Rediscovering The Art Of Playing Slow |
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Rediscovering The Art Of Playing Slow |
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Nov 19 2020, 09:09 PM |
I'd say yes! They are not expensive. It's useles for playing music, but it's GREAT for training the hand to use a more shallow picking technique since the stylus will get caught in the strings if you pick to deep. Also allows the hand to find a natural resting angle since only the tip is used the hand can be at any angle that is comfy.
It's a great little training tool. It honestly trained me to alternate pick using less force and more efficiency. It's a bit gimmicky, but it did help me a ton. Here is the link to stylus picks https://www.styluspick.com/ Once you get used it, either buy a very sharp pick or make your current picks sharp with a pocket knife. Dull pick points are your enemy at this stage of the process imho. A pick like this one, the Vpick Black Hole is ideal. It's a design that stems from my own signature Vpick the Switch Blade Buffed. This new one has a hole in the middle that allows for great grip. Your pick stays put. Also, it's honed to a fine point. This will allow your hand to keep doing what it learned with the stylus. These are about $5 each. https://amzn.to/2UEHJv3 Stylus pick , I didn't even know these existed. Should I get some of these ones sir? This is something I'm on too with Gabriel. Just want to get a bit better at picking before continue with it. |
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Nov 22 2020, 02:10 PM |
You're not alone John,
There is so much to learn I think we all try to cram as much in as possible and it becomes overwhelming and counterproductive, also, when you rush learn something, it doesn't stay in your head. I remember an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger, he was asked, "Why don't you change your name, it's so hard to remember and pronounce?", his reply was, "The harder it is to remember and pronounce, by the time they've remembered it and how to say it, they will never forget. I think we can apply that philosophy to most things. I still struggle to take my time, part of it is that I feel I'm letting my instructors down, or they might think I'm not applying myself enough, crazy at 54 years old but that's me. Sometimes I even think about getting my beginners books out and starting from the very beginning just in case it helps Slowly slowly is definitely the way, I'm still trying to convince myself to slow down though Todd, I've just got some of those stylus picks, I always thought they were a gimmick but if you recommend them, I'm having them Thanks for the advice. Stay safe folks Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 23 2020, 09:24 AM |
I found that out but I did manage to play an extended pentatonic scale without grabbing the string, just once though
It's nearly impossible to traverse strings with the stylus. But just on a single string, it can help train the hand out of a lot of bad habbits. -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 24 2020, 08:25 AM |
I didn't get the thing with all the exercises in it but I've made my own up. I have been picking on one string, I also like three notes per string three picks per note alternate, that way when you cross strings it changes direction of picking each time. I'm doing it for five minutes before practise. I'm going to start using the metronome with it too.
Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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