Interval Review:
Reviewed and added remaining 2nd to 3rd string descending intervals. Tomorrow start adding 5th string intervals (5th to 4th ascending, etc.)
Sight-Reading:
Leavitt's sight-reading book - p. 96
Thoughts:
After practicing the large string jumps, I played the etude I made up at 65 bpm. So far so good. I wrote in the past that I have trouble making lines descending from the 1st string to the 6th. So, I played the etude in that way - and it was really difficult - my brain was freezing up. Good to know, because this is obviously something I need to work on.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 75 bpm
String-Jumping 1st string to 5th string, 2nd string to 6th string @ 65 bpm (used in the little position jump etude I made up
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm
l, m @ bpm.
Putting it all together p. 67 Exercise - @ 100 bpm
Thumb Exercise @ 72 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played @ 85.
Estrellita
Focused on Klickstein's pre-performance checklist
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Part D first two measures.
Samba Caribe
Part A - jump between measures 12-13 is quite hard. Practiced at 60 bpm.
Bart B measure 7 chord jump - hard to get it clean. Practiced at 65 bpm.
The problem can be broken down into 2 components:
1. the actual speed with which my wrist changes position
In order to improve this, I can keep my fingers as close as possible to the fretboard as I'm changing the position), and just practice the actual position change
2. change in the position of the thumb on the neck
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Interval Review:
Added couple of 2-3rd string descending cards.
Also, reviewed Anki Fretboard deck (haven't done in almost a year) - another thing I need to keep reviewing.
Sight-Reading:
Major sight-reading session of 7th position - played a couple of pages from Leavitt's sight-reading book.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Yesterday didn't actually finish transcribing C - did today.
Samba Caribe
65 bpm.
Took apart the arpeggio - finally all that time spent on the anki interval flashcards is coming in handy. I can see what the arpgeggio make-up is from this chord.
Added couple of 2-3rd string descending cards.
Also, reviewed Anki Fretboard deck (haven't done in almost a year) - another thing I need to keep reviewing.
Sight-Reading:
Major sight-reading session of 7th position - played a couple of pages from Leavitt's sight-reading book.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Yesterday didn't actually finish transcribing C - did today.
Samba Caribe
65 bpm.
Took apart the arpeggio - finally all that time spent on the anki interval flashcards is coming in handy. I can see what the arpgeggio make-up is from this chord.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Interval Review:
Reviewed and added additional 3rd string - 2nd string.
Also, reviewed Anki Fretboard deck (haven't done in almost a year) - another thing I need to keep reviewing.
Sight-Reading:
Major sight-reading session of 7th position - played a couple of pages from Leavitt's sight-reading book.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 65 bpm
String-Jumping 1st string to 5th string, 2nd string to 6th string @ 65 bpm (used in
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm
Hard with l, m - decreased to 61 bpm. Still hard
Putting it all together p. 67 Exercise - @ 65 bpm
Thumb Exercise @ 65 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played with and w/o metronome @ 90. Getting better but still speeding up.
Experimented with different tempos - 2nd time around of Part B can be played much faster for a cheap showman effect
Estrellita
The chord jump in Part B is the hardest, but it's all about confidence, like so many things in life
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Finally transcribed rest of part C.
Samba Caribe
65 bpm.
Part A measure 3 end - need to mute chord immediately after hitting it
Bart B measures 9 - 14 : easy to just memorize with muscle memory, but real memorization requires knowing the scale degrees - need to keep reviewing this
Reviewed and added additional 3rd string - 2nd string.
Also, reviewed Anki Fretboard deck (haven't done in almost a year) - another thing I need to keep reviewing.
Sight-Reading:
Major sight-reading session of 7th position - played a couple of pages from Leavitt's sight-reading book.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 65 bpm
String-Jumping 1st string to 5th string, 2nd string to 6th string @ 65 bpm (used in
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm
Hard with l, m - decreased to 61 bpm. Still hard
Putting it all together p. 67 Exercise - @ 65 bpm
Thumb Exercise @ 65 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played with and w/o metronome @ 90. Getting better but still speeding up.
Experimented with different tempos - 2nd time around of Part B can be played much faster for a cheap showman effect
Estrellita
The chord jump in Part B is the hardest, but it's all about confidence, like so many things in life
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Finally transcribed rest of part C.
Samba Caribe
65 bpm.
Part A measure 3 end - need to mute chord immediately after hitting it
Bart B measures 9 - 14 : easy to just memorize with muscle memory, but real memorization requires knowing the scale degrees - need to keep reviewing this
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Anki:
Reviewed yesterday's and added a couple of 3rd string - 2nd string cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 100 bpm
m, l with eight notes @ 65 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm. Above 80 and the pinky starts to go up :(
Hard with l, m - decreased to 60 bpm. Still hard
p. 67 Exercise - Putting it all together @ 62 bpm
Thumb Exercise (pg. 41) @ 65 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played @ 80 bpm, focusing on measures 14 - 15.
