four per beat instead of three. It took me a bit of practicing to resolve this conflict between feeling the beat with four sixteenth notes and my hand's urge to play three notes per beat.It is really a good exercise, especially that sneaky 5th part. You did a very good job! A few parts you were rushing a little but more you will play it better it will get! Part 5 is sneaky  I would like you to add this exercise to your warm up routine! In the meantime I will create a new melodic assignment for you! Give me a day or so and we can start getting into improvisation! Let me know if you have any questions or need help! -------------------- |
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Jun 17 2012, 05:18 AM
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You said you want to get into Jazz and fusion!
Let's start and I will explain you how the stuff works Here is a very cool II - V - I backing track in E minor http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/ii-v-i-jam This is the track that we will be using for a while and I will give you assignments based on it! The chords are: Emi7 - A7 - Dmaj7 Over E mi7 chord I want you to play E dorian mode  Over A7 A minor blues pentatonic  Over D major 7 F# minor pentatonic  Try to be as melodic as possible and Let me know if you have any questions or need help! -------------------- |
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Jun 21 2012, 06:22 AM
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QUOTE (Sunny @ Jun 19 2012, 09:35 PM) Alex, I just want to let you know that I'm working on this since I haven't replied immediately. I like the track and I'm playing to it every day 1-2 hours. One odd and interesting thing I noticed is that it's possible to play Am over an A7, which is a concept I haven't heard of before. I'm memorizing the positions you recommended and I'm making phrases (licks?) that fit these positions, to use later when playing. I'm looping each chord at a time to get familiar with all the notes in that position. The tempo and the chord progression feel a bit fast and I noticed that I tend to improvise all over the fretboard due to being too slow to quickly change positions when chords change. At the same time I'm following some sort of melodic line and it feels much easier to do so when not thinking in positions, but just keeping to the correct notes. Is that ok? At the same time I'm working on my technique (legato, vibrato, left hand speed) to actually be able to phrase the melody I want to play correctly. When I get so far to record my take, how long (as in duration) should it be? Perfect! I have prepared a track for you with my solo in it! I used exactly the same scales and positions I gave you! I would like you to continue my solo! Be as melodic as possible and use the shapes I gave you! http://soundcloud.com/alex-feather-akimov/sunny Leave the rest of the track playing after your solo so I can add the next part! Let me know if you have any questions or need help! -------------------- |
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