gertdm
24 maart 2006, 17:39
Dit las ik ergens: een korte lezing van Richard Thompson over gitaar (leren) spelen:
Guitar Lesson 1
"Charlie Parker never repeated himself, but everybody else does, to some extent. I comfort myself with the thought that those clichés are really 'signature licks'. But we all must try to expand the envelope, so here's some thoughts:
It's all about scales, so practice weird ones - minor 7 flat 5, 13th scales, 11th scales, whole tone scales. Try double octave scales.
Change the emphasis when you play a scale - push the off beats, put the notes into groups of 3 or 5 or 7 or 10.
Put your guitar into a bizarre tuning, and then play a familiar fingering.
Write down any interesting sequences, and try to play them in regular tuning.
Try to sing a solo instead of playing it. Try to sing along with a solo as you play it.
It's all about the heart, so at some point, if you've done your homework, empty your mind of everything, and let your heart, not your brain, play a solo. Your fingers will know where to go".
Q & A January 2005
www.richardthompsonforcompletists.com
Guitar Lesson 1
"Charlie Parker never repeated himself, but everybody else does, to some extent. I comfort myself with the thought that those clichés are really 'signature licks'. But we all must try to expand the envelope, so here's some thoughts:
It's all about scales, so practice weird ones - minor 7 flat 5, 13th scales, 11th scales, whole tone scales. Try double octave scales.
Change the emphasis when you play a scale - push the off beats, put the notes into groups of 3 or 5 or 7 or 10.
Put your guitar into a bizarre tuning, and then play a familiar fingering.
Write down any interesting sequences, and try to play them in regular tuning.
Try to sing a solo instead of playing it. Try to sing along with a solo as you play it.
It's all about the heart, so at some point, if you've done your homework, empty your mind of everything, and let your heart, not your brain, play a solo. Your fingers will know where to go".
Q & A January 2005
www.richardthompsonforcompletists.com