Practice schedule?
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NickLayton
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I agree, Mixolydian is not quite as pronounced as Lydian....a little harder to pinpoint, but still recognizeable. "Summer Song" by Satch is a good example of mixo.
SpaTanS
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Hi guys, may i know how do u achieve the kinda speed and accuracy in playing ???
i've been trying to play faster and clearer on sweep, shred ... so what sud i go about it ?? practice along the M/m scales and Penta scales all ard the neck ?
i've also tried it with a metronome ... i can only manage speed of about 120 - 150 beat per note and clearness. do i need to practice till i'm comfortable with the beat and clearness then i can up the tempo ?
i'm damn amaze with ppl like SC, blackmoo, evilgtr, the breed (just to name a few, sorry if yr name aint mention here
) on their speed and clearness ... how long u ppl take to achieve that standard ? i've been like practicing everyday for 2 hours for like 6 mths ... but still not able to do that ...
do i need to stay in strict schedules with the scales/patterns and metronome thru out my practices ? cos sometime, i do other songs practices as well ... :lol:
any advice, help ? thanks in advance.
i've been trying to play faster and clearer on sweep, shred ... so what sud i go about it ?? practice along the M/m scales and Penta scales all ard the neck ?
i've also tried it with a metronome ... i can only manage speed of about 120 - 150 beat per note and clearness. do i need to practice till i'm comfortable with the beat and clearness then i can up the tempo ?
i'm damn amaze with ppl like SC, blackmoo, evilgtr, the breed (just to name a few, sorry if yr name aint mention here
) on their speed and clearness ... how long u ppl take to achieve that standard ? i've been like practicing everyday for 2 hours for like 6 mths ... but still not able to do that ... do i need to stay in strict schedules with the scales/patterns and metronome thru out my practices ? cos sometime, i do other songs practices as well ... :lol:
any advice, help ? thanks in advance.
NickLayton
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Tom Hess has a cool article about developing speed at http://shredacademy.com
NickLayton
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35% would be around 52-53 bpm
Spatans: why don't have my name 
read somewhere taht you should play at the lowest speed your metronome can go(mine is 40bpm) for at least 3 weeks. that way, once you can play slow, you can play fast! or sometihng like that. got it from the UG forums i think.
Cows: have you heard the song blues improv by Vai? there's the part between at 1:03-1:23. that weird sound. any idea how he made it?
read somewhere taht you should play at the lowest speed your metronome can go(mine is 40bpm) for at least 3 weeks. that way, once you can play slow, you can play fast! or sometihng like that. got it from the UG forums i think.
Cows: have you heard the song blues improv by Vai? there's the part between at 1:03-1:23. that weird sound. any idea how he made it?
strats said:
What song is that? Maybe you wanna send it to me tonight?
On the topic of play slow then can play fast... its not exactly correct. It should be play accurately then play fast.
A lot of times, we can BLAZE thru a passage really quick... but when we slow it down, we stumble over notes or picking loses conviction. The impt thing to do when slowed down is to maintain confident picking. Everything picked properly and with conviction. Thats the idea.
fenderrules
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whats the mixolydian? is it a new scale i can try?
NickLayton
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To hear Mixo listen to the first part of Satriani's "Summer Song"...that should give you a good idea of what it sounds like.
koolguy74sg
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weekday I work long hour...
so I guess if I find teacher also find weekends one...2 hour is perfect...
1 hour like not so shiok leh...
so I guess if I find teacher also find weekends one...2 hour is perfect...
1 hour like not so shiok leh...
SpaTanS
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strats said:Spatans: why don't have my name
read somewhere taht you should play at the lowest speed your metronome can go(mine is 40bpm) for at least 3 weeks. that way, once you can play slow, you can play fast! or sometihng like that. got it from the UG forums i think.
Cows: have you heard the song blues improv by Vai? there's the part between at 1:03-1:23. that weird sound. any idea how he made it?
:lol: paisey strats ... a splite of my mind ... :lol: u also the MAN ! :smt041 :supz:
hmm ... that's for beginner's stage i guess ?? i've tried playing at that speed (40pbm) ... doesnt really make sense to me ... ok, i'm not beginner but whatever way if can help improve ... i dont mind trying ... :lol:
say, if i'm learning some new techniques ... M/m penta scale on a cross stretches ... i know the 5 box penta ... so it's ok if i start off at ... say ... 80bpm as long as i'm comfortable ??? i do not need to start from 40bpm, rite ?
SC, yes, i wud like to b more 'accurate' and 'clear' on my picking ... is this the same method / schedule to follow ??
thanks again guys. \m/
my explanation isn't very clear. Cows?
Hey Spatans.
The idea isn't to say, you must play @ 40bpm for 2 weeks.
If you notice, with alternate picking, you can go crazy fast, as fast as you can, and its pretty simple to work up that kind of speed, just the picking. The problem arises when people cannot control that speed and synchronise their fretting with the picking.
Now you try it. Go as fast as you can, on 1 note. Pretty easy eh?
Then do a simple 3 note repeated pattern, any pattern, on 1 string. As fast as you can. If you notice your picking is not 1-for-1 accurate, you need to slow down.
How slow? 40 bpm is just a suggestion.
Try this. Palm mute your open low e. Chug on it. Go really fast, but MAINTAIN A STEADY TEMPO. Then go slower... steady tempo... slower.... you will come to a point where you find your picking hand tenses up just to keep that steady tempo @ a moderate speed.
Now thats the speed you practice at. The point where you start to struggle for control.
Points to note:
1) Picking hand should be relaxed.
2) Picking must be accurate and consistant. Not loud, soft, loud, soft.
3) Tempo tempo tempo!!!
So when you are this speed struggling to maintain consistant picking and tempo, your picking hand WILL tense up, it is normal. The aim is to get your picking hand to relax, and yet maintain the above points.
Hope this makes sense. The idea is control.
The idea isn't to say, you must play @ 40bpm for 2 weeks.
If you notice, with alternate picking, you can go crazy fast, as fast as you can, and its pretty simple to work up that kind of speed, just the picking. The problem arises when people cannot control that speed and synchronise their fretting with the picking.
Now you try it. Go as fast as you can, on 1 note. Pretty easy eh?
Then do a simple 3 note repeated pattern, any pattern, on 1 string. As fast as you can. If you notice your picking is not 1-for-1 accurate, you need to slow down.
How slow? 40 bpm is just a suggestion.
Try this. Palm mute your open low e. Chug on it. Go really fast, but MAINTAIN A STEADY TEMPO. Then go slower... steady tempo... slower.... you will come to a point where you find your picking hand tenses up just to keep that steady tempo @ a moderate speed.
Now thats the speed you practice at. The point where you start to struggle for control.
Points to note:
1) Picking hand should be relaxed.
2) Picking must be accurate and consistant. Not loud, soft, loud, soft.
3) Tempo tempo tempo!!!
So when you are this speed struggling to maintain consistant picking and tempo, your picking hand WILL tense up, it is normal. The aim is to get your picking hand to relax, and yet maintain the above points.
Hope this makes sense. The idea is control.
