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Nov 11 2021, 09:19 AM
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Just in case you missed it... We have a new course up!
 It's called Micro Technique and it is one of the most important concepts I have come across in my last 10 years of playing. It should hopefully clarify things when we give you REC comments along the lines of "you are playing slightly ahead of the beat" or "try to play behind the beat". Check it out, I think Gab did an excellent job with his explanations / illustrations. |
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Nov 11 2021, 09:24 AM
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Yup, that's why you see so many on YT playing a cover solo, they hit every note but miss the micro elements and it sounds lifeless.
The micro elements are the seasoning; the spices etc that take a bland soup into a tasty  casserole. I'll check this out, my playing needs a lot of seasoning, it doesn't even have salt and pepper  Cheers Gab and Kris -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE  “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 19 2021, 09:44 PM
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Is anybody working on this course right now? I would like to know how it goes and if you need any help .
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Nov 19 2021, 10:19 PM
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QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Nov 19 2021, 08:44 PM)  Is anybody working on this course right now? I would like to know how it goes and if you need any help . These courses are coming through so quickly I don't get chance to try them all I start one then another appears and I have a look at that then there's the collab and my own lessons and practise to work on, it's burning me out They all look great though 
-------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 19 2021, 10:32 PM
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QUOTE (Phil66 @ Nov 19 2021, 06:19 PM) These courses are coming through so quickly I don't get chance to try them all I start one then another appears and I have a look at that then there's the collab and my own lessons and practise to work on, it's burning me out They all look great though hahaha as these are mini lessons, you don't have to work on the whole thing by once. You can take 1 or 2 exercises and add them into you daily routines. What do you think? -------------------- My lessons
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Nov 19 2021, 10:36 PM
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QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Nov 19 2021, 09:32 PM) hahaha as these are mini lessons, you don't have to work on the whole thing by once. You can take 1 or 2 exercises and add them into you daily routines. What do you think? For some maybe but I'm the sort of person that needs to do all or nothing I'm afraid. Doing bits doesn't suit me, too me it's like painting one wall in each room when decorating the house. Thanks anyway buddy. Would you like to pick a course for me to try for you? Cheers This post has been edited by Phil66: Nov 19 2021, 10:56 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 19 2021, 10:54 PM
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Sure! To show you how random you can pick stuff from this course. Let's jump to "Micro Dynamics" lesson part 2.
There you have 5 ways to play a minor pentatonic scale. Work on each of them, 1 minute every day, which means 5 minutes every day and share your progress in this thread if you want. Are you in? -------------------- My lessons
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Nov 19 2021, 11:00 PM
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Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhh
I need to go through part one first. I just can't skip, even now I sometimes pull out a beginners lesson book and work through it to see if I've missed anything. I'll start work on the Mico Dynamics course from the start  Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 19 2021, 11:07 PM
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haha that's even better! you can watch the first part to get into the concepts, but the first exercise appears in part 2, and your overall playing can be affected a lot by incorporating it in your daily practice.
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Nov 19 2021, 11:10 PM
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Thanks Gab,
The Poor Man's Blues lesson has made me introduce, or try to introduce, grace notes into my improvs so hopefully the course will help in other areas. Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 20 2021, 08:45 PM
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In the micro bending lesson, part three, it states "there are certain notes that we can slightly bend", why is it only certain notes and not all of them?
Cheers Here's my first attempt, I will learn the licks soon but this is just a mess around, not getting much inspiration from the backing to be honest, I might look for another one This post has been edited by Phil66: Nov 20 2021, 09:59 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 21 2021, 02:42 PM
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QUOTE (Phil66 @ Nov 20 2021, 04:45 PM) In the micro bending lesson, part three, it states "there are certain notes that we can slightly bend", why is it only certain notes and not all of them? You can bend all of them, but not all of them will sound that good. The best is to start with the 3rd and the 7th, and the lesson suggests. Once you get used to the technique, you can experiment with other intervals. You always depend on the context, and the chord sounding at the moment when you go for a riskier option. QUOTE (Phil66 @ Nov 20 2021, 04:45 PM) Here's my first attempt, I will learn the licks soon but this is just a mess around, not getting much inspiration from the backing to be honest, I might look for another one Awesome! I can hear you practicing dynamics as well here. You micro bending is starting to appear here, but I think that you still have room to make bend a bit more. Most of the times you are not reaching a 1/4 bend, it sounds more like a 1/8. Practicing over my examples to get used to the right sound. QUOTE (ClaudioStrat @ Nov 20 2021, 08:26 PM) hi, this course is really nice, have not practiced much yet been a little busy with few other lessons. But will defy work on this soon. In particular I watched the "micro-timing", ahead /behind the beat concept is really well explained (something I particularly struggle with) I think this will help me a lot. Also all these recent series of lessons on technique, right hand and left had exercises are also very good (been working on a few of those for a while), in particular I like the musicality of some of those exercises and they are really well explained. cheers Thanks a lot Claudio! I'm glad to know that you are working on these ones and that you find them helpful!
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Nov 21 2021, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Nov 21 2021, 01:42 PM) You can bend all of them, but not all of them will sound that good. The best is to start with the 3rd and the 7th, and the lesson suggests. Once you get used to the technique, you can experiment with other intervals. You always depend on the context, and the chord sounding at the moment when you go for a riskier option. Awesome! I can hear you practicing dynamics as well here. You micro bending is starting to appear here, but I think that you still have room to make bend a bit more. Most of the times you are not reaching a 1/4 bend, it sounds more like a 1/8. Practicing over my examples to get used to the right sound. Thanks Gab, I wasn't sure whether to post them here or in our mentoring thread but I thought here would be better as there is more chance of others seeing /hearing my attempt and hopefully help them too. In some ways I'm finding micro bends harder than semi tone bends. Are these micro bends also known as blues bends or is that something else? Re dynamics, I'm really trying to put more dynamics into my playing all the time now, I have got to that part of the course yet but I'm looking fiat's to it. Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Nov 24 2021, 05:15 PM
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Quick jam focusing on some of the micro technique concepts.
EDIT: New: OLD: This post has been edited by Caelumamittendum: Nov 26 2021, 02:38 PM |
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Nov 25 2021, 09:34 PM
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Hi Cael! That's a very cool video focusing on the micro techniques. I like the tone you are using because it has a good amount of distortion and sustain, but it still allows you to manage the dynamics and make it audible.
I can hear micro bending, micro dynamics, and micro timing in your soloing. Great job! Did you have previous experience with all these topics? This post has been edited by Gabriel Leopardi: Nov 25 2021, 09:35 PM -------------------- My lessons
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