Not a guitar video today, so it might not be of interest to some, but an update on Taylor Guitars, and their customer relations. Maybe of interest to those beginners who are still in the investigating phase of their first guitar purchase...
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2009
Product Update: Taylor Guitars
Monday, January 26, 2009
Diagnosis of a problem 2
There is an issue with fingers one and four that I should have addressed during the finger flexing exercise, but did not, so with lesson 13 coming up, I thought now would be a good time to get it in the works, before I finish lesson 12, so I have some sort of direction, or options available before beginning. You can watch the video for details...
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Practice day & a problem.
Ok, so I have been struggling with practicing on and off with this lesson. It seems that I can hit the open string just fine enough, but the one right below it is where I can't seem to hit.
I am also having trouble getting my #3 finger on the 4th fret, with my #1 finger on the 2nd fret. I can't seem to get the 3rd finger down far enough on the fourth fret to get it to sound right.
Watch this video, and see if you can help me diagnose it:
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Jingle Bell Rose
Our 5 year old daughter "Scarlett Rose" at here school play/recital yesterday...
There is only 326 people in our village, so everyone's play's/recital's were on the same night in the gym. She is obviously the one in the purple shirt and blue jeans, who is waving to Mommy at the end. :-)
Friday, December 19, 2008
A video update on them no eyes...
Here is that video I promised earlier in the week. We are giving this a shot without having to sit and stare at the old hands. And a personal update, to save me the typing...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Freaking F Finally! & EMT C# 10
Practice is going quite well indeed. I have moved from practicing, to playing the majority of what I am doing now. And it does make this whole journey much more satisfying, when I can see and feel the progress for myself.
After an extensive war with the "F" Chord, I have emerged victorious! So I thought a video was in order to celebrate, and discuss its place early on in the method.
Edly's Music Theory Chapter 10
"iim, iiim, vim, and viiº Chords... Intro to Chord Substitution"
This is a short chapter that discusses the remaining four diatonic chords.
Each of these chords shares two of its three notes with at least one of the diatonic major chords. So since they have notes in common, they can be somewhat interchangeable. The more notes shared by the chord, the more consonant the sound.
And I just learned that new word up there. LOL Which means "pleasant, resolved, and stable". Its opposite is Dissonant, which means "tense, unresolved, and unstable." But the author made sure to remind us that the descriptions are only relative, and what may be ones man's junk, may be another man's treasure. :-)
There were a few examples of substitutions given, and the most used example was "Oh Susannah". A couple of daitonic progressions were shown, with the most discussed being one that that shows up in "doo-wop" songs of the 50's. The roles of the chords themselves will be discussed in Chapter 14, hense the reason this chapter was short.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
LRAG-BEG - L# 9 & and a video update.
We are doing Strumming Pattern #2, with my version of it. I have heard enough folks say to play around with what you are doing, so I have been doing that lately, instead of trying to grow up to be another John McCarthy! LOL
You Tube was going through maintainence through the night, so it took a while before I could upload it!
Friday, December 5, 2008
(Review) The Only Chord Book You Will Ever Need
I usually write the review, but in this instance, since it is a book, I thought it would be nice for folks to take a look at it, so they can get a better idea of what they are purchasing...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
LRAG-BEG - L# 9 & EMT C# 3
Lesson 9 Strumming Pattern #2
We are keeping the G & the D, but adding a new chord this time, the Csus (suspended). I am good with G&D, so now all that is left is to learn the Csus, and then begin the process of practicing the new strumming pattern. This one has some up's in it this time, as opposed to the last one that was all down strums.
Chapter 3 in Edly's (music theory) is on "Major Keys and Key Signatures" I read it a couple of times today, but like last time, I think I am going to wait until tomorrow before talking on it, this chapter has 2 more pages than I am used to, (hahaha) so I would rather wait until I know better about what it is I am talking about, before I come here with it.
And for all those frustrated guitarists with their "perfectionism", here is something that might cheer you up, and let you know that your not alone!
Our latest update...
Sunday, November 23, 2008
EMT C#2 & Practice day
Chapter 2 of Edly's is "The Major Scale".
