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Aug 15 2012, 09:12 AM
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Good morning man!
To start off with the simplest but efficient ear training exercise, here's what you will have to do: 1) Choose any note and find all the places where you can find it on the neck 2) Start a metronome at about 60BPM quarter notes 3) At each 'First beat' out of the 1, 2, 3, 4 play and sing the name of the note, each time in a different position on the neck 4) Increase tempo once you can go through all the positions 3 times in a row without any mistake 5) The faster you are, the better you can react to change and know the positions instinctively 6) This is where things get trickier - after you play the first note, SING the rest, before you play them  this will get the sound of the note into your system!For tapping, let's start off with this nice lesson - it combines the technique itself PLUS interesting shapes which will open up some insight on arpeggios played on the same string  https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Basic-Tapping/ and string skipping we'll tackle after this What say you? Cosmin |
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Aug 15 2012, 05:07 PM
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This sounds good! I'll start tonight and see how it goes.
So, at 60bpm, I play 1 note per click or 4? |
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Aug 16 2012, 11:49 AM
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QUOTE (John72 @ Aug 15 2012, 04:07 PM)  This sounds good! I'll start tonight and see how it goes. So, at 60bpm, I play 1 note per click or 4? One note per click mate - take it slow
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Aug 20 2012, 04:01 AM
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You find all the A notes and play them at random, the more at random and the more the speed increases and you are able to manage, the better 
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Aug 25 2012, 01:47 AM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Aug 20 2012, 06:38 AM) It's a good take but, it can be improved by paying a bit more attention to the consistency of your rhythmic approach. The 16th notes are not equal in many spots in your take, so focus on getting them to sound equal as rhythmic subdivisions. This is the only thing which separates you from perfection Hey Cosmin! Just checking in to see if I'm on the right track with the rhythm of the 16th notes. Also, I'm getting pretty comfortable with the notes and sounds at 60bpm (at least all the natural notes, I haven' been working on any sharps or flats.) I can usually go faster after warming up a little and getting in to the exercise. Here's another take. Hopefully I'm on the right track!  http://soundcloud.com/gravesj/tapping-take-2/s-p96w2 |
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Aug 25 2012, 07:59 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Aug 25 2012, 10:47 AM) should we aim for perfection? Absolutely!Always! |
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