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[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey there my friend!

This here is your own thread in which we will focus on developing your guitar playing skills - beginning with timing!

Stay tuned today for a little presentation movie about rhythmic subdivisions and a lesson suggestion to follow, ok?

Cosmin

[Zaek]

Hey there my friend!

This here is your own thread in which we will focus on developing your guitar playing skills - beginning with timing!

Stay tuned today for a little presentation movie about rhythmic subdivisions and a lesson suggestion to follow, ok?

Cosmin

Hello!

Timing sounds like a good place to start, yes indeed!

*stays tuned*

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey buddy here ya go



https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/

[Zaek]

Hey buddy here ya go



https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/

Hm, so, if one were to play 8th notes at 60bpm, that could also be 4th notes at 120bpm? - Depending on what you're actually playing?
And well, if you're playing.. 16th notes at 240bpm, how can one possible count that?
Other than that it was surprisingly easy to understand! Thank you very much

Hm, I can play most of the parts of the lesson you linked, except when it comes to shifting between 8th and 16th notes. It just turns into a big mess. - But it's probably very related to that I've not really played with this in mind before, I'll try to make a video when I get it down if you want!
Oh, and thanks, again!





Edit: Question
-- Zaek

This post has been edited by Zaek: Jun 8 2013, 11:50 PM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey man! Glad to know I was explicit enough

Well, a video would most likely help me help you, so please do share it here, ok? Regarding your questions:

Now, 8th notes at 60bpm = 4th notes at 120bpm, in the sense that the note duration is the same - but at 60BpM you will have 8 8th notes in a bar and at 120 BpM you will have 4 quarter notes in a bar, so the note duration stays the same, but the number of notes decreases - please let me know if it's clear... and about 16th notes at 240 Bpm... well, that is an athletic endeavor which I find totally useless to be honest with you

The maths is simple and your intuition has proved itself useful! Let's get this lesson in shape and we can try out some more concerning the subject of rhythmic subdivisions Deal?

Cosmin

[Zaek]

Hey man! Glad to know I was explicit enough

Well, a video would most likely help me help you, so please do share it here, ok? Regarding your questions:

Now, 8th notes at 60bpm = 4th notes at 120bpm, in the sense that the note duration is the same - but at 60BpM you will have 8 8th notes in a bar and at 120 BpM you will have 4 quarter notes in a bar, so the note duration stays the same, but the number of notes decreases - please let me know if it's clear... and about 16th notes at 240 Bpm... well, that is an athletic endeavor which I find totally useless to be honest with you

The maths is simple and your intuition has proved itself useful! Let's get this lesson in shape and we can try out some more concerning the subject of rhythmic subdivisions Deal?

Cosmin

Hello!
Yeah, I'll see if I can make a video doing the lesson. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhaYfY4zNow...eature=youtu.be

The question about 16th notes at 240 bpm was more of a hypothetical one. - Be it useless or not.
Yeah, I'm up for some more!

Oh, and thanks, again! :-)


-- Zaek

Edit: Added link! (Sorry about angle of the video, I'll have to get a proper camera one day, that isnt a phone, randomly placed, hoping it'll record what I want recorded!)

This post has been edited by Zaek: Jun 9 2013, 07:21 PM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey buddy! Thanks for the vid I noticed some things and I will get back to you with a video today ok?

[Zaek]

Hey buddy! Thanks for the vid I noticed some things and I will get back to you with a video today ok?

Oh, neat! - Yeah, no rush, I've got all the time in the world :-)

Additional offtopic question!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zj2NZ6in6I - Things like this.. how would I go on jamming / improvising to it? - I mean, I can see it's in G minor. But that does not really tell me much. (Should really read more theory.)

This post has been edited by Zaek: Jun 10 2013, 05:19 PM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mate, here ya go:

[Zaek]

Hey mate, here ya go:

Hi! Good video. You seem to have a way to make things simple , Thanks! :-)
I'll try to change the way I alternate pick, and the whole learning the body the rhythm is a very interesting thing, I can practice that anywhere! - Thanks!

As for the improv, to be honest, I don't really hear much music in my head, other than whats being played when listening to .. things to jam over. I see pictures in my head though :| - And have sometimes tried to translate the pictures to sound, if that makes sense. :-)


I made a video were I tried to pretend my hand was locked by axis. - It feels like the three remaining fingers on the right hand tenses up if I don't anchor them (Like in the Cosmin 3 video below) and well, the entire hand gets more uncoordinated and harder to controll (bigger movements) but then again, it's most likely just a matter of practicing it that way.
As far as I can tell, the elbow / forarm is still moving a bit here in this video, but not in the second one. (Easier to relaxed when anchored )





A second one, were I tried to show how I would normally go about alternate picking ,and a bit faster. (far from flawless.)







Edit: I might just have to learn to calm down, release some tension and try to do things very much more slow.


Now to watch your video another time!
Thank you :-)

- Zaek

This post has been edited by Zaek: Jun 11 2013, 09:32 PM

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey mate More observations coming in a new video - but till tomorrow - you should know that video 3 is ok'ish until the end, where you move your right hand fingers

[Zaek]

Hey mate More observations coming in a new video - but till tomorrow - you should know that video 3 is ok'ish until the end, where you move your right hand fingers

Hey, awesome! :-)

haha, yeah, I was mainly concentrating on the left hand there to be honest! (Excuses )

Peace :-)

-- Zaek

[Cosmin Lupu]

No problemmo mate - stay tuned and we'll take care of everything in due time

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey buddy, here ya go

[Zaek]

Hey buddy, here ya go

Hey, yeah, the anchoring I do, seem to make it hard to play on the 6th string aswell. So, getting rid of it seems like a very good plan!

I'll get right on that, and yeah, we have a deal! - Next video will have both hands, at slow speed, steady timing and clean picking!
It'll probably take a while

*goes to practice*

Thank you! :-)

-- Zaek

[Cosmin Lupu]

The pleasure is all mine man Let's build healthy habits, so that later on you won't have to go back on things.

Anchoring is not a bad thing, but there are sufficient moments when it'll hinder you - in the end though, it all depends on what you want to play and how you feel comfy. Bot for me at least, not leaning on the guitar body, provides freedom of movement.

Let's see how it works for you

Cosmin

[Zaek]

The pleasure is all mine man Let's build healthy habits, so that later on you won't have to go back on things.

Anchoring is not a bad thing, but there are sufficient moments when it'll hinder you - in the end though, it all depends on what you want to play and how you feel comfy. Bot for me at least, not leaning on the guitar body, provides freedom of movement.

Let's see how it works for you

Cosmin

Did another attempt at the first part of Ben's lesson.
Played it without the video, and with a metronome instead this time
Will do the other ones as well, but this is apparently not a great day for guitaring, having slight of a "damn, not progressing in anything, maybe I should throw the guitar out of the window" kind of day
(Oh, and yeah, I will work on the noise.)

Anyway, I tried! - Here's the video

[Cosmin Lupu]

Hey man! Not bad! The timing is good, but you need to mute the strings around the note that you play - please focus on that and let's see the rest

You are on the good path

[Zaek]

Hey man! Not bad! The timing is good, but you need to mute the strings around the note that you play - please focus on that and let's see the rest

You are on the good path

Hey, thanks for the feedback!

Yeah, ill have to find a way to mute the strings. Still adjusting to this right hand resting on the bridge way of doing things :-P

[Cosmin Lupu]

How about if I make a movie for you - I will explain things easier, rather than writing them