I read it and re-read it today, but I think I am going to read & re-read it again tomorrow, and comment on it tomorrow. There are a few things in there that need some absorption overnight, and then a worksheet to do in the morning, so I will do that, then talk on it.
Practice is going well with the C, G, & F now that I am no longer focused on the problem of the action. Concentrating on getting the fingering right will be just fine. In time I will adapt, so no need to beat myself to death over a circumstance that I cannot control at this point.
Been working on our website this weekend, adding a few things here and there, trying not to gett he sidebar too loaded down to where it loads too slow. I suppose I will be piddling with it every now and then, and if I make a noticeable enough change, I will pipe in about it here.
Been spending a little time here and there drumming up some traffic through a few sources, nothing in particular, but a few hits trickle in here and there.
Seeing as today is another short day on writing, I thought I would include some media at the end here, so here is Scarlett Rose showing off her current artwork...
And since I left a scathing Metallica comment on the net today, here is a little hair metal for ya Lars...
Monday, November 17, 2008
Lets try again. AND in tune this time!
Sarge happened to mention in the comments of the last post that the guitar sounded a bit out of tune, so I broke out that downloadable tuner from RHM, and gave it a tune-up. So this time, lets see what it sounds like a little bit slower, and in tune.
Lessons 6&7
LRAG-BEG - L# 8 & an update on practice
Lesson 8 More Major Open Chords C - F - G
I can tell ya up front that F & G are going to be my favorites in this one. I thought that D was bad. LOL I'll be fiddling with this one for a while before moving on. I do indeed have the E - A - D down, so any fear I might have had in the beginning has now dissipated seeing as I have proven to myself that chords can be learned if you take the time to learn them.
Seeing as I spent so much time on this last deal, I thought I would make a vid for folks to see what I had been spending my time on for so long, and after doing it, it might appear that I got nowhere with it, but I assure you, that is not the case.
I am really glad I had a chance to read Sarge's post on "Perfectionism", because these past couple of days were a perfect example of that for me. I went into this looking to impress myself and others, and then came out of it fitting his post to a tee. I am really glad this one shows me having trouble, because that is what is really happening, and I imagine that others are going through the same things. Wanting to be perfect, but fumbling on it. That's ok, maybe folks seeing me fumbling on it will help assure them that their fumbling is ok, and that is what practice is designed for, to get better by keeping up the practicing.
I have a new feeling since doing this latest vid, it's the feeling of being comfortable with my shortcomings, because I know they can be practiced, and overcame, just gotta be patient...
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Unless your Steve, you might find this boring...
My "friend" I have talked about here before, I never mentioned his name. And obviously from the title, it is Steven. I told him last night I was going to hunt something down for him, seeing as he tends to be quite lazy in many areas, and quite forgetful as well.
So here it is Bro! You can cackle over this with the clowns, the next time your burning a bone, and chowing on Juanita's Taco Shop down at Moonlight Beach... (Encinitas, Ca.)
BTW... I finally got the reason behind the amp suggestion! It's the REVERB! Duh...
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Strumming Rhythm / Practice day
Here we go with our first update to see how far I have gotten from ground zero. Not bad if I say so myself. Not the best, but better than where I started...
Going to spend the rest of the day practicing lesson 6, then Monday I will get to lesson 7. I now have something to practice everyday, along with the current lesson, I can just start every day with all of the lessons beforehand, and then practice the current lesson, that way I keep plugging away on everything I have learned in the past, along with the new, daily.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Ground Zero
The delivery came today, not bad. But it did come from a warehouse pretty close to me, so one day is still excellent. LOL
So here is the opening shot of day one! The wife is filming, and Savannah Rose & Delta Rose are the color commentators. (Dixie Rose & Scarlett Rose are in school, and Georgia Rose is in the crib asleep.) I know I look like hell, but if my stage presence is going for the 'Walking Corpse" look, then I have it in the bag already! You know Iron Maiden's "Eddie" must be jealous... But seeing as today is "Halloween", I can always play it off as, "That was the look I was going for."
Registered the DVD's at RHM, and the guitar with Taylor, and commented at AMS on the received products. Time to start on the first DVD. C-Ya 2morrow with the results of the first lessons!
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