What To Practice Next?
mattacuk
Sep 25 2008, 09:11 AM
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Ok so I will have been with GMC nearly two years and when I joined up I was completely brand new to the guitar. Over the past two years I have seen my skills progress well, and never felt bored with my practice routine.

I have mainly been practicing the harder lessons, level 8 & 9. This past year I have been concentrating on Muris's alternate picking lesson, Paul Gilbert Lesson no1, and most recently Marcus's neoclassical etude no2.

So, my picking skills I feel are strong, im accurate and im used to timeing changes. But Im not sure what to progress to next. Should I practice some more GMC lessons? or should I learn a peice of music that I like next.

I have avoided up untill now practicing non GMC stuff for two reasons:

1. With GMC lessons I can see the correct fingering (which to me is very important, as you dont get this on a random tab)

2. I have always seen good progress learning GMC solos and etudes, so not had much reason to change.

But i feel now is the time to branch out perhaps?

Im not at all into Metal (unless its like Racer - X style ), or even classic Rock. I do however LOVE Neo Classical like Yngwies Far beyond the sun, Adagio, Icarus Dream, or blue for example. I also totally dig "real classical" music on eletric guitar, much like alot of the bach peices Paul Gilbert plays on the Guitars from Mars video - im a total bach nut !

I sometimes wonder if I should be playing the piano or violin laugh.gif laugh.gif

So my question is, what would you Instructors and students recommend I progress to playing next? smile.gif

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Sep 25 2008, 09:59 AM
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Hi Matt,
What about improvisation?

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mattacuk
Sep 25 2008, 10:41 AM
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QUOTE (Jerry Arcidiacono @ Sep 25 2008, 09:59 AM) *
Hi Matt,
What about improvisation?


Hi Jerry,

I generally improvise daily over pentatonic scales, but I have a lack of interesting chops, especially in the 3nps area sad.gif I still dont really understand how to make my own chord progressions either unsure.gif

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- mattacuk   What To Practice Next?   Sep 25 2008, 09:11 AM
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- - steve25   How about ear training? As well as other things of...   Sep 25 2008, 10:56 AM
- - Jerry Arcidiacono   QUOTE (mattacuk @ Sep 25 2008, 11:41 AM) ...   Sep 25 2008, 10:56 AM
- - edguy   Hi Matt I think i am on a same point of practice l...   Sep 25 2008, 11:12 AM
- - Fsgdjv   I agree with what Edguy said, but also, I think it...   Sep 25 2008, 11:18 AM
- - mattacuk   Thanks everyone for your input. I understand in...   Sep 25 2008, 11:23 AM
- - edguy   Maybe you want to try this one. And you have a vid...   Sep 25 2008, 11:31 AM
|- - mattacuk   QUOTE (edguy @ Sep 25 2008, 11:31 AM) May...   Sep 25 2008, 11:36 AM
|- - Muris Varajic   Ear training and improvising are great topics to w...   Sep 25 2008, 01:01 PM
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- - mattacuk   thanks Muris I think at this point I need to expa...   Sep 25 2008, 05:03 PM
- - Nemanja Filipovic   I know that starting improvising is always hard. h...   Sep 25 2008, 06:21 PM
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