Dinaga's Insane Lessons Hunt!, With small, achievable goals to success! :) |
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Dinaga's Insane Lessons Hunt!, With small, achievable goals to success! :) |
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Feb 1 2012, 03:40 PM |
Great Idea, I commend you on your attitude....
This will be a great thread. Good Luck -------------------- ESP E2 VIPER CAMO,
ENGL INFERNO 100w, TWO NOTES CAPTOR X |
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Feb 1 2012, 03:48 PM |
hey Dinaga!! This idea is brilliant!!
Having a thread like this will give us an extra motivation to continue working on those lessons that we find difficult and need weeks or months to master them. The quote that Steve Vai said in a video posted some days ago is also inspiring: "Don't stop, Keep going" When I'm working on difficult lessons I use different approaches to master them. One of them is to isolate the more difficult parts and work on them as a loop over metronome. Another thing that I do is obviously to use the slower tempo backing tracks. And the third thing that I do is to create exercises that could help me with something that is being difficult for me. I usually create variations of the licks that allow me to play them in a repetitive way. As many of you know I'm working on this lesson.... LINK so I will post a take using a slower backing. Once again, great initiative Dinaga! -------------------- My lessons
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Feb 1 2012, 04:08 PM |
Thanks guys! I'm glad you like the idea That's great approach! I too do the isolation and loop smaller parts until I get them done. When I learn all the parts I usually play the whole track on slower tempo because it makes the routine much more interesting. But the variations trick you use is a very good idea, I didn't come up with that before! Yes, I saw you were working on the Extreme Neoclassical lesson, and I think it's one of the very few lessons here which is actually level 10 Good luck mate, I'm sure you'll master it well! I am really looking forward to see/hear your take on slower speed, no matter what it is, because this is such an awesome lesson! Curiously the part that I find most difficult at fast tempo is a part that doesn't have fast notes but some string skipping. I'm talking about this type of ideas: F The skip from strings 2 to 4, only playing 1 note on each is what is giving me troubles. It's weird because I can play the Gilbert style three notes per string skips.. -------------------- My lessons
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Feb 1 2012, 05:09 PM |
Great idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
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Feb 1 2012, 05:46 PM |
Great thread man! I'm also working on some insane lessons I will post my progress here also
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Feb 1 2012, 07:38 PM |
I actually started a similar thread, though it was just my quest to learn a Muris vid as well as I possibly could. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=42524
Muris' Original vid https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-guit...cking-advanced/ Well, it's only "technically" a level 8 lesson, but I certainly consider it to be INSANE! I totally support you on your quest Dinaga!! And I can relate, somewhat. I personally find it more beneficial for myself to tackle something very difficult such as a Muris lesson, and work, and work, and work on it until I get just 5% faster!! As opposed to spending an afternoon mastering something that is "easier" for me, which becomes more of a practice in memorizing notes and patterns. But on a side note: I do, personally, need to also start busting out some REC vids of more mid-level skill to finally start racking up points!! I always end up working hard on something just a bit too difficult to get it totally 100%, so I drop vids to the Practice Room for help and suggestions. Both are helpful, but I need to "balance" and also work on "achievable" vids to perfection!! Well....you have inspired me to see if I can get that Muris lesson a bit closer to speed! So far, I'm 110-120bpm at best, and Muris is at 155bpm!! -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Feb 1 2012, 07:47 PM |
String skipping is a beast! I practiced his song "An Old Modern Time" and it's a string-skipping night mare! The fastest I could go is 120 bpm (the original lesson is 158 bpm). This is a bit older recording, and the quality is bad because I filmed it with phone camera and no DAW: I should probably return to practicing this one again. It sounds really good, especially for neoclassical fans. that's a great tune!! Is is a lesson here?? because I can't find it... -------------------- My lessons
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Feb 2 2012, 12:57 AM |
Sorry to hear you injured the wrist! That's horrible. Do you incorporate a warmup routine before practicing, especially fast and difficult runs? If not, I would highly suggest it. I actually did a thread with a video showing 2 of my current favorite warmup runs (https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_forum/index.php?showtopic=42583). I change them up frequently, but as of this last year, I finally see the vast importance of warming up.
1. You reduce risk of injury 2. You really can't just pickup a guitar and rip like Muris. By warming up first, you really give yourself the ability to play faster, smoother, and with better timing and accuracy. Well, for most of us. Maybe Muris can pick it up and do the "Muris", but I'd be willing to bet he warms up every time! @DeGroot: Don't be too intimidated by a killer lesson vid!! With patience, they can really be broken down and achieved, even if only at lower speeds (such as my vid). My main suggestions are.... -Break it down into parts, as opposed to learning the ENTIRE thing first. -Play the parts to a metronome, at a slow enough speed that you can potentially play it PERFECTLY!! Of course it won't be perfect at first, but slow it down enough that you CAN achieve that. THEN speed it up a bit. -Once you've finally learned ALL of the parts that make up the whole lesson (it can take days or weeks for tough vids, be patient and work on different things as well, so you don't get bored and overwhelmed) THEN you can work on putting them all together. Usually, you will need to slow down just a bit, from the speed you play the individual parts at, when you put it all together. -Focus on how the parts "glue" together! Playing the parts individually is the first step, but now making the position changes and getting proper feel and timing is part of the practice!! Keep running at slower speeds until your fingers know the notes inside and out, to eliminate any "micro-pauses" (thanks for that tip Ivan, and the other instructors as well!). Hope that helps. -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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Feb 2 2012, 08:04 AM |
Thanks for the suggestions derper! That sounds like a real solid way of going about it. -------------------- |
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