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Hi Richie,
I finally got around to recording this etude this evening. I posted it over in the original etude forum.
Curious to see what you think!
Matt
Here is the etude I wrote for module 5 variation 2. I took a slightly different approach this time by playing as I composed and looking for the sounds that I was hearing in my head instead of just sort of slapping chord tones and approaches together and hoping they’d sound good. In doing so, I stepped outside of what we have learned so far in a couple of bars: wider interval leaps between chord tones and some altered extensions. Here is a link to the PDF. I will try to record a video soon.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r58n0mb1atxcke7/module%205%20var%202.pdf?dl=0
That’s right, now I remember. Thank you for reminding me. I will send you my etude when it’s finished. I am trying something different this time and writing the etude with my guitar in hand so that I am practicing the kinds of sounds that I eventually want to come out naturally in my playing.
Thanks, Richie. Well, I’ve been working with them a bit and find that, like you’ve said, they work better at faster tempos, or in a triplet.
Thanks for the comments and constructive advice, Robert. That’s exactly what I was looking for. The funny thing about the candy bars, for me, is that I have a lot of trouble making them “swing”. They are pretty much in line with the kinds of things I play while transcribing solos from bebop players, where I can copy the articulations and sound a lot more authentic, yet when playing these candy bar lines over and over they just feel wooden. I’m not at a point yet, I think, where I have developed my own sense of swing feel, and that definitely comes out when playing with a backing track!!
I used Logic on my MacBook Pro to record this. I place a large diaphragm condensor mic in front of my amp and send it into Logic through an Apogee Duet audio interface. I just import the backing track into Logic, set it loop a gazillion times, then record myself playing the exercises.
Thanks again for the reply. I wish this forum was more active!
Hey Richie,
Thanks! I think I am due to start checking out the syncopation rhythm lab stuff this weekend! Loving the course, by the way.
That’s a custom guitar built by Corwin Guitars in Lawrence, KS. Danny, the luthier, is a good friend of mine. The Jazzmaster-style body is made of mahogany and is chambered to within an inch of its life, which gives it a nice, hollowbody-ish vibe without actually being a archtop. The pickups are a Charlie Christian-style in the neck and a humbucker-sized P-90 in the bridge, both from Vintage Vibes pickups. Thanks for asking. I love this guitar!
I agree. I have written my own études the past, and I’m really looking forward to taking advantage of that component of this course. I am still working on the bebop calisthenics at the beginning of module two, so I haven’t gotten that far yet but please don’t remove them!
Hi Richie, ear training is actually one of the reasons why I signed up for this course. I think it’s very necessary to at least have some fundamental understanding of this skill. I for one would vote that you continue to provide ear training!
Thanks, Richie. I actually did watch the chord studies videos, which is what got me wondering about this. Thanks for info!
