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Guitar lessons for music interpretation?
Is there such a thing? Not the "put your finger there" then "do this" kind of lessons, but how to play what is there better, timing issues, notation interpretation, etc.
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Barry,
Are you asking for someone you’d pay, to critique your playing, writing, arranging, etc, plus give you ideas on how to ‘improve’ what you’ve already got? Regards, Howard |
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I'd expect any in-person lessons to do exactly that, at least for any player at or beyond an intermediate level. For beginners, lessons usually focus on basics, how to finger chords and so on. Intermediate and up I'd expect to focus on all aspects of playing music. These tend to be individual issues, hard for a general you tube video or DVD lessons to address in the abstract, tho there certainly are mass-lessons that attempt to do this. But it'd be a lot better to be able to do this sort of thing 1-1, either in person or over skype. There are plenty of instructors out there who can do that (Howard, for example, who just replied). Even Al Petteway (since that's who you're currently focused on) will sometimes do skype lessons, if I'm not mistaken.
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I have definitely done this with students! I think any good teacher would know what you're talking about.
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Yes, along those lines.
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Now that I've been primarily a solo player for the past two decades, I've taken advantage of the advent of YouTube, MySpace (when it was) and other online resources to do what I used to do by buying a half-dozen different records with the same tune by different artists: compare and contrast. Hearing the same tune by Chet Atkins, Nat King Cole, Joe Pass, Ray Charles and the Nashville Grass gives a lot of different ideas as to tempo, dynamics, phrasing and arrangement. Additionally, listening to the msical arrangements behind the popular recorded music through the years will be enlightening. The backing for Crosby, Fitzgerald, Page, Sinatra and a host of others is a virtual textbook of inestimable value to any serious guitarist. And check out Mickey Bakers books. Triads over anchor tones (bass lines). Online, follow Tim Lerch on YouTube. He also does Skype lessons. https://www.youtube.com/user/telebasher Go for it. Edit: Learning to scat doesn't hurt. Listen to Satchmo and Ella. Additionally, pick ONE solid number and learn to play it in different styles, modes, keys, time signatures. One map can lead to a lot of different places...
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Reading the Dummies guide book to music theory and the Dummies guide book to music composing couldn't hurt. How musical pieces are put together and some of the theory as to why may help you in your listening skill and analysis and in your own composing.
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I think the question revolves around yet another desire to cut to the chase without experiencing the fret board's nuances, chordal implications, scale compositions, embellishments, patterns, etc., and the all-important ear development that makes it all work.
Time, involvement in melody development from the seat of the pants (inner ear), and much experimenting using current skills to prompt their further development is not something that can be formulated, outlined and presented in a formal manner that provides that ah-so revelation. One must become immersed in the music that is wholly unrelated to tabs or scores and 100% self-creative. There is no other meaningful path to discovery. |
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For a start: https://youtu.be/f29a1RL2ly0
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I'm thinking that maybe when I retire I'll take some kind of lessons, either online or in person. I need some feed back on what I'm doing other than my own ears. I tend to give myself an "A" for effort a lot and the listener may have a different opinion, lol.
Maybe we can have another section in the forum where people post soundclips or whole songs for critical review or maybe do it here in play and write. Show and tell usually just pats you on the head more or less most of the time. I don't mean that in a bad way its just that guitar players understand what it takes to record and post something and a critical eye (ear, lol) usually isn't forthcoming there.
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Just post and ask for feedback. I'll gladly help out.
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The key for me has been to listen...listen until I'm so full of the tune that it comes out my ears. After that, accept what comes out of the guitar under my hands when the Music plays me. Let it happen rather than make it happen.
Listen. Accept. Find delight in every note.
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Thanks Jeff. It'd be good to hear "you're screwing up this section at (time reference) a bit" once in a while,
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Right?
I've figured, based on the lack of feedback on my videos--that one of three things is happening: 1. I'm the greatest ever 2. I'm so bad and delusional, people are just nice out of pity. Or 3. I look scary and folks don't want to tick me off But seriously, post away...it'll be great to get some conversation going here about actually playing these darn instruments we love so much. |
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