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  1. #101

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt.guitarteacher
    Monday is my only day a lot of weeks. I need to just get a week and stay there....
    I'm always torn because it usually turns out I have maybe 2 days in a week to spend some time with these patterns when I know their real value is gained from drilling them every day. I'm seriously thinking about trying something like playing each week's patterns just 3-4 times every day, whether they are good or right or not, and then posting the last day's effort. Might end up a better plan than what I'm doing now.

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  3. #102
    Quote Originally Posted by lawson-stone
    I'm always torn because it usually turns out I have maybe 2 days in a week to spend some time with these patterns when I know their real value is gained from drilling them every day. I'm seriously thinking about trying something like playing each week's patterns just 3-4 times every day, whether they are good or right or not, and then posting the last day's effort. Might end up a better plan than what I'm doing now.
    Yeah. I find these thoughts on process really great. I like to know how others approach. I imagine everyone is slightly different. Mine is probably strange too many...

    I basically work on stuff like this in spurts , so two or three days for a few minutes on busy weeks. I find that I get diminishing returns on this kind of practice very very quickly if I practice them the same way. I think that is kind of similar to your notion of a little every day maybe? So, basically what I do is practice them in various different ways. I also move on work ahead a good bit. I really don't get as much fromplaying the same patterns over and over.

    If I need extra work on a particular pattern, I tend to do things like play it through the cycles using a single fingering pattern or maybe practice them in parts, building to the full phrase etc. I did a lot of the's on number 28 the last week or two. I practiced playing it ending on beat 3, then ending on beat 4, then beat 1 of the next measure etc etc. fits good technical work and helps me focus. It's kind of strange , as it's the other side of the coin of my other focus generally, which is to basically move on and play a lot of other things etc.

    Anyway, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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    I have a similar thing and my own variations of what I like to do with the patterns, Lawson. I say find what you can do, work on the things you feel you need to at your own pace and damn the torpedoes. I run across tough spots that I need to work on for greater lengths of time. It all comes out in the wash....

  5. #104

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    It's great seeing what intermediate, and advanced players share in their posts. And, certainly encouraging, and appreciated for those of us with beginner chops.

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    This one I changed fingering type every bar. I thing in terms of CAGED, so all the fingering types are pieces and/or combinations of the CAGED forms. I ended up with 11 fingerings. I'm thinking a lot of fingerings is good for learning the neck and running through picking variations.

    But, it's good to run it with fewer fingerings also that have consistent picking/fingering patterns when working on picking speed and/or picking clean technique, economy picking, alternating picking, finger picking, hybrid picking etc.

    So, two separate approaches for me going forward.


  7. #106

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    Consistent fingering patterns on this one... working more on my picking and fingering speed and economy of motion.


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    Here are my clips for 13-15. I also believe that tempo marking in pattern 15 is typo or something. I did it @ 100 BPM, which was already getting difficult to play. I guess you anyways have to take the tempo markings as an suggestions, since this isn't guitar specific book. I have lost the inserting soundcloud clip tool from my message tool bar, wierd. Maybe something to do with new layout? Here are direct links to clips:

    Patterns For Jazz - 14 (150 BPM).MP3 by Jhu | Free Listening on SoundCloud
    Patterns For Jazz - 15 (100 BPM).MP3 by Jhu | Free Listening on SoundCloud

  9. #108
    Quote Originally Posted by Jhui
    Here are my clips for 13-15. I also believe that tempo marking in pattern 15 is typo or something. I did it @ 100 BPM, which was already getting difficult to play. I guess you anyways have to take the tempo markings as an suggestions, since this isn't guitar specific book. I have lost the inserting soundcloud clip tool from my message tool bar, wierd. Maybe something to do with new layout? Here are direct links to clips:

    Patterns For Jazz - 14 (150 BPM).MP3 by Jhu | Free Listening on SoundCloud
    Patterns For Jazz - 15 (100 BPM).MP3 by Jhu | Free Listening on SoundCloud
    Good job. I especially like your swing feel on 13 and 14.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jhui
    and 16 & 17:


    That was pretty smooth. Thanks for posting.

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    Nice job, jhui.

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    How are you holding up jhui?

  15. #114

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    Quote Originally Posted by ErikWasser
    How are you holding up jhui?
    Hi Erik, Still here thanks for asking. After being more or less away from my guitar for few weeks I am back doing the patterns. I'll post my next clips into May thread.

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