I Had My First Lesson And... |
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Nov 7 2008, 06:07 AM
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I had my first lesson with a live, in-person teacher this week, and the news is mixed.
The good news: He's a really good player and teaches well, and he was quite impressed with how much I had learned on my own thanks to GMC. The bad news: My technique was all wrong, and he's very strict about one finger per fret, no matter what, and my pinky is crying. I know it's better to break bad habits early, so I'm glad I found out before I got farther along. He did say my alternate picking was good. (Thank you IVAN!) 
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Nov 7 2008, 01:43 PM
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Good to hear?, what was wrong with your technique?
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Nov 7 2008, 04:42 PM
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1 finger per fret is good approach but it
just doesn't work all the time,depends of what you're playing. 
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Nov 7 2008, 05:25 PM
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That's about it ....
The idea is that you keep your hand in one place, and use your 4 available fingers to hit each of 4 frets, on only that fret. It can help a little with fluidity when done right, but it also really cements you into box-like thinking. Also, its a lot harder to do this when you start looking at 3nps scales, and also widely spaced intervals, so I don't believe its something you can use if you want to progress to those kind of techniques, and as such is ultimately limiting. Having said that, its horses for courses - learn both ways and pick which ever works best for the riff or scale you are playing, its never good to limit yourself! -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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Nov 7 2008, 10:31 PM
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Thanks man, and I suggest that you listen to your teacher but in the same time I don't think he should be too strict with rules. Just try to take the best of him, and include that into your playing, but also stay open for other stuff
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Nov 7 2008, 11:17 PM
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Congratulations !
Good luck with your one on one lessons. Post some recordings of your playing , that would be great way to check on your progress ! |
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Nov 8 2008, 04:41 AM
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QUOTE (Jose Mena @ Nov 7 2008, 05:43 AM)  Good to hear?, what was wrong with your technique? I was gripping the neck with my thumb along the side of the neck, he suggested it should stay perpendicular to the neck for the most part. I'm not going to argue about various techniques, I've always believed you should at least know the "proper" way of doing something, and then you're free to ignore it if you choose. I am certainly no Steve Vai, so for now I will do it the teachers way and if he can teach me to play as well as he does, I will be very happy. -------------------- "I dreamed a lot when I was younger.. I'm older now but still I hunger For some understanding. There's no understanding, now. Was there ever? ...Joe Puerta (Ambrosia)... Finally got a YouTube page going. |
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