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My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youIt's a bit of a mixed bag (it's neither a great lesson not a great jam, falls a bit between the stools) but it does mean I have people to play with in a full "band" setting, which is what I lacked.
No idea yet if it has legs but it's a laff for now and keeping me busy.
The band thing sounds interesting... Pretty similar to what I do with mates. Playing with others definitely helps. We tend to get through 6 or 7 songs per 2 hour session including repeats of one's we've previously done but had more time to practice and a couple of new ones. I reckon through that process, I can play rhythm competently on 30 ish songs now.
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youI Won't Back Down is a great tune for this btw, everyone can sing along and a nice short but melodic solo. (I'm starting to appreciate Mike Campbell a lot).
My trouble is that I find this breeds a behaviour in me where I want to learn as much stuff as possible ‘because I can’ whereas I should be focussing on quality.
So instead of 1 solo that I can nail I will end up with 5 solos that I can do a reasonable job at. I find I learn something then very quickly get bored and want to learn something new instead of finessing and refining what I’ve already learned. Then you add the rabbit hole of home recording and I can lose hours and hours in the blink of an eye! There’s just not enough hours in the day....!
But at the end of the day, I’m having fun every time I pick the guitar up, and that’s what it’s all about isn’t it?
Mates ask me if guitar is difficult and I tell them it's easy to do badly but very hard to do well.
I'm hoping my timing will improve by watching the drummer, so I play on the beat not react to it. Playing standing up is quite a leap too.
Funny you mention about drumming....I recorded something last night to just a metronome and it was only when I added a drum beat that I realised how my timing was off. Re recorded to a drum beat instead and it was better.
Small steps
I teach it the chord progression for each part of the song, set the drums how I want them to sound and then sequence the song. I then use the mixer out to connect the Trio to my audio interface and hit play. This means I can lay down a drum track, and bass if desired, as the base for my recording before I add the guitar layers, keys and vocal. Works really well.
My Trading Feedback | You Bring The Band
Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youIf I want to do a video I’ve used the webcam of my MacBook and played along to audio I’ve already recorded in Logic then just try and sync them up.
Am putting it here to benchmark against as I practice more. The solo, especially the phrasing, is a stretch for me, so breaking new ground here.
https://soundcloud.com/user-595870612/you-shook-me-all-night-long-10022018-1450
One thing I'm chuffed with is I learnt the solo from this vid ie by ear and eye watching him, rather than from a tab. Playing by ear is my long term goal so I hope that was time well invested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3NyMEapGnc
It's actually the single piece of guitar music that inspired me to pick it up in the first place a couple of years ago, so a real watershed moment to be able to play it. I'll try and get a recording up later if I can.
I think trying to learn by ear and eye is musicianship. Slavishly following a tab is just being a a bit monkey-see-monkey-do. (But it's the right way to start).
It's noticeable to me how learning happens by milestones - learning Californication last year when I was just starting was a big step, all of a sudden a tune I'd adored for 30 years was in my fingertips. Then performing to to an audience at Christmas as a before and after moment too.
I think the big difference between me now and me a year ago is I have confidence in the learning process. I now know that if I choose my battles well, be smart and persist, I will get it. A year ago it was all smoke, mirrors and mystery.
Looking forwards to your recording.
This confidence in learning - basically it's learning about learning - is one of the reasons I'd like my 6 year old daughter to carry on with piano. (She's resisting though and I won't oblige her to do it).