Thoughts:
Reviewed Arigato sequence. As well as a couple of the verses.
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards (chord sequence deck also). Everything's becoming jumbled up in my brain (the descending intervals are particularly hard), so didn't add new cards
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 160 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 120 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free YEAH!
l, m @ 90 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 95 bpm rest
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Lots of mistakes all over the place. Can't concentrate so well.
Part B - thumbnail is still too short, the thumb not getting the bass notes at all today for some reason
Estrellita
Good feel.
Pica Pica
Once again, hard to play at 75 bpm - feels too slow.
My target concert speed is 85 bpm.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Transcribed Section B measures 1-8. So enjoyable! Really got the groove of the piece.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Thoughts:
Reviewed Arigato sequence. As well as a couple of the verses.
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards (chord sequence deck also). Added 6th - 2nd ascending tomorrow. Add 2nd - 6th descending.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 160 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 114 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free YEAH!
l, m @ 90 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 95 bpm rest
Rhythm Played Freddie Green lick to 100 bpm metronome on silent
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Section A sounds good ! :)
Learned Section Bars 1-4. As the composer of this piece warns in the intro, the syncopation is actually hard to get down. I love the groove, and also the way that the bass invariable goes V-I-V-I on the beats
Failed miserably on the Dm - Am chord change in bar 4 of section B when played the piece from the beginning. Fingers still not used to this tight chord position.
Estrellita
Minor mistakes but feel is there. Hard to image chord progressions ahead - gets in the way of feeling the meaning of the piece.
Pica Pica
Played w/ metronome @ 76 bpm on silent. Very hard to keep to it if I take my eyes off of the light for a couple of bars. Certain sections tend to speed up as well.
My target concert speed is 85 bpm.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
This is the Baden Powell piece that I've wanted to play for some years now. It really is in the spirit of a jam samba, but it's also contemplative. Definitely, it should appeal to the mass audience (as opposed to Pica-Pica and Estrellita, which are a bit too old-fashioned for modern tastes). I want to find more pieces like this one that highlight the guitar sound but that can be played at festive occasions (danceable).
It is one of my mediumn-term goals. As I work on the other 3 pieces, I figured that I should start working on this little-by-little so that I will have a longer term goal.
Loaded this baby up into Transcribe and transcribed the first 8 bars - piece of a cake. I've got a feeling the hard part here is not gonna be the notes themselves, but the rhythm. Just keep on chugging.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 41
Waltz on page 40 is reminiscent of an old wedding dance song. I can just picture it. I wonder if there's demand for such guitar arrangements at real weddings.....
Reviewed Arigato sequence. As well as a couple of the verses.
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards (chord sequence deck also). Added 6th - 2nd ascending tomorrow. Add 2nd - 6th descending.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 160 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 114 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free YEAH!
l, m @ 90 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 95 bpm rest
Rhythm Played Freddie Green lick to 100 bpm metronome on silent
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Section A sounds good ! :)
Learned Section Bars 1-4. As the composer of this piece warns in the intro, the syncopation is actually hard to get down. I love the groove, and also the way that the bass invariable goes V-I-V-I on the beats
Failed miserably on the Dm - Am chord change in bar 4 of section B when played the piece from the beginning. Fingers still not used to this tight chord position.
Estrellita
Minor mistakes but feel is there. Hard to image chord progressions ahead - gets in the way of feeling the meaning of the piece.
Pica Pica
Played w/ metronome @ 76 bpm on silent. Very hard to keep to it if I take my eyes off of the light for a couple of bars. Certain sections tend to speed up as well.
My target concert speed is 85 bpm.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
This is the Baden Powell piece that I've wanted to play for some years now. It really is in the spirit of a jam samba, but it's also contemplative. Definitely, it should appeal to the mass audience (as opposed to Pica-Pica and Estrellita, which are a bit too old-fashioned for modern tastes). I want to find more pieces like this one that highlight the guitar sound but that can be played at festive occasions (danceable).
It is one of my mediumn-term goals. As I work on the other 3 pieces, I figured that I should start working on this little-by-little so that I will have a longer term goal.
Loaded this baby up into Transcribe and transcribed the first 8 bars - piece of a cake. I've got a feeling the hard part here is not gonna be the notes themselves, but the rhythm. Just keep on chugging.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 41
Waltz on page 40 is reminiscent of an old wedding dance song. I can just picture it. I wonder if there's demand for such guitar arrangements at real weddings.....
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Thoughts:
While reviewing Anki, one of the examples given for the I-vi-IV-V sequence was I'll Be Missing You. It was really fun and convenient to go into YouTube, record the song and then break down the sequence using Transcribe.
