Timing Workout
Gabriel Leopardi
May 5 2015, 03:45 PM
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From: Argentina
Hello guys! Welcome to my new workout based on timing available for everybody at GMC that want to master this fundamental element of music.

During my more than 8 years working at GMC I noted that timing is one of the main problems that beginner/intermediate students have and most of them don't know how to work on it. In the last months, we started to experiment with some very simple assignments and we discovered how important is to start with really simple stuff before trying to adjust timing on licks and improvisations.

That's why I decided to create this thread in which I will give weekly assignments that should be worked every day during 7 days.

How to practice on these assignments?

Well, as it happens with my other workouts. These are designed to be combined with your current guitar routine. You don't have to switch to this workout and work only on this. It's ok if you practice around 20/30 minutes every day. It's even more helpful if you practice 2 blocks of 20 minutes, maybe one in the morning and another one before you go to sleep.

Some tips to master timing:

- Tap with your foot: Follow the beat with your foot while playing. It's a great trick to feel the groove inside. With practice you won't have to think on timing and groove, you will just have to feel it.
- Move your head and body: Another trick to feel the groove. Try it!
- Before you start the practice, turn off the lights, close your eyes and listen to the backing. Feel the groove, imagine youself playing over it, imagine yourself playing the assignment, visualize your guitar, your fingers and listen to the notes sounding totally tight over the backing.


ASSIGNMENT I

On this first assignment you have to play a single note that can be one from the scale, preferably the root, even with the beat. As this is a workout for beginners and intermediates, I will suggest two different figures:

Beginners (level 1 to 3 in GMC lessons): Play 4th notes over the backing.
Intermediate (level 3 to 5 in GMC lessons): Play 8th notes over the backing.

Backing track in A: Attached File  AC_DC_Backing_80.mp3 ( 2.38MB ) Number of downloads: 348


DEADLINE: May 12th

Who is in?

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[b]Some frequently asked questions:[/b]

1. Who can join? Everybody!
2. Do I have to submit audio or video? If possible to let me check your progress! We can also meet at the chat-room and you show me how you play this using your webcam.
3. Is it only for beginners? No! It's for beginner and intermediate players. Even if you think that you are a master of timing, give these exercises a chance and maybe you will be surprised.
4. How much does this workout cost? When you become a successful guitar player and come to play to my country, I want free tickets!
5. Why timing is important? Are you serious????



PS: IF YOU'RE WORKING ON THIS WORKOUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT THIS THREAD AND THEN WE WILL ARRANGE HOW I CHECK YOUR PROGRESS.



ASSIGNMENT II: HERE

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This post has been edited by Gabriel Leopardi: May 19 2015, 05:23 PM