Estrellita
Noticed that I need to mut the B note in measure 4 of part C
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed yesterday's.
Samba Caribe
Wrote out notes on first 3 strings for 7th position (in order to get the last 5 measures of the piece down well).
Gig Feedback:
Played at an open mic on my way home from the sound-recording center.
Pica-Pica arpeggios were a bit off, but I nailed Estrellita. Still hard to get into the actual groove of the song, but had more success with the latter.
There were things to learn from the other participants in the jam. There was one rock-star type dude who really carried the whole band and created a certain rock energy. He good showmanship - besides the guitar licks, he also used lots of hand gestures. Also, I noticed how much of a difference an in-the-pocket drummer makes. This is the kind of stuff I need to strive for in my guitar playing....
Made-up a little practice lick. Here's the video
Reviewed yesterday's and added a couple of 3rd string - 2nd string cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 100 bpm
m, l with eight notes @ 65 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm. Above 80 and the pinky starts to go up :(
Hard with l, m - decreased to 60 bpm. Still hard
p. 67 Exercise - Putting it all together @ 62 bpm
Thumb Exercise (pg. 41) @ 65 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played @ 80 bpm, focusing on measures 14 - 15.
Estrellita
Noticed that I need to mut the B note in measure 4 of part C
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed yesterday's.
Samba Caribe
Wrote out notes on first 3 strings for 7th position (in order to get the last 5 measures of the piece down well).
Gig Feedback:
Played at an open mic on my way home from the sound-recording center.
Pica-Pica arpeggios were a bit off, but I nailed Estrellita. Still hard to get into the actual groove of the song, but had more success with the latter.
There were things to learn from the other participants in the jam. There was one rock-star type dude who really carried the whole band and created a certain rock energy. He good showmanship - besides the guitar licks, he also used lots of hand gestures. Also, I noticed how much of a difference an in-the-pocket drummer makes. This is the kind of stuff I need to strive for in my guitar playing....
Made-up a little practice lick. Here's the video
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Anki:
Added a couple of 3rd string - 2nd string cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 65 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm
Hard with l, m - decreased to 60 bpm. Still hard
p. 67 Exercise - Putting it all together @ 62 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played @ 80 bpm, focusing on measures 14 - 15.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed yesterday's.
Samba Caribe
Part B measures 9-12 reviewed. Last part has a run in 7/8th position with string crossings, etc. I can just memorize it, but it's better if I take this opportunity to learn/review the notes in those positions. Use the Reading Studies for Guitar book.
Added a couple of 3rd string - 2nd string cards.
Warm-up/Technique:
Finger-stretching exercise @ 100 bpm
String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 95 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 65 bpm
Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 105 bpm rest & free.
l, m @ 75 bpm rest & free
Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes -
80 bpm
Hard with l, m - decreased to 60 bpm. Still hard
p. 67 Exercise - Putting it all together @ 62 bpm
Repertoire:
Pica Pica
Played @ 80 bpm, focusing on measures 14 - 15.
Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed yesterday's.
Samba Caribe
Part B measures 9-12 reviewed. Last part has a run in 7/8th position with string crossings, etc. I can just memorize it, but it's better if I take this opportunity to learn/review the notes in those positions. Use the Reading Studies for Guitar book.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Anki:
A lot of reviews - didn't add new cards
Repertoire:
Pica Pica & Estrellita
Played back-to-back for Shane. Pica Pica - measures 14-15 were awful, too fast for me.
Went back and played with metronome at 80. Repeat tomorrow!
Samba Caribe
Reviewed - ready to learn the last 5 measures, I believe.
Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed Part B
Thoughts
I played my tunes for Shane, and before he left, I played him a little bit of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". He gave me some good advice - even though this piece is out of my league, I should work on it ocassionally, so that it stays in my memory and so that I won't have to relearn it from scratch when my technique improves.....
A lot of reviews - didn't add new cards
Repertoire:
Pica Pica & Estrellita
Played back-to-back for Shane. Pica Pica - measures 14-15 were awful, too fast for me.
Went back and played with metronome at 80. Repeat tomorrow!
Samba Caribe
Reviewed - ready to learn the last 5 measures, I believe.
Gafieira Do Vidigal
Reviewed Part B
Thoughts
I played my tunes for Shane, and before he left, I played him a little bit of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot". He gave me some good advice - even though this piece is out of my league, I should work on it ocassionally, so that it stays in my memory and so that I won't have to relearn it from scratch when my technique improves.....
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