After that, I worked a bit on the chord sequence of Arigato, a currently-popular (in Japan) song by Ikimono Gakari. Though it's pop, the chord sequence has substitutions and is quite long.
I-vii - vi - V - V/IV - tritone sub of IV - iii - vi - maj 3 - min 3 - IV - V
And that's just the A section :)
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards. Added 3-6th descending. Add 6th - 2nd ascending tomorrow
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 150 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 95 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest
Can't do freestroke at this speed
l, m @ 85 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 90 bpm.
Rhythm Played Freddie Green lick to 100 bpm metronome on silent
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Problem sectionsm (measures 3 & 14) getting better.
Videod Intro & A Section
B Section: memorized chord progression
iv - i - II7 - #V7 - V7
Estrellita
Took break from it
Pica Pica
Wanted to play without metronome but at 70 bpm, but speeded up so much. Put metronome on silent and played with it. Though it's challenging, need to stick to Glickstein's advice of counting before beginning
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 36
It's quite rewarding to sight-read because of the exposure to different kinds of music. Things that caught my eye (ear) this session:
Andantino by Carulli (nice melodic classical piece, highlights beautiful guitar sounds)
Pavane by Argbeau - large intervals are unique to guitar (well maybe harp, too) and are beautiful
Anonymous Irish tune - upbeat, 6/8 time, major
While reviewing Anki, one of the examples given for the I-vi-IV-V sequence was I'll Be Missing You. It was really fun and convenient to go into YouTube, record the song and then break down the sequence using Transcribe.
After that, I worked a bit on the chord sequence of Arigato, a currently-popular (in Japan) song by Ikimono Gakari. Though it's pop, the chord sequence has substitutions and is quite long.
I-vii - vi - V - V/IV - tritone sub of IV - iii - vi - maj 3 - min 3 - IV - V
And that's just the A section :)
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards. Added 3-6th descending. Add 6th - 2nd ascending tomorrow
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 150 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 95 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest
Can't do freestroke at this speed
l, m @ 85 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 90 bpm.
Rhythm Played Freddie Green lick to 100 bpm metronome on silent
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Problem sectionsm (measures 3 & 14) getting better.
Videod Intro & A Section
B Section: memorized chord progression
iv - i - II7 - #V7 - V7
Estrellita
Took break from it
Pica Pica
Wanted to play without metronome but at 70 bpm, but speeded up so much. Put metronome on silent and played with it. Though it's challenging, need to stick to Glickstein's advice of counting before beginning
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 36
It's quite rewarding to sight-read because of the exposure to different kinds of music. Things that caught my eye (ear) this session:
Andantino by Carulli (nice melodic classical piece, highlights beautiful guitar sounds)
Pavane by Argbeau - large intervals are unique to guitar (well maybe harp, too) and are beautiful
Anonymous Irish tune - upbeat, 6/8 time, major
Monday, January 10, 2011
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards. Added additional 6th-3th string ascending cards. Add 3-6th descending tomorrow.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 145 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 90 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest (! finally got it back to October level! :) & freestroke
l, m @ 80 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 90 bpm.
Rhythm Played Freddie Green lick to 100 bpm metronome on silent
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Measure 3 - getting a bit better it seems (hopefully it's not in my mind)
14 - thumb nail is still too short to get the bass down well, so that keeps messing me up a bit. I keep making mistakes in the jump and the chords in measure 15
Played 3 times with no mistakes in the above measures (just minor notes ommitted here and there, but there's nothing I can do about that)
Vocalized part B measures 1-4.
Recorded Pica Pica & Estrellita
(it's been a while)
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40.
Then played freely - mind wandering - made many small errors that would have made me really self-conscious in a concert environment
Chord jump in measure 10, etc. still problematic sometimes. Part B measure 12 also get the wrong fret sometimes.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 70 bpm.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 29
Reviewed yesterday's cards. Added additional 6th-3th string ascending cards. Add 3-6th descending tomorrow.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 145 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 90 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest (! finally got it back to October level! :) & freestroke
l, m @ 80 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 90 bpm.
Rhythm Played Freddie Green lick to 100 bpm metronome on silent
Repertoire:
Samba Caribe
Practiced @ 50bpm
Measure 3 - getting a bit better it seems (hopefully it's not in my mind)
14 - thumb nail is still too short to get the bass down well, so that keeps messing me up a bit. I keep making mistakes in the jump and the chords in measure 15
Played 3 times with no mistakes in the above measures (just minor notes ommitted here and there, but there's nothing I can do about that)
Vocalized part B measures 1-4.
Recorded Pica Pica & Estrellita
(it's been a while)
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40.