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- Gabriel Leopardi   Timing Workout   May 5 2015, 03:45 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hey guys, don't be shy and join this one! ...   May 6 2015, 05:58 AM
- - Phil66   Hey Gab, I'm in. Don't know how I'm g...   May 6 2015, 04:04 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Phil! Thanks for this fantastic question si...   May 6 2015, 05:32 PM
- - Phil66   Thanks Gab, I think I get it. 4th notes = 1 2 3 ...   May 6 2015, 10:14 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Phil, the idea is that less advanced GMCers pla...   May 7 2015, 03:33 PM
|- - Phil66   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ May 7 2015, 03...   May 7 2015, 04:09 PM
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- - Gabriel Leopardi   Ah! now I got it, yes, you're right! ...   May 8 2015, 03:35 PM
- - Phil66   I will be working on them tomorrow night along wit...   May 8 2015, 03:38 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 8 2015, 11:38 AM) I w...   May 8 2015, 04:00 PM
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- - Daeron   I'm in, Gabriel. I want to continue the work i...   May 8 2015, 05:00 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Daeron @ May 8 2015, 01:00 PM) I...   May 9 2015, 04:09 PM
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- - Daeron   Hello Gabriel Here is my take : https://soundcl...   May 9 2015, 09:53 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Daeron @ May 9 2015, 05:53 PM) Hel...   May 10 2015, 08:40 PM
|- - Daeron   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ May 10 2015, 07...   May 10 2015, 10:23 PM
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- - Chris S.   You know from my REC takes that my timing needs wo...   May 10 2015, 12:11 PM
- - Phil66   Hello Gab, I've posted my take in my thread ...   May 10 2015, 08:01 PM
- - Phil66   Thanks Gab, It's not the easiest backing trac...   May 10 2015, 08:48 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   hehehe, yeah, that's one of the advantages of ...   May 10 2015, 09:03 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Good job Daeron! Your playing sound tight mos...   May 11 2015, 04:16 PM
- - Daeron   Thank you, Gabriel. I'll continue working on t...   May 11 2015, 06:01 PM
- - Phil66   I think I've worked out part of my timing issu...   May 11 2015, 07:25 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 11 2015, 03:25 PM) I ...   May 12 2015, 08:32 PM
|- - Phil66   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ May 12 2015, 08...   May 12 2015, 08:50 PM
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- - petr   Hi Gab, pls check my attempts https://soundcloud...   May 11 2015, 10:52 PM
- - Chris S.   Hey Gab - sorry for the delay!! https://s...   May 13 2015, 01:34 AM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Chris, 4th and 8th notes are sounding really go...   May 13 2015, 04:02 PM
|- - Chris S.   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ May 13 2015, 03...   May 13 2015, 06:04 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Chris S. @ May 13 2015, 02:04 PM) ...   May 14 2015, 04:48 PM
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- - Phil66   OK, I haven't had much practice since I got ba...   May 13 2015, 09:09 PM
|- - Chris S.   QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 13 2015, 08:09 PM) OK...   May 13 2015, 09:44 PM
|- - Phil66   QUOTE (Chris S. @ May 13 2015, 09:44 PM) ...   May 14 2015, 08:48 PM
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- - Chris S.   Thanks for that, Gab! I just gave that lesson ...   May 14 2015, 05:06 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Cool! My idea was to explode your mind... ...   May 14 2015, 05:10 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Phil, yeah, you are not playing the triplets ti...   May 15 2015, 04:56 PM
- - Phil66   Thanks Gab, I'll do my best.   May 15 2015, 05:44 PM
- - Daeron   Hello Gabriel I am working on the timing exercic...   May 16 2015, 09:43 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Daeron, that's a very clever question. Th...   May 18 2015, 04:24 PM
|- - Annemie   Hi Gab, I did the exercise you suggested in the r...   May 18 2015, 08:21 PM
|- - Daeron   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ May 18 2015, 03...   May 19 2015, 07:30 AM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Daeron @ May 19 2015, 03:30 AM) Th...   May 19 2015, 05:22 PM
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- - Chris S.   Hey Gab! Before I start the second assignment...   May 20 2015, 02:32 AM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Chris S. @ May 19 2015, 10:32 PM) ...   May 20 2015, 04:45 PM
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- - Phil66   Hello Gab, Ok here is my latest attempt, (hardly ...   May 20 2015, 08:58 PM
|- - petr   Hi Gab, pls can you check my takes on assignment 2...   May 23 2015, 09:27 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 20 2015, 04:58 PM) He...   May 24 2015, 11:32 PM
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- - Gabriel Leopardi   3 days to go! Anybody else working on Assignm...   May 26 2015, 03:37 PM
- - Phil66   I'll get mine to you tomorrow. Triplets @ 80bp...   May 27 2015, 08:55 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ May 27 2015, 04:55 PM) I...   May 28 2015, 04:28 PM
