Wim VD1
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Congrats, Mike.
I'm looking forward to your next video recording to hear you play it!
Wim.
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28 minutes ago, Oasis said:
Hello Everyone and @Steve Krenz. Its nice to be here.
I play the keyboard and drums but there's something about the guitar that I love so much and I decided to learn to play.
I'm very much interested in the fingerstyle but if I'm to use to learn and master materials, do I have to use the learn and master guitar first? And then the Fingerstyle material?
Also, do I use workshop first and then bonus afterwards or?
Would love to get an answer soon. I'm super excited. Cheers
Welcome to the forum, @Oasis!
I would recommend indeed that you do the Learn and Master Guitar course first. You should be at an intermediate level before starting Steve's Fingerstyle course. Take your time to build good fundaments and enjoy the journey.
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On 12/17/2020 at 4:43 AM, 3rdwaverider said:
@NeilES335 kicked-off the Beatles set so I thought throw another 45 on the turntable. I first heard this interpretation at a live show in Portland - a tribute to Grant Green by guitarists Dan Balmer and Dan Faehnle. The next day, I transcribed Grant Green's cover from his 1966 album that featured the tune as the title track. It's different. You will either like it or you won't ... but that's jazz!
https://soundcloud.com/user-109335979/i-want-to-hold-your-hand
@3rdwaverider That's different indeed. I had to listen a second time before I even recognized the Beatles song in it 🙂 . But it is a very original approach and I liked it. Thanks for sharing.
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On 12/14/2020 at 10:48 PM, NeilES335 said:
I realise this isn't the Beatles... but it is a Christmas Song.
My little contribution to the Christmas season; a recording of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas". I hope you enjoy it, and it spreads a little joy to you and yours.
I'm Dedicating this recording to my Dear Mother, who went to be with the Lord, 4years ago this week. Mom loved Christmas so much and made it very special for all of us.
God Bless; Neil
(see MP3 attached file below)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-003.mp3 1.94 MB · 6 downloads
Thanks for this, Neil. I think we all should spread a little joy these days, just like you did with this song.
I do notice that you have really progressed in your playing. Your latest recordings all sound "in the pocket" with great timing and feel.
Wim.
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Rock solid playing, @NeilES335! You are building a nice repertoire.
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My dear friend Mandy,
Allow me to express my deepest condolences for the loss of your husband. My thoughts are with you.
Wim.
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That's beautiful, Mike.
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"Tears in Heaven" is on Eric Clapton's soundtrack album "Rush" for the 1991 film of the same name.
This is my attempt to cover this all-time classic in a solo fingerstyle arrangement.
Wim.
https://soundcloud.com/wim-van-damme-401299565/tears-in-heaven-ec
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On 10/26/2020 at 6:00 AM, NeilES335 said:
Wim; Let me add my hearty Congratulations on finishing tge Fingerstyle course, along with all the others. To the best of my recollection you are the only LMG Star student to have done so! You've become and excellent player and more than that, a musician.
All the best in your continued musical 🎼🎸journey👍😊.
Neil
Thanks for you kind words, Neil.
I think @ShadowBoxer86 was the first one to complete the whole L&M cycle 😀.
Steve has released some great new resources over the past months that I have not started yet. It's time to take a closer look at his triads lessons now as well.
Take care,
Wim.
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I would like to add one more thing to the good advice you have already received from my guitar friends here.
Especially when it comes to buying an acoustic guitar, let your ear guide you.
Before buying my steel acoustic string, I made several visits to the local guitar store and took the time to try out many guitars. Now there was something about the sound of the one I finally took home.
For some reason this guitar could "sing" in a way that moved me emotionally.
And now about 4 years later it still has the same effect on me. The instrument itself inspires me to play.
Wim.
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On 10/19/2020 at 10:01 PM, Han said:
Just watched Steve’s lesson on jazz arpeggios. It didn’t answer a question I’ve had for years now: I still find it difficult to understand why one would want to play arpeggios all over the neck. In each position, with root on string 6, you can cover two octaves. Maybe add another set of arpeggios working from the fifth string. This means only two scale shapes to learn. No need for anything more. Or am I missing something?
