Me Learning Hot Country: Update7 |
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Me Learning Hot Country: Update7 |
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Jan 15 2021, 03:56 PM |
The journey has started, here is Update 1:
(If you are new to this, here is how it started and here is the hot country solo lesson I am practicing.) Update 2: Update 3: Update 4: (80% of original tempo) Update 5: (90% of original tempo) Update 6: Here is my first attempt at 100% speed, it's taken me roughly two months! π Update 7: My second attempt at 100% speed! Ok, so I think this is the final version: I have submitted it for grading here π± This post has been edited by Kristofer Dahl: Apr 29 2021, 11:26 AM |
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Jan 15 2021, 04:33 PM |
Interesting, thanks for participating Kris, maybe you'll get an insight into our challenges by doing this.
I hope you can work through it and get to REC, that would be awesome. Looking forward to more inspiring videos, it will be interesting if you do manage to learn the whole thing, to hear how you think it has benefited your playing. Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 15 2021, 04:35 PM |
@Phil - for sure!
Feel free to comment if there is something particular you would like me to focus on in my practicing. |
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Jan 15 2021, 06:22 PM |
Will do buddy.
Interesting how different we are regarding GP. I always use it to get the lesson under my fingers and up to speed. It's better (for me) than the slow down in the player, at less than 50% anyway, as the sound quality doesn't alter. Once up to speed I create an MP3 of the lesson video, and put it in my DAW as track 1 and work along with that at various speeds to get used to playing along with the backing, as you know, backing can be off putting. This is also whet I work on the nuances of the instructor's version. In track 2 I put the backing and line it up with track 1. I then play along with JUST the backing (muting track 1) at various speeds and play back along with the lesson. MP3 to check my timing. With my current LESSON I've been very pleased and Gab has too, with the fact I've been able to play in time at slower speeds which can be trickier than full speed. That's my process, you may find some use from it. As a suggestion, I think it would be good to make the lesson video available as MP3 along with the GP, backing and TAB downloads for use in a DAW. I could send you any that I've still got and if you want me to, I could do some each week for you. Cheers Phil -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 15 2021, 07:03 PM |
Also it was interesting to hear about picking lessons which you love rather than picking lessons you think are good for you. I consider this crucial, it is with this in mind that I structured GMC the way it is! ππ Will do buddy. Interesting how different we are regarding GP. I always use it to get the lesson under my fingers and up to speed. It's better (for me) than the slow down in the player, at less than 50% anyway, as the sound quality doesn't alter. Once up to speed I create an MP3 of the lesson video, and put it in my DAW as track 1 and work along with that at various speeds to get used to playing along with the backing, as you know, backing can be off putting. This is also whet I work on the nuances of the instructor's version. In track 2 I put the backing and line it up with track 1. I then play along with JUST the backing (muting track 1) at various speeds and play back along with the lesson. MP3 to check my timing. With my current LESSON I've been very pleased and Gab has too, with the fact I've been able to play in time at slower speeds which can be trickier than full speed. That's my process, you may find some use from it. As a suggestion, I think it would be good to make the lesson video available as MP3 along with the GP, backing and TAB downloads for use in a DAW. I could send you any that I've still got and if you want me to, I could do some each week for you. Cheers Phil This sounds like a solid method for sure - and we can obviously see results! π The mp3 thing is doable ( can be done retroactively as well) |
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Jan 15 2021, 07:22 PM |
This sounds like a solid method for sure - and we can obviously see results! π Thank you The mp3 thing is doable ( can be done retroactively as well) If there's anything I can do to help just ask. Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 17 2021, 11:40 AM |
However I have probably only gone though about half of the lesson so far. How well can you play that half of the lesson? -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 17 2021, 01:58 PM |
That's good really, I was getting deflated thinking you'd nailed half of the lesson already
Come on then, let's see a video of you trying -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 17 2021, 03:55 PM |
Try what? π
The best you will be able to see me do right now is play the licks as I read them from the ASCII tab (which is what I did in the video). At this stage there is no point to push myself to play half the solo if I can't play the licks properly, because that will cause me to strain and get bad habits. I only meant as part of the process just seeing your initial attempts at a couple of bars. Please don't think it's to laugh at you, it would be interesting to see someone of your ability struggling. I think a lot of students, myself in particular put ourselves under a lot of pressure when learning a lesson, I always think people are thinking I don't put enough effort in when it takes me a lot of time to get results. I think it we see your struggle it will help us to rationalise our expectations. I hope that makes sense Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 17 2021, 09:54 PM |
Ok I see what you mean, yes I plan on recording a new status update soon, I can then try to play through what i have learned slowly. If you want to get a feel for how it sounds, listen to 03:10 or 03:30 here: I can basically play the first half of the solo at this tempo, minus some subtle technique stuff which I have not worked out yet. Thanks buddy, Yeah I watched the video all the way through first time around, very interesting. Are you going to post the final version in REC? You won't be able to skip parts like you said you were going to, the judges in REC are RELENTLESS and won't allow you to get away with skipping parts Cheers -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE βSuccess 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.β Israelmore Ayivor |
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