I try not to say anything whenever possibleWell, not to let the cat out of the bag, but that COULD be a special topic for an upcoming... <ahem> “guest lecturer”...
What do you say, Ham Grifflin?!
Kevin
I try not to say anything whenever possibleWell, not to let the cat out of the bag, but that COULD be a special topic for an upcoming... <ahem> “guest lecturer”...
What do you say, Ham Grifflin?!
Kevin
No, not entirely. If you're doing 80% or better on all of Group 1 I'd move on. Most people make the mistake of taking too much time at the slower speeds and not letting their fingers know what is expected of them.@Griff this might take a while. At one beer I'm comfortably challenged at 120 BPM on the Group 1 solo. So 130 is more stumbling than I like and 140 isn't happening. At 2 beers (as my practice was interrupted with today's webinar) I drop 10 to being comfortably challenged at 110. But in order to play at these higher speeds I start with the warm-ups and then go right to the Group 1 Level 1 play-a-longs........ and do everything into the Group 1 Level 3 solo's taking a break at the end of each session. Do I need to get group 1 entirely under my belt before I move to group 2?
OK. For Group 1, I can probably skip the Level 1 play-a-longs and that'll give me 25 minutes to start on Group 2 level 1 play-a-longs. I think I can jump into the Group 1 Level 2 play-a-longs successfully. And then I'll get to the Group 1 Level 3 solo earlier in the day too!No, not entirely. If you're doing 80% or better on all of Group 1 I'd move on. Most people make the mistake of taking too much time at the slower speeds and not letting their fingers know what is expected of them.
You can also substitute the Group 1 solo for the Level 1 time. That's it's purpose. If you can play that solo, you can keep all those moves under your fingers in a lot less time.OK. For Group 1, I can probably skip the Level 1 play-a-longs and that'll give me 25 minutes to start on Group 2 level 1 play-a-longs. I think I can jump into the Group 1 Level 2 play-a-longs successfully. And then I'll get to the Group 1 Level 3 solo earlier in the day too!
Has the help desk been alerted?Just a couple of small misprints/errors in the manual CD track listing.
CD 6 doesn't have tracks 21-23 listed.
21 4 Bar Phrase - Level 3 Speed
22 Group 4 Half Bar 60-80 bpm (Ex 4)
23 Group 4 60-90 bpm 2 Bar (7-8)
CD 5 listing jumps from track 14 to 16, so tracks 16 thru 36 should be 1 less, i.e. 35 total tracks.
Here's the DVD listings. Might save you some time.
DVD 1
Intro
Warm-up breakdown & Play Along
Group 1 Breakdowns
Group 1 Level 1 Play Alongs
DVD 2
Group 1 Level 2 & 3 Play Alongs
Solo 1 Intro
Solo 1 Level 1, 2 & 3 Play Alongs
Group 2 Breakdowns
DVD 3
Group 2 Level 1, 2 & 3 Play Alongs
DVD 4
Solo 2 Intro
Solo 2 Level 1, 2 & 3 Play Alongs
Group 3 Breakdowns
Group 3 Level 1 Play Alongs
DVD 5
Group 3 Level 2 & 3 Play Alongs
Solo 3 Intro
Solo 3 Level 1, 2 & 3 Play Alongs
DVD 6
Group 4 Breakdowns
Group 4 Play Alongs
Level 2 is 90-110 bpm I thoughtMan, I was trucking along really well today (I started over at Group 1 Level 1)
I got all the way up through Group 1, Example 8, Level 2 (130bpm) just fine then I'm stopped dead in my tracks. I can't get my fingers to move fast enough for Level 3.
yes.Level 2 is 90-110 bpm I thought
yes.
Level 2 is 90, 100, 110
Level 3 is 120, 130, 140...........
All I know is that the last examples of Group 2 at level 2 are pretty darn challenging.....Thats my point when MikeS said"I got all the way up through Group 1, Example 8, Level 2 (130bpm) just fine then I'm stopped dead in my tracks."
Group1 Level 2 would top out at 110 bpm.
And there I was working one these same Group 2 level 2 examples again today......... and my e string just breaks!! I can't remember the last time my e string has broken? It's a darn good thing I had my trusty Firebird all tuned up and ready to go............All I know is that the last examples of Group 2 at level 2 are pretty darn challenging.....
When I get "finished" I'm going to go back and put the examples in my looper and change the pitch so they are in different keys.While I'm going through Level 2 I thought I'll try it with some Jam Tracks. Whole different ball game
noticed that the blue line counter disappears after example 6. I'm using the online version. Is this intentional ?