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May 1 2012, 05:41 AM |
Great! I am happy that you have decided to join my program!
Let's start with a very cool and simple exercise that will help you develop your technique and will sync your hands together! You have to practice it at a very very slow tempo and make sure that you have a full control over both of your hands! Here is the tab E ||---------------------------|----------------------------------------| Guitar Pro Hands_workout.gp5 ( 4.5K ) Number of downloads: 180 Let me know if you have any questions! -------------------- |
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May 20 2012, 01:08 AM |
Hi Alex,
Finally resolved my sound card issue. Compounded problems: issue with driver and configuration after soundcard repair and change of motherboard! Anyhow, here are two takes of Exercise 1. I think I have to re-learn how to count - This exercise was good for me to realise that music has a lot to do with counting! In Take 2 I think I am more in sync with tempo. U be the judge. I am looking forward for your comments. Many thanks for your patience! JPB http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring/exercise-1-jpb-20120519-1 Take 2: http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring/exercise-1-jpb-20120519-2
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May 22 2012, 06:28 PM |
Looking forward for a new one! (I will keep practising this exercise from time to time)
Many thanks JPB |
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May 27 2012, 05:20 PM |
So! I have a new assignment for you!
We will start to get into improvisation a little bit more! 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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May 27 2012, 10:42 PM |
Sounds very interesting. I will get to it. Cool I have to learn the dorian scale.
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May 29 2012, 03:22 AM |
Hi Alex,
Here is a first cut - still rough on the edge. With more practice I would improve but I was anxious to get your point of view. I tend to be stuck on the E dorian mode I think. I tried here and there to include the A minor penta and F# but I seem to lose the momentum. Somehow I don't really hear those two mixing harmonically with the E dorian. Maybe my imagination? I value your guidance and insightful recommendations. Many thanks. JPB http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring/ii-v-i-in-e-minor-expression-1#play |
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May 29 2012, 06:52 PM |
Hi Alex, Here is a first cut - still rough on the edge. With more practice I would improve but I was anxious to get your point of view. I tend to be stuck on the E dorian mode I think. I tried here and there to include the A minor penta and F# but I seem to lose the momentum. Somehow I don't really hear those two mixing harmonically with the E dorian. Maybe my imagination? I value your guidance and insightful recommendations. Many thanks. JPB http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring/ii-v-i-in-e-minor-expression-1#play You did a very good job! Nice tone and melodies! A few timing issues but I think it's because you've just started to work on this longer you will practice it better it will get! I can hear dorian but to make it more obvious on E minor try to accent G and D it will do the trick! You are doing a very good job! Just work on it for a little bit more and I will join you in a few days to give you more ideas! -------------------- |
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Jun 1 2012, 02:33 AM |
Hi Alex,
Gave it a little bit more practice and tried to prolong the backing track in Cubase. This cut has only one splice at .026 to .031 Allowing more time I would get more ideas as you say and with practice I think it would get more interesting. Still having some timing issues. Hearing it back after record helps realising this. This is a good exercise. Hope you feel I'm going in the right direction? Many thanks for your comments. JPB http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring/ii-iv-v-expression-2 |
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Jun 1 2012, 05:14 AM |
Hi Alex, Gave it a little bit more practice and tried to prolong the backing track in Cubase. This cut has only one splice at .026 to .031 Allowing more time I would get more ideas as you say and with practice I think it would get more interesting. Still having some timing issues. Hearing it back after record helps realising this. This is a good exercise. Hope you feel I'm going in the right direction? Many thanks for your comments. JPB http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring/ii-iv-v-expression-2 Wow! You are doing very very well! Nice phrases! Now I would like you to have more space in between licks! Try to use question - answer technique! I can explain you how to use it in details if you want me to! Let me know! -------------------- |
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Jun 2 2012, 04:08 PM |
Thanks
I think I am starting to get it. Adding those responses (Blues inspiration from the cotton fields) creates a new dimension. I still think I should add more silence in this last take. Still timing issues. Got to work on this. Hope I understood the call-response technique. Thank you Master. JPB http://soundcloud.com/jpbluestring |
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