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Post by michaelm on Oct 1, 2018 19:51:59 GMT
I was browsing around looking for some new ideas and stumbled across Justin Sandercoe's "Snow" riff lesson and quite fancied giving that a go. After a couple of days I could manage to play relatively slowly once through the repeating pattern without my fingers tripping over themselves - after multiple starts obviously
Then the other day I came across another video by Paul Davids where he sets a target of an hour a day over 7 days to learn a piece. I bet you can see what's coming...
So Sat 29th Sept was day 1. I probably wouldn't manage a full hour of commitment each day, but I had an idea for 15 min/day, and try to get to playing 3 repeats of the cycle:
5 min at a continuous tempo (from starting base tempo - whatever that might be).
5 min play through once without errors then up tempo. 5 min back off from max tempo, and try to hold it together for 3 repeats.
Day 1, set the metronome to a beat I thought I could manage (80)...and realised I couldn't. Slowed to 70 - nope. Eventually I managed 3 repeats at 60'
I'll keep at this for the week and see how far I can improve this (it's not all about the speed mind), and if anyone's got any suggestions to improve my 3 x 5 min stints feel free to chip in.
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Post by leoroberts on Oct 1, 2018 21:06:13 GMT
I'm a heathen, I know, but I rather liked the 60bpm version...
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Post by Cams on Oct 1, 2018 22:12:41 GMT
That's how I practice flatpicking tunes too. It works well for me.
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Post by ocarolan on Oct 1, 2018 22:26:42 GMT
I've only ever used this method once, with a mandolin tune that I couldn't play at the required tempo for the guitar accomp. I didn't use a metronome, but had a recording of the accomp at the correct tempo from the person who would be playing the piece with me. I slowed the accomp down until I could play along alright, and then speeded up the recorded accomp a little at a time. I never did quite get as fast as I wanted to, but got pretty close!
Keith
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Post by scorpiodog on Oct 2, 2018 14:45:02 GMT
I've only ever used this method once, with a mandolin tune that I couldn't play at the required tempo for the guitar accomp. I didn't use a metronome, but had a recording of the accomp at the correct tempo from the person who would be playing the piece with me. I slowed the accomp down until I could play along alright, and then speeded up the recorded accomp a little at a time. I never did quite get as fast as I wanted to, but got pretty close! Keith I remember this at HB8. It was damn good.
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Post by michaelm on Oct 5, 2018 18:59:42 GMT
Pat few days for completion... Snow Day4, 115 BPMSnow Day5, 130 BPM - Feels likeI'm pretty much at my limit with this for the time being, there are more duff/missed notes creeping in, but on the up-side, I can manage to keep going when this happens. Snow Day6, 135 BPM - Definitely at the limit now and this was the best I could manage :-) Will do a more fluent/musical version at an appropriate tempo later to see where I'm at. I've never thought of myself as being able to play fast, and thought my right hand lacked speed and control. What I've found though is that the errors are due to my left hand... What I'm referring to as BPM is two notes (down-pick and up-pick) - if I was to count it as 4 notes/beat, then I've maxed out at around 67 - the song is played at 105 BPM with 4 notes to the beat so I've got a way to go yet!
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Post by cottonopolis on Oct 6, 2018 9:00:05 GMT
Thanks for starting and completing the week! I will give this a try with a tune myself. Cheers.
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