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How do you implement the lessons?
Hi all,
So i’ve been lurking for a month now and working through the lessons and courses and so far so good. Only missed one week (Banjo week) but I’m guessing it’ll come around again so no harm done.
I’m not really sure how to phrase my question, but the best i can think of is how do you implement the lessons in to your playing? As in, learning scales and small riffs is good to build up speed, precision and dexterity but is this what you then take away to learn the songs you want to play? (Like i say i’m not sure i’m really phrasing that how i mean it!).
For example, i’m not a blues guy but into my rock and after years of not really getting anywhere (an acoustic version of February Stars by the Foo Fighters is the only song i can outright remember start to finish… with a quick prompt in the middle!), I would just like to be able to play along with songs i love. And even though this is an acoustic course the skills should be transferable.
So after repeating lessons over several weeks do you find that the skills are helping to perfect the songs you want to play over just playing those songs by themselves over and over?
I think part of my problem is the whole skipping between songs for the last 20 years and not focusing on finishing one (except the above). I can play the intro to Sweet Child…, badly play the intro to Nothing Else Matters and Enter Sandman etc, etc, but have never got far with many songs and at 43 I don’t know if i’ll every get the speed and skill to attack any of those classic solos.
So as part of my playing schedule i’m thinking i should pick just one or maybe 2 songs to focus on to be able to monitor any progression i might be able to eke out. And as an acoustic course (and a killer song!) i’m thinking of using the intro to a song by Alter Bridge (awesome band) called Cry of Achilles. While its a rock song the intro is performed on a Nylon and is a great hybrid picking workout. I bought the book and DVD set (as Tony mentioned in the sales vid, we all have those books just gathering dust!! 🙁 ) so theres no excuse really.
Some of you may get a kick out of it too and the band were kind enough to put the tutorial with Myles Kennedy on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NF2kcEfMBI
Anyway, i think i’ve confused my own question and point and so thanks if you make it this far and understand my rambling (sorry, bad habit)! But yes, how do you implement the lessons?
Thanks and have a musical weekend everyone. 🙂
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