Hello Wikiloops, it's me again.
This time with a little bit more sanity than the last time with the impossible binural beat idea haha, some of you might know what im talking about.
I have realized, i am wasting my potential.
I feel like im a decent guitarist, not good.. just decent.
and i want to change that, i want to get good and pull my s**t together.
So i have taken my time to set some goals, and i want to share them with you guys! i hope this maybe can inspire some other.. i hate to say it, but other lazy musicians like me who want to improve and get out of the incredible bad habbit of being lazy.
My goal, very in depth:
1. Learn RDLA (Recuerdos De La Alhambra), Note by note.
2. Perfect the PAMI-Tremolo technique.
3. Increase my left hand strenght and accuracy, what i mean by this is going through some "4 finger exerices" such as the chromatic E, F, F#, G, G# etc.
4. I wanna practice what i call the major-shape barre chords (this is based on the A major chord shape. i feel like im very good at the minor-shape, but the major ones are a struggle for me).
5. i want to learn to construct chords and understand how scales and modes work. not just on the surface, but to my perosnal limits, with the youtube guides and personal effort, this is because i feel like i can write some really decent music..
my most recent piece, the piano duo here on wikiloops is really good in my opinion. i am very proud of it.
However, it could have been a lot better. im sure, and this is because of my lack of music theory and basic knowledge. when im creating music in the DAW or jamming on my electric or even the classical.. i tend to stick to very little chords, or atleast keep the same bass note going as a pedal point, it's a really common thing to do, especially in metal music..
Heres a short example of something im working on,
https://soundcloud.com/soren-pedersen-420693200/a-minor-pedal-point-example/s-4x0AD
i've actually been working on this for quite a while, it's becomming a very old riff now, but it's still there and i still play it very often because i think it sounds good. i apologize for the recording quality but yea.. it's what i got.
And i really wanna learn to get away from the pedal point technique, and the lack of diversety in my chord progressions.. in short, i wanna spice up my playing, and get away from this "dull" kind of sound im creating.
So how im going to aproach this and try to reach my goals.. is first of all, by writing it all down, so when i approach my guitar i ALWAYS know what to do, this is to try and limit the "messing about" and increase the "actual practice time".
and then i have cut up my pratice session into three sections:
1. Boring and tedious exercises:
PAMI-Tremolo to a metronome.
"4 finger" exercises, as explained above.
2. Theory and Guitar knowledge.
This is where i will be practicing scales and chord construction.
when doing my scale runs, i will obviously keep my fingering from the 4 finger exercises in mind.
3. Action.
This is where i will pratice RDLA, where i will pratice to create music without using the pedal point or.. where ill try to create music using the PAMI tremolo. you get the point, this is where the magic of creating and playing actual music happens.
I have decided to use 1 hour and 30 minutes EVERY SINGLE DAY. 30 minutes for each section.. and if i want to mess around after that, i shall do so.
I hope i can go through it, and achieve what i dream about playing.
I hope you enjoyed reading this, and i hope you maybe can be inspired to take your pratice to the next level and stick with it!
To me, it's going to be abit of a challenge at first, but on the other hand.. i really want to get better, i just need to see the progression.. and when i see that, the joy of pratice will return.
- Søren. :)
This time with a little bit more sanity than the last time with the impossible binural beat idea haha, some of you might know what im talking about.
I have realized, i am wasting my potential.
I feel like im a decent guitarist, not good.. just decent.
and i want to change that, i want to get good and pull my s**t together.
So i have taken my time to set some goals, and i want to share them with you guys! i hope this maybe can inspire some other.. i hate to say it, but other lazy musicians like me who want to improve and get out of the incredible bad habbit of being lazy.
My goal, very in depth:
1. Learn RDLA (Recuerdos De La Alhambra), Note by note.
2. Perfect the PAMI-Tremolo technique.
3. Increase my left hand strenght and accuracy, what i mean by this is going through some "4 finger exerices" such as the chromatic E, F, F#, G, G# etc.
4. I wanna practice what i call the major-shape barre chords (this is based on the A major chord shape. i feel like im very good at the minor-shape, but the major ones are a struggle for me).
5. i want to learn to construct chords and understand how scales and modes work. not just on the surface, but to my perosnal limits, with the youtube guides and personal effort, this is because i feel like i can write some really decent music..
my most recent piece, the piano duo here on wikiloops is really good in my opinion. i am very proud of it.
However, it could have been a lot better. im sure, and this is because of my lack of music theory and basic knowledge. when im creating music in the DAW or jamming on my electric or even the classical.. i tend to stick to very little chords, or atleast keep the same bass note going as a pedal point, it's a really common thing to do, especially in metal music..
Heres a short example of something im working on,
https://soundcloud.com/soren-pedersen-420693200/a-minor-pedal-point-example/s-4x0AD
i've actually been working on this for quite a while, it's becomming a very old riff now, but it's still there and i still play it very often because i think it sounds good. i apologize for the recording quality but yea.. it's what i got.
And i really wanna learn to get away from the pedal point technique, and the lack of diversety in my chord progressions.. in short, i wanna spice up my playing, and get away from this "dull" kind of sound im creating.
So how im going to aproach this and try to reach my goals.. is first of all, by writing it all down, so when i approach my guitar i ALWAYS know what to do, this is to try and limit the "messing about" and increase the "actual practice time".
and then i have cut up my pratice session into three sections:
1. Boring and tedious exercises:
PAMI-Tremolo to a metronome.
"4 finger" exercises, as explained above.
2. Theory and Guitar knowledge.
This is where i will be practicing scales and chord construction.
when doing my scale runs, i will obviously keep my fingering from the 4 finger exercises in mind.
3. Action.
This is where i will pratice RDLA, where i will pratice to create music without using the pedal point or.. where ill try to create music using the PAMI tremolo. you get the point, this is where the magic of creating and playing actual music happens.
I have decided to use 1 hour and 30 minutes EVERY SINGLE DAY. 30 minutes for each section.. and if i want to mess around after that, i shall do so.
I hope i can go through it, and achieve what i dream about playing.
I hope you enjoyed reading this, and i hope you maybe can be inspired to take your pratice to the next level and stick with it!
To me, it's going to be abit of a challenge at first, but on the other hand.. i really want to get better, i just need to see the progression.. and when i see that, the joy of pratice will return.
- Søren. :)
My picture = Faceswapping with a wax doll.. yea, creepy. <3