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perfect timing. I just got home from work, grabbed a seat, hit refresh, BAM! There your upload was. 
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Oct 22 2009, 03:26 AM
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Hey Tony I’m really sorry for the delay with your comments. I have had a fever (flu) for the past several days. Anyway, nice job getting all your assignments done!
Comments: Video1 - Marcus's pentatonic solo lesson at 120bpm. It was difficult to hear what was going on rhythm wise because the backing track was to low. That said, it sounds like your making good progress with it so lets add another video section or 2 and then upload a take from the beginning of the lesson including the new sections. If you could record into a DAW (maybe use headphones so you won’t bother your neighbors) or get a better mix with backtrack and guitar that would be great. Video 2 - Ivans pentatonic workshop. Ok, lets forget about uploading the Half notes section from here on out. You got that. Quarter notes (one note per click) you nailed also but I still want this included with furture uploads. As for the rest of the video I want you to go back and look at how many notes are being played per beat and bar. Also I want you to drop the metronome speed down for some of these so you really get a feel for it. Lets keep working with this CAGED position so we can focus on the tempo and note values. Once we get it right for this one then the others will be a piece of cake. Use the tips below and see if this helps. You need to either count the beats in your head or out load when your playing to get the right feel. Trust me! Also practicing these exercises without being plugged up to your amp and just sitting on you couch if you don’t want to bother anyone is cool. This will help your picking accuracy as well. Tips: 1st watch Ivans 1st video where he explains the note values. Use my counting tips and for your next upload try using the slower metronome speeds I suggeusted. If they feel to quick then you can adjust them. The point is to play the note values correctly and clean. Quarter notes – one note per beat (4 per each bar) played at 80bpm Count 1, 2, 3, 4 when you play will help Eighth notes – 2 notes per beat (8 per each bar) played at 80bpm Count 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 when you play will help Eighth note Triplets – 3 notes per beat (12 per each bar) at 70bpm or 60bpm to start Count 1 e and 2 e and 3 e and 4 e and 16th notes – 4 notes per beat (16 per each bar) at 50bpm or 60bpm Count 1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a 16th note triplets – 6 notes per beat (24 per each bar) at 40bpm Not sure how this would be counted but just think of it as to groups of 3 played per beat quick. Like an eight note feel but twice as many notes. Video 3 - Emirs lesson, You’re making some good progress with this. Please continue to work on it at the same speed your practicing in the video. The pull offs will come with some more practice so don’t worry. I have an exercise, which will help, and I’ll make a video and upload it by this weekend. I’ll explain more with the video. Only thing I am concerned about is towards the end of your video where you started to play around the 9th fret. Your pinky gave out and you tried to finish with just your first 3 fingers. That’s when things really feel apart. It’s just a matter of a little more finger strength and muscle memory. Your truly doing a wonderful job so lets just keep it up and move forward.  EDIT: Oh, sorry you asked what I was working on. It's cool that your interested and thanks for asking. Right now as far as lessons go there are 4 that I hope to upload to the REC over the next few months. I'm working on some bit and pieces of each one to get them just right. I want things to be as perfect as possible so I'm practicing patients also. https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/80s-Hard-Rock/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Steve-...-Soloing-Style/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Joe_Sa...rgotten_part_2/ https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/joe_sa...lways_with_you/ This post has been edited by UncleSkillet: Oct 22 2009, 04:44 AM -------------------- "Think of a guitar solo as a paragraph. You need a clear beginning, a middle, and an end. Look at musical phrases like sentences, and make sure you break them up using punctuation—or space. You pause naturally when conversing, right? If you don't, you'll bore the listener. The same thing will happen with your audience if your solo is one dimensional. You'll wear them out and lose their attention." —Tom Principato
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