Kristofer Dahl6th May 2010Great topic Ivan - many people spend hours and hours trying to improve their lines - and all they really need is to play a little less. Good illustration and spoken instructions.
kaznie_NL6th May 2010sounds awesome, and indeed a bit of breath in between the licks gives the licks more importance
NoSkill6th May 2010It's very soothing, Ivan. Important concept, not stuffing every note into every available space, all the time. Nice lesson.
Bogdan Radovic6th May 2010Very important topic Ivan! It really makes or breaks the solo.
Zsolt Galambos6th May 2010Great lesson, man, definitely important topic!
Adrian Figallo6th May 2010very important topic ivan!
Crazy_Diamond6th May 2010This is a really good lesson Ivan ..... Breathing is a really important aspect of lead guitar that is sometimes ignored.
Daniel Realpe6th May 2010this reminds me of Marty friedman's words: "Make every note count, cause it does"
Ivan Zecic6th May 2010Very important topic Ivan! It really makes or breaks the solo.
Yeah, you need to be careful sometimes!
Thank you everybody!!!
Ivan Milenkovic6th May 2010Breathing is very important, it gives playing a natural feel. Very good lesson Ivan
Marius Bob7th May 2010yes. let the solo breathe.
very nice!
Vasilije Vukmirovic7th May 2010Good ideas!
Lian Gerbino7th May 2010cool lesson man! very useful
- Ivan Zecic8th May 2010
Thanks guys!
kahall12th May 2010Very useful. Using it now. Thanks!
- Ivan Zecic12th May 2010Very useful. Using it now. Thanks!
I'm really glad to hear that!
Thanks! 
Laszlo Boross13th May 2010Nice lesson Ivan! These are very important and useful things indeed!
MannyJo17th July 2014Love the tone! Beautiful Ivan. Practicing this now!
- Kristofer Dahl17th July 2014Love the tone! Beautiful Ivan. Practicing this now!
Awesome to hear MannyJo, keep us updated about your progress!
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Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a rut while improvising? Let me introduce you to improvisation concepts which will open your eyes, so you'll never ever have to repeat the same thing twice in your playing!
In this lesson we are going to work on "breathing". This concept could be simply explained as making pauses between phrases. When we talk, we make small pauses between sentences, words, etc. It sounds completely natural to us, so we can use it in music as well.
Instead of noodling around all the time, remember to stop playing every once in a while. It will definitely create a good effect!
You can make small pauses (1-2 beats) between phrases, or big ones (a couple of bars). You can also play a single note and then leave a lot of space after. It will bring back the listener's attention after a couple of bars of playing without any pauses. That's a cool trick you can always use!
Keep in mind that what you play is as important as what you don't play!
I am sure you'll learn this concept in no time!
Have fun!
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