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Point taken, Polyal.

Let's then change the word criticism, to opinion as it pertains to this topic and invitation.

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Well then, polyal, if you don't want criticism, why ask for it, from someone?  If you cannot handle hearing what someone thinks, its very simple, don't invite it.  All you'd be demonstrating is someone that cannot take honest criticism, to the point where you had to retaliate by trying to hurt his feelings.  That says more about you than it would about Paul.

This thread is voluntary, isn't it?  If you want to argue merits, cast your vote by simply not posting a song here to hear opinions on.  Seems simple enough.  I even put my own song in the crosshairs to start things out.

But Imagine if you'd said, "OK Paul, thanks for that.  No one wants to write terribly, can you tell me what you didn't like?"  He might have said...

Vocals were predictable,  the mix was of here and here, the song topics been done a million times over and theres nothing new here, it sounds too much like so and so, and I hate that, the guitars were too trebly and hurt my ears, and clashed with the ride and high hat.

And you...might have walked away haveing learned a bit more as to why he didnt like it, maybe youd have heard your music a bit differently as a result and picked up something for the next time. 

We all have choices to make in life, and your choices determine the path that you'll take, and where you end up.  Criticism can be an attack or an opportunity for growth, insight and learning.

There will always be those who are inflexible, and unteachable.   

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It's already in the mail James...keep watching for it.

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Some of you here are our Online Academy students, and if you are relatively new with us, and are  interested in that program, we have had an Exclusive Partnership with GST, since earlier this year,  to provide the program to registered and enrolled students at a highly significant cost savings, but only to current Academy Students, locally and around the world.   Also note, we don't make a single dime off the purchase, we only did this as a value added feature for our students because we believe in and use the program, ourselves. 

If you are one of our students and want to know more, you can contact us through the Student area, or via your homework/playing assignment  channels.

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I'm hopefully rolling out the new changes this week.  One of the things I am considering is doing full out video lessons of the sample lessons I have up there now.  They aren't "core cirricula" lessons from the academy, but more theoretical "supplement" ideas to show how I teach, to users a little bit of an idea as far as the teaching format is concerned, and let them decide if the approach would work for them. 

Some of my courses in the process of being developed are a Shred Academy, which we debuted at our School over the past summer, which devoted a significant amount of focus on core techniques, and was a runaway hit with our students.  It was a 3 month long course.

a Counterpoint for Guitar Players Course, which eventually covers all 4 species of Counterpoint writing in real world terms, giving lots of intervallic and harmonic movement examples and hands on playing labs.

An Adjunct Instructor series which I am working on, with a guest instructor from overseas, who plays with phenomenal melodic sensitivity and phrasing, that outlines a new approach to how one may look at improvising.  It hasn't been given a name yet, but I am personally looking forward to tapping into his system of ideas, and I do believe they will be ground breaking, based on what we've developed so far.  And,as a bonus, I will probably personally benefit from learning and understanding his approach, which is philosophical in nature, but broken down into tangible intervallic "moves" that illustrate each element of his approach, which I find to be very unique.  (Anyone else out there ever hear of improvisation being related to a melodic conceptualization of the 4 main elements, air fire earth and water?)

So, Im very much looking forward to that course.  We are in the first month of development, and it looks to be about a 14-18 lesson series.

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I am a fan of Guitar Speed Trainer pro, it has done wonders for our students.  The ability to design custom exercises in accordance with our courses, has been a real plus, as the student can take home a zipped folder of material that coincides with skill sets we are building.  The program gradually increases on each iteration, and you can set your own graph chart of progression.

The tip that Polyal suggested above would be a great example of a similar workaround that could accomplish this also.

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Not bad, John....has a real LZ feel to it, but there's a note or two that is in the riff that surprises the ear and makes it sound fresh, and not predictable.  With blues licks I dont hear that very often, so good job!

Thanks, Olly

The song was first born out of the progression and melody that I heard in my head almost at the same time.  I didnt set out to write it, it sort of just happened.  Thats how all of my songs came together.  The song was unfinished for about 4 months, until one day I was listening to it and the bridge appeared in my mind, and I just followed it.  The bridge really helped that song, otherwise, I don't know that it would ever have happened.

I have about 40 songs in different stages of completeness, and when I do my sets of originals, I have about 12-13 that I perform, and out of those there are a few that I feel are at the full potential. 

The thing is, and this is getting to what this topic is about, I have several songs that are not really, in my opinion, very good, at least not to where Im connecting with them, like I'd like.  However I am always surprised to hear over and over how this one particular other song I do is so many peoples' "favorite". 

Its funny to me, and again it underscores the idea, that my inability to be objective, is non existent with regards to my songs.  Its not that I hate that song, it just doesn't feel..."right" or finished, and yet I have no idea what else to do with it  So, its in the list (even when I try to keep it off the list, people yell for it), and I suppose it's a finished song in its own right. 

I have my first solo album in the works since 2008, and it was called "Chances of August", and my friends have jokingly come up with a new title for it since its been taking so long to complete, "Chances of Retirement", as to when it will be finally done!

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I can't upload mp3's apparently it keeps saying that it failed.   So here's a link to my Profile on UG, where the song is.

http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/Sean0913/

The minimum in a "chord" is three different notes, making a triad.

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I checked out your site.  Its okay, but I did see a few missteps.  Any article that explains modes without how to apply it is just playing an extended Major scale, in practice.  Two notes played together are not a "chord", they are a double stop.  A power chord is not a chord at all, but a double stop

In your scales section you write the following:

To play a scale in the key of “G#” ,  place the entire major scale pattern, starting with the first degree, on the “G#” fret. The second degree will naturally fall on “A#,” the third on “C,” and so forth.

The 3rd degree of G# would not be a C.  It would be a B#.  Functionally this would be the 3rd, and any kind of C is considered a 4th. 

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