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- - Daeron   I'm working on it too ! I'll post my t...   May 28 2015, 05:04 PM
- - Phil66   Here you go Gab. Not practised these much been bus...   May 28 2015, 09:03 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Phil! Thanks for the samples! This au...   May 29 2015, 02:50 PM
- - Phil66   Will do Gab, thanks. I had only had about 5 minute...   May 29 2015, 02:57 PM
- - Daeron   Hi Gab ! Here is my take on 4th notes : https...   May 29 2015, 06:59 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Daeron @ May 29 2015, 02:59 PM) Hi...   May 30 2015, 05:28 PM
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- - Phil66   Hello Gab, I've just spent 15 minutes before ...   May 30 2015, 09:15 AM
- - Phil66   That makes sense Gab. Thank you. I'll try it t...   May 30 2015, 05:49 PM
|- - petr   Hi Gab, so here is the 8th and triplets https://...   May 31 2015, 06:30 PM
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- - Gabriel Leopardi   Good job Petr! Triplets are getting tighter, ...   Jun 1 2015, 02:24 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   ASSIGNMENT III Hello friends! Congrats to al...   Jun 5 2015, 03:52 PM
- - Phil66   Ok Gab, first attempts at 70 bpm https://soundcl...   Jun 6 2015, 09:24 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Awesome work Phil! You can play these ones at...   Jun 7 2015, 07:31 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hey everybody! Please don't miss assignmen...   Jun 9 2015, 02:09 PM
- - Daeron   I'm working on the 3rd assignment for 3 days. ...   Jun 9 2015, 07:15 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Daeron @ Jun 9 2015, 03:15 PM) I...   Jun 10 2015, 03:19 PM
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- - Phil66   Should have something with you tonight   Jun 10 2015, 03:23 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ Jun 10 2015, 11:23 AM) Sh...   Jun 10 2015, 03:45 PM
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- - Phil66   As promised Gab Only had around 15 minutes in t...   Jun 10 2015, 09:14 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ Jun 10 2015, 05:14 PM) As...   Jun 11 2015, 02:23 PM
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- - Phil66   Thanks Gab I know it's off but wanted to get...   Jun 11 2015, 03:48 PM
|- - Annemie   Hi Gab, here are my attempts at 70 BPM   Jun 12 2015, 09:14 PM
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- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Ann! Thanks for the new takes. The audio 1...   Jun 13 2015, 07:19 PM
- - Daeron   Hi Gab I've been working on this assignment e...   Jun 16 2015, 07:55 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Daeron! Fantastic work! This samples so...   Jun 17 2015, 02:52 PM
|- - Daeron   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Jun 17 2015, 01...   Jun 20 2015, 08:56 AM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Daeron @ Jun 20 2015, 04:56 AM) Th...   Jun 20 2015, 08:28 PM
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- - fzalfa   hey !!!! i MUST work on too !...   Jun 17 2015, 02:58 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   hahaha you're welcome.   Jun 17 2015, 03:48 PM
- - Phil66   Hello Gab, As discussed in my thread, not had muc...   Jun 17 2015, 09:21 PM
- - fzalfa   hi here, i joint on the run so this is my first j...   Jun 17 2015, 10:18 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ Jun 17 2015, 05:21 PM) He...   Jun 19 2015, 04:27 PM
- - fzalfa   hi Gaby so i have do the 80bpm exercices (90 is a...   Jun 20 2015, 12:53 PM
- - fzalfa   QUOTE There are some little moments where your pla...   Jun 20 2015, 11:48 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi laurent, your playing is tight on this samples,...   Jun 22 2015, 03:02 PM
- - fzalfa   Hi Gabriel ho ! i do not notice...... may i d...   Jun 22 2015, 03:18 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (fzalfa @ Jun 22 2015, 11:18 AM) Hi...   Jun 22 2015, 03:31 PM
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- - fzalfa   ok i'll re-done both ! Laurent   Jun 22 2015, 03:33 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Great.   Jun 23 2015, 03:28 PM
- - fzalfa   ok, seem on the right patern, or maybe i turn craz...   Jun 24 2015, 09:22 AM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   Hi Laurent, please re-check the guitar pro file. ...   Jun 24 2015, 03:07 PM
- - fzalfa   ok, i see, my brain is buggy !! Laurent   Jun 24 2015, 03:14 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   hahaha this can be confusing. Let me know if you ...   Jun 24 2015, 03:54 PM
- - fzalfa   We talk about it later in v chat Laurent   Jun 24 2015, 06:05 PM
- - Phil66   Hello Gab, Here is another, sorry but this slippe...   Jun 24 2015, 09:16 PM
|- - Gabriel Leopardi   QUOTE (Phil66 @ Jun 24 2015, 05:16 PM) He...   Jun 25 2015, 03:37 PM
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- - fzalfa   hey phil !! the track is about 1m30 of dur...   Jun 24 2015, 10:18 PM
- - Phil66   Not so easy for me mate I am OK with a click tr...   Jun 24 2015, 10:21 PM
- - fzalfa   another attempt..... https://soundcloud.com/dizy...   Jun 25 2015, 12:13 PM
- - fzalfa   ok this is the right one...... or i throw all my ...   Jun 25 2015, 03:43 PM
- - Phil66   Thanks Gab, I think the tightness will come with ...   Jun 25 2015, 03:58 PM
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