The advantage of knowing the five (CAGED) shapes for each arpeggio is that you can stay in roughly the same position on the neck when playing over a chord progression.
And it gives you more flexibility as for one and the same chord or arpeggio, playing at a different position on the neck will give you a different voicing.
I agree it is a big task to memorize them all, so you need to decide if you want to put in the necessary work.
Wim.
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22 hours ago, Limatje said:
Hey Mike, Thanks a lot for the reply.
I Think I have found a good routine now and I improve a lot.
Like I said before, I work with 2 routines. 1 for every week (I try to practice that routine 4 days a week), and 1 routine that I must finish within a month and where I practice things that I struggled with in the past or that I still want to improve. (I try to work on that list for 2 days in a week)
The 7th day is pure for fun...
Every course that I follow and every exercise from the beginning of my guitar journey until now has his own code. For example A14B: Learn and master guitar is course A, The session is 14 and the exercise is B. Or Q1C: a bottleneck guitar course that I follow is Q, the session is 1 and the exercise is C. Or G11: G is my repertoire and the song is the 11th song.....
That List that I work on at monthly bases is too long to post here but this is my practice routine for this week (2 hours a day is divided into pieces, I never practice more then 30 minutes in 1 take):
Oktober 2020/3
Practice Routine: ‘Four Days A week’ (2h)
A13E: Soloing In Different Keys Using The Pentatonic Forms With The Blues Notes (Youtube) (10min) ___/___/___/___
A14A: Sliding Riffs On The 5th And The 6th String (Lesson Book) (5min) ___/___/___/___
A14B: Practice The Major Scale Bending Exercise (Lesson Book) (2min) ___/___/___/___
A14I: Jazz Octaves (Lesson Book) (5min) ___/___/___/___
A14J The Funky Mute (Lesson Book) (3min) ___/___/___/___
A14K: Sliding Exercises: Between Two Notes Of The Same Pitch (Bonus Resource) (2min) ___/___/___/___
A14L: Sliding Exercises: Minor 7th Arpeggio (Bonus Resource) (4min) ___/___/___/___
A14M: Sliding Exercises: With Two Notes (Bonus Resource) (1min) ___/___/___/___
A14N: Sliding Exercises: 50’s Riff (Bonus Resource) (2min) ___/___/___/___
A14O: Cmaj7 Arpeggio Ascending With Hammer-Ons & Descending With Pull-Offs (Bonus Resource) (4min) ___/___/___/___
A14P: Dm7 Arpeggio Ascending With Hammer-Ons & Descending With Pull-Offs (Bonus Resource) (4min) ___/___/___/___
C2: Speed and Agility Workout 2 Intermediate (20min) ___/___/___/___
E1A: Choose 5 1Minute Changes1 7: Cm11 - E2 (barre5 - open) (Practice Map) (1min) __-__/__-__/__-__/__-__
E1B: Choose 5 1Minute Changes2 2: G - D/F# (open - open) (Practice Map) (1min) __-__/__-__/__-__/__-__
E1C: Choose 5 1Minute Changes3 3: E7 - Gsus (open - barre6) (Practice Map) (1min) __-__/__-__/__-__/__-__
E1D: Choose 5 1Minute Changes4 6: F2 - C2 (barre4 - open) (Practice Map) (1min) __-__/__-__/__-__/__-__
E1E: Choose 5 1Minute Changes5 5: Bm11 - Bmaj7 (open - barre5) (Practice Map) (1min) __-__/__-__/__-__/__-__
E7: Open Major 7th Chords & Moveable Major 7th Chords (2min) ___/___/___/___
F7: Functional Ear Trainer (Alain Benbassat Method) (5min) ___/___/___/___
G6: Wonderfull Tonight (Six String Fingerpicking) FS (3min) ___/___/___/___
G9: Sound Of Silence (Six String Fingerpicking) FS (3min) ___/___/___/___
G10: East Virginia Blues (Flatpicking Guitar Country Style) FP (3min) ___/___/___/___
G11: Shady grove (Flatpicking Guitar Country Style) FP (3min) ___/___/___/___
G13: Ain’t No Sunshine (Six String Fingerpicking) FS (5min) ___/___/___/___
G14: Is There Anybody Out There (Six String Fingerpicking) FS (5min) ___/___/___/___
Gx3: Hey Hey My My (Youtube) FP (3min) ___/___/___/___
O3A: Blues Lick 1 from Pattern 1 (1min) ___/___/___/___
O3B: Blues Lick 2 from Pattern 1 (1min) ___/___/___/___
O3C: Blues Lick 3 from Pattern 1 (1min) ___/___/___/___
O3D: Blues Lick 4 from Pattern 1 (1min) ___/___/___/___
O3E: Blues Lick 5 from Pattern 1 (1min) ___/___/___/___
Q1C: Single String Exercises 5-8 With Vibrato— Open D (5min) ___/___/___/___
R3: Ten Fingerpicking Exercises 1-2 (11min) ___/___/___/___
Extra: __________________________________________________________________ ___/___/___/___/___/___/___
Extra: __________________________________________________________________ ___/___/___/___/___/___/___
Extra: __________________________________________________________________ ___/___/___/___/___/___/___
That's a busy schedule, @Limatje. Respect!
