jumpinjeff
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Nice to see you back! Everyday now though….that is the key….just 10minutes minimum…try not to overdue to get it all back in a few days. : ) oh whoops, I may have been talking to myself. Anymore wild travel excursions?
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I offer this perspective. I learned most of the songs I know by listening. It took me a long time to figure out that vocal phrasing in the musical rhythm are not always the same and in most cases it is not. Jorgemac mentions the metronome….this single tool bridges the gap between spoken/sung words and music rhythm. I had to learn one two three four…get that under my fingers and then add the words….tough for me as I learned it backwards in the range of importance. The words are part of the rhythm and not the rhythm itself. I have no short cuts for this only time in the saddle.
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Congratulations PJDevlin! I can guarantee year 2 is 10x better than year 1! All that is necessary to enjoy the magic is to keep playing EVERY day.
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I found Interval focus to be key for my playing…..I have always said there is only one scale that changes pitch when we move location (all my playing friends just collectively rolled their eyes). Everything is variation on this. Over time doing anything is more important than doing nothing but it takes a while to understand how that works. It I why I looked everywhere for a good teacher and settled here.
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Aint No Sunshine starts 1/19 in the daily challenges. That Monday’s Challenge is called Cloudy Day. Just hit “start challenge” button on that Monday and away we go.
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Congrats on the anniversary Marty! I have recieved countless hours of inspiration from your playing. Feel better!
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Fantastic Terry. You have my admiration measured through inspiration. Today I can play a bit longer thanks to you!!! Glad to see you mending and your displayed persistence through you healing process is noted. (see what I did there.) Thanks!
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Thank you Barbara for sharing your journey here. I know it helps me. Congratulations on two years of persistent consistent playing. The rewards are big!!! and you exemplify them.
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I do what @petelanger does but…I turn the volume down to a level of what I estimate is backround connversation. I move between the two focus points. I get myself going in the music and then allow the backround to infiltrate and then pull my focus back to the music. I have been able to split my attention between the two, simultainiously….it reminded me of when I first balanced on a 2 wheel bicycle, I couldn’t do it and then suddendly after a good deal of trying I could.
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Hi @KnottyJim : out of curiousity how is your playing going?
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Check out the skills courses. There is a section devoted to this topic.
https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/golden-rule-flatpicking/ -
and that is just the launch pad into the fractile!
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That old F shape is a tricky one. I had to sneak up on it, barred the two high strings only (at first) and focused on getting them to ring out, then added the G and contorted around until those three all rang and then added the D. This allowed me to dial in the pressure I needed to make it ring. I found I was trying to use too much brute force and became aware of the importance of precise placement of the fretting fingers. As you go through the contortion motions don’t forget to consider your elbow and shoulder as points of rotation not just wrist and fingers.
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Hi @KnottyJim , sorry for the delayed response, I have been on the road, holidays and all. There are two things that may be holding you back. Daily playing: I grossly underestimated the importance of this one practice for the first years of my playing only to become a strict devotee of the practice once I saw the results. I was able to do this by raising the level of importance of the daily playing. It was difficult to convince those around me of my sincerity and my personal need for this carve out. Their perspective was based on what they heard and not what was in my heart. Gaining this understanding was in itself a small win. It also bolstered my determination. When my mother died, I played. When my grandson was born I played. When I travel I play. After spine surgery I played. After shoulder surgery I played. This was and integral part of becoming the player of my desire. The second thing is unemotional analysis of progress. Are you actually not progressing or are you not progressing as fast as you would like to progress, or are you progressing so slowly it is hard to tell? The subject is a heavy one. Once identified the good news is you get to optimize progress based on your own analysis. I leaned heavily on the forums for the first few years to accomplish this. Putting my struggles down and reading solutions with open-minded curiosity was almost as frequent as my playing sessions themselves. You have made progress just to get to this cross roads, just keep going and keep playing everyday, no matter what. The rest we can fix all together.
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@petelanger , @terry-stewart-azgmail-com : Pete once again I read what you have experieced and it is also my experience. It is still this way 10.5 years into my journey…I will work at a challenge work it, work it, work it, and when I am sure I cant get it this time, I move on to something else. Often when I get back to it, the previous effort mixed with time to marinate (in the gray matter) I find I can unlock the new technique or skill. Somewhere in the 1000 rep is what it takes for me to effort my way to getting it under my fingers…1000 seems like a lot but it only take 10 min to do 1000 reps on a string but depending on the complexity of what is going on 30 min may be required to hit the mark where I start to smooth out. Time is reletive and I still work at 60 bmp when I am embarking on something new and unfamiliar or if the complexity of sequence leaves me lagging behind or flustered or sometimes both. Why 60 bpm? why so slow?….I learned I cant chase speed, ever! But I can sneak up on it in short order. Stopping now before I achieve TLDR status. : )