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Richie, this is a general comment that spans both the ET and the Rhythm Templates (and beyond). I think I am probably pretty typical among your students in having a day job and therefore limited practice time. To me, taking this course is like drinking from a firehose. The material is so voluminous and detailed (17 versions of this to practice, 12 of that, etc, etc.) that I can barely get past the first few exercises of Module 2, let alone find time to dig into ET or RT. And since Module 3 will now open for me in a few days (which I will have to ignore completely), I will lose any hope of pacing myself through this course in any reasonable time-frame. At which point, it seems to hardly matter when I get around to the ET and RT pieces.
Don’t get me wrong: I think you are a great teacher; I really do. But another part of being a great teacher, in my opinion, is to structure and pace a program so that students can have tangible, gratifying successes all along the way, in measurable steps. This course feels like the teacher is running so far ahead of me, so fast, saying “Hey, just do your best to keep up”. Well, we’re all adults and I can live with that approach but I know I’d learn more and better with a pace that can actually be accomplished in a reasonable timeframe by part-timers like myself.
Please don’t hate me; I’m just an amateur tryin’ to get better. 😉
Yes, I did read that and of course watched the video. I guess I’m just discussing it compared to learning to read actual music. And, in the first place, wondering whether Richie invented it, or it already existed…
You obviously have too much time on your hands, Mark. Wait until Module 2 arrives and you won’t be making up your own assignments anymore… LOL 😉
Well, I haven’t learned all 7 patterns yet, but I expect this to be a little confusing when I get there, because it’s relatively rare to go from, say, G scale/arp to A scale/arp (i.e., up a whole step). More common would be to go from G to C (up a fourth), so are we gonna need a different rule of thumb that says, basically, “when going up a fourth, pick the fingering pattern that is THREE numbers higher than the one you just played”? If I have to do that much calculating in real time, the moment will surely be lost…
Or am I over-complicating this and I should just shut up and wait till Richie teaches it to me anyway? 😉
Navdeep, what Module are you up to? Like Rob, I’m still in Module 1, with only 3 fingerings, all for Dom7 scales and arps. But it’s good to know where all this is heading. Very exciting! 🙂
I look forward to Richie’s reply too, as I had the same questions; that’s a LOT of pre-work, if it really IS pre-work.
Thank you, Richie, for your very helpful and thorough reply. I’m especially glad you asked me if I had had a chance yet to download the Module 1 Assignment PDF. That was a big part of my problem: I hadn’t SEEN the link to that PDF so I missed it entirely. Now that I’ve found it and read it, it all makes a lot more sense to me and I’m clear on what I need to work on with the 3 patterns. Thanks for pointing that out and sorry for any inconvenience! – James