I tend to work on fewer items in parallel. A couple of excercises and a song or two.
My practice is dictated by the songs I want to learn. If a specific scale or technique is used in the song I am learning, then I do some specific exercises on that scale or technique. This works for me and keeps me motivated.
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I do pay a lot of attention lately on fretting hand technique to avoid string squeaks.
In an attempt to further reduce the unwanted finger noise, I am now trying out D'Addario Flat Tops. These are not real flat wounds, but strings that have been polished to have a semi-flat surface.
I must admit I had to get used to their sound initially. Compared to the Elexirs I had on before, the sound is a bit less round and warm.
But after playing them for a few weeks and making a first recording with them for the current monthly recording challenge (Queen's Love of my life), I think they are a good compromise for me and I will keep them on.
Wim.
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20 hours ago, ShadowBoxer86 said:
Congratulations. Did you notice that the last song Steve teaches in the Fingerstyle course was the very first intro song that Steve played at the beginning of the main Learn and Master Guitar course? Check it out. LOL
I was not aware, but it makes a lot of sense. Steve starts and finishes the whole Learn and Master cycle with the same song "Paulette". The L&M journey ends where it started.
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20 hours ago, Limatje said:
Wow Wim, nice done!!!
if you like Fingerpicking in Merle Travis Style or just delta blues fingerpicking, I would strongly recommend Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop! There are so many courses to follow there: Blues Fingerpicking, Bottleneck... I Started some courses 2 years before I even heard of Learn and master. Until today I follow courses there. Great stuff!!!
Thanks, Limatje,
I will check it out. Travis picking is really a next level challenge to me. But it gives such a rich sound.
Wim.
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On 10/20/2020 at 9:00 PM, William Nelson said:
Congratulations! I've been going through the Fingerstyle course as well - taking my time to make sure I can really digest it. I'm just now on Lesson 5 (classical) so a lot of great learning yet to come.
Thanks, William.
Lesson 5 contains some of my favorite songs of this course: Malaguena and Lagrima. And the unavoidable Canon in D of course
. Enjoy the rest of the course!
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After 10 months of fun, I finished the L&M Fingerstyle course today.
It was for me the final one of the 4 Learn and Master DVD courses (L&M Guitar, The Song Hits, Blues Guitar and Fingerstyle) to be completed. Due to Covid 19, I suddenly had more time for guitar practice, so this course came at the right time.
With some side steps, primarily into some other Blues and Rock courses, the total L&M cycle took about 5 years.
Learning and playing songs was and still is my main goal, and with this Fingerstyle course finalized, numerous fingerstyle songs and arrangements are now within reach.
The course is great and covers all possible genres of fingerstyle. I especially enjoyed the classical guitar session, as this was completely new to me.
What I want to do next is to dig into the Merle Travis style a bit deeper. There is an introduction into that style in session 8, but I want to spend more time and learn more of the "Freight Train" type of