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Victoria Guitar Teacher Finding New Role as Singer/Songwriter on the Big Stage

You really are just to modest.

Instructor wrote:This is probably better explained from a newspaper Article that was written about my music back in Mid 2009.
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Victoria Guitar Teacher Finding New Role as Singer/Songwriter on the Big Stage

Wow you really are attention seeking.

Instructor wrote:Yep.
Now back to the thread.

i know sonwriters like new words ..try looking up 'tact'

I'll let your words stand on their own merits.

Instructor

[youtube]/watch?v=FATTJaKI97Y[/youtube]

just a wee improvisation over a backing track called dumb dog blues just a wee webcam recording hope ye likey

Hey Ian,

Great playing as always, I really like the smooth legato endings, reminds me of Gary Moore. My only comment would be to bring less speed in it, and really intersperse it with passages that have a theme and then build upon it.

Think of the solo as having a starting point, and a middle high point and then a wind down. I understand it is improvisation. The thing I'd like is fewer lick type ideas and more, listening ideas.

As a player many times I have things that I know I can go to, because they work, but I'm not really thinking much past that, as far as what do they SAY...am I making sense here?

Are you familiar with call and response playing? It's also known as question and answer playing. It's where one phrase is played, and it becomes the question. the very next thing that you play, is played as if it's answering that question.

I'd like to hear you play that track again, with a few challenges. It may feel like playing with your arms tied behind your back:

1. Play with no more than 6 notes to a single phrase. 7 is too many. 3 or 4 is ideal.

2. Say as much as you can with those notes and make it in a call/response format. Use few notes to ask a question and the next phrast to answer it.

3. Avoid any "licks" that you know. We all have these cliche go to's...try not to use any of them.

4. Play as fast/slow as you like, as long as you play no more than 6 notes in a phrase.

What do you think buddy? You up to it?

If so, I look forward to your playing, and any insights that you get from it!



Instructor

Instructor wrote:I'd like to hear you play that track again, with a few challenges. It may feel like playing with your arms tied behind your back:

1. Play with no more than 6 notes to a single phrase. 7 is too many. 3 or 4 is ideal.

2. Say as much as you can with those notes and make it in a call/response format. Use few notes to ask a question and the next phrast to answer it.

3. Avoid any "licks" that you know. We all have these cliche go to's...try not to use any of them.

4. Play as fast/slow as you like, as long as you play no more than 6 notes in a phrase.

What do you think buddy? You up to it?

I like the idea of this. I'm going to give some of these a go over the weekend and see what happens. I think it could generate some interesting results!

yup i know myself i overplay and get carried away ALOT but iam going to work on the cool tips you just gave me and agree 110% in what your saying

peter green i find is really great at getting the most out of 4 to 6 note licks without involving speed

Peter Green is awesome. I look forward to hearing your stuff, Ian. I know you're a great player.

Instructor

lol iam struggling to do this