Yeah that's exactly it. So, I changed my tactic to exclusively licks (I tend to take extremes). Although I can't say if that is only so successful for me because I already have a good ear and theory...
Play licks you like and enjoy yourself, it's only a Hobby for most of us here on the forum. :eagerness:
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I can't say that I understand exactly how you feel about improvisation, but I did fall into a similar trap of 'learn all the modes' and 'learn every drop 3 inversion' etc. Once i learnt what that was...
Perfect :smile-new:
What Jeff said about backing tracks is true too. If there's a piano tinkling away or a guitar with a lot of treble sounds it can get in the way of your notes. They quite often...
Here's an example: I can sight sing, sing and name intervals, transcribe basic melodies with relative pitch, know theory at nerd level...If I can play it who cares?
That's awesome. Since I only practice about 5 hours a week, that's just not practical. Better, I'm sure. The thing is there are just too many players who know little theory and can shred jazz (good...
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