Then played freely - mind wandering - made many small errors that would have made me really self-conscious in a concert environment
Chord jump in measure 10, etc. still problematic sometimes. Part B measure 12 also get the wrong fret sometimes.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 70 bpm.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 29
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 140 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 90 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest (! finally got it back to October level! :) & freestroke
l, m @ 80 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40.
Then played freely - mind wandering - made many small errors that would have made me really self-conscious in a concert environment
Chord jump in measure 10, etc. still problematic sometimes. Part B measure 12 also get the wrong fret sometimes.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 70 bpm.
Samba Caribe
Studied Intro and Part A as per p. 42 of The Musician's Way. On pg. 49, Klickstein directs the player to execute the given section 3 times at the preliminary tempo without mistakes. This is real difficult! There are a couple of difficulties in Section A:
Measure 3 - it's hard to get this chord to sound good without getting other strings so fast after the arpeggio run-through
Measure 14 - I keep making mistakes in the jump and the chords in measure 15
I decreased the preliminary tempo to 50 bpm.
Though it's quite discouraging not being able to play this section perfectly 3 times, I can really feel that I'm attaining a certain level of musicianship as I'm practicing in the way Glickstein suggests. I think the key is to make this a marathon, not a spring, and maintain the practice schedule.
Reviewed yesterday's cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 140 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 90 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest (! finally got it back to October level! :) & freestroke
l, m @ 80 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 85 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40.
Then played freely - mind wandering - made many small errors that would have made me really self-conscious in a concert environment
Chord jump in measure 10, etc. still problematic sometimes. Part B measure 12 also get the wrong fret sometimes.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 70 bpm.
Samba Caribe
Studied Intro and Part A as per p. 42 of The Musician's Way. On pg. 49, Klickstein directs the player to execute the given section 3 times at the preliminary tempo without mistakes. This is real difficult! There are a couple of difficulties in Section A:
Measure 3 - it's hard to get this chord to sound good without getting other strings so fast after the arpeggio run-through
Measure 14 - I keep making mistakes in the jump and the chords in measure 15
I decreased the preliminary tempo to 50 bpm.
Though it's quite discouraging not being able to play this section perfectly 3 times, I can really feel that I'm attaining a certain level of musicianship as I'm practicing in the way Glickstein suggests. I think the key is to make this a marathon, not a spring, and maintain the practice schedule.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 30 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 90 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm rest
l, m @ 80 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40.
Need to pay attention to chord jump in measure 10, etc. still problematic sometimes. Part B measure 12 also get the wrong fret sometimes.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 65 bpm.
Samba Caribe
Reviewed Part A.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 24
Reviewed yesterday's cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 30 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 90 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 100 bpm rest
l, m @ 80 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @ 80 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40.
Need to pay attention to chord jump in measure 10, etc. still problematic sometimes. Part B measure 12 also get the wrong fret sometimes.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 65 bpm.
Samba Caribe
Reviewed Part A.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 24
Friday, January 7, 2011
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's cards and entered 6-4th string ascending intervals. Thinking about notes and the guitar fretboard in this way opens up new possibilities in making music, because it helps to get away from being limited by chord structures.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 120 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 75 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 95 bpm rest stroke
@95 bpm free stroke
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @85 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40. Still challenging, so decided to search online for resources to improve rhythm. Didn't find anything new, so just practiced Freddie Green-style chord progression from All Blues for Jazz Guitar (Jim Ferguson) with metronome on silent.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 55 bpm. Rhythm was way off in measure 29-31, so need to keep at that.
Samba Caribe
Played part at 55 bpm. Speed on sheet music is 85 bpm, but that's way too fast for me at this point. I'll shoot for 75 bpm.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 14
Reviewed yesterday's cards and entered 6-4th string ascending intervals. Thinking about notes and the guitar fretboard in this way opens up new possibilities in making music, because it helps to get away from being limited by chord structures.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m quarter notes @ 120 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with quarter@ 75 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 95 bpm rest stroke
@95 bpm free stroke
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes - @85 bpm.
Repertoire:
Estrellita
Played with metronome @ 40. Still challenging, so decided to search online for resources to improve rhythm. Didn't find anything new, so just practiced Freddie Green-style chord progression from All Blues for Jazz Guitar (Jim Ferguson) with metronome on silent.
Pica Pica
Practiced with metronome @ 55 bpm. Rhythm was way off in measure 29-31, so need to keep at that.
Samba Caribe
Played part at 55 bpm. Speed on sheet music is 85 bpm, but that's way too fast for me at this point. I'll shoot for 75 bpm.
Sightreading:
Delcamp Vol II. p. 14
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