Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 75 bpm
Noticed that I have many finor flaws when I play it at 95 bpm. So went down to 75 in order to play precisely.
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 80 bpm
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Warm-ups were a bit flaky, but got it down on the 3-4th run.
Pica-Pica
Position switch in measure 15 difficult. Need to play at slower speed.
Samba
Played 1st exercise at 100% of target speed.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 80 bpm
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Warm-ups were a bit flaky, but got it down on the 3-4th run.
Pica-Pica
Position switch in measure 15 difficult. Need to play at slower speed.
Samba
Played 1st exercise at 100% of target speed.
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 80 bpm
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Warm-ups were a bit flaky, but got it down on the 3-4th run.
Pica-Pica
Position switch in measure 15 difficult. Need to play at slower speed.
Samba
Played 1st exercise at 100% of target speed.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm. (
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Fingers were cold. Didn't feel the tune at all.
Samba
Played 1st exercise at 90% of target speed.
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm. (
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Fingers were cold. Didn't feel the tune at all.
Samba
Played 1st exercise at 90% of target speed.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm. (
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 75 bpm.
Rythm Exercise Played blues block chord progression (All Blues for Jazz Guitar pg. 18) @100 silent
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm. (
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 75 bpm.
Rythm Exercise Played blues block chord progression (All Blues for Jazz Guitar pg. 18) @100 silent
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm. (
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 70 bpm.
Rythm Exercise Played blues block chord progression (All Blues for Jazz Guitar pg. 18) @100 silent
Repertoire:
Pica-Pica and Estrellita
Played back-to-back . Felt a bit rusty after not playing for more than a week. Yesterday I played in front of some people and I was very nervous. It was very hard for me to get my mind off of trying to sound good and not make mistakes.
Samba exercises
Played Track 2 from Nelson Faria's Brazilian Guitar Book. Played at 90% of its speed in Transcribe. Very good rhythm practice.
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight notes @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight @ 60 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm
l, m @ 85 bpm
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm. (
Thumb Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 41) @ 70 bpm.
Rythm Exercise Played blues block chord progression (All Blues for Jazz Guitar pg. 18) @100 silent
Repertoire:
Pica-Pica and Estrellita
Played back-to-back . Felt a bit rusty after not playing for more than a week. Yesterday I played in front of some people and I was very nervous. It was very hard for me to get my mind off of trying to sound good and not make mistakes.
Samba exercises
Played Track 2 from Nelson Faria's Brazilian Guitar Book. Played at 90% of its speed in Transcribe. Very good rhythm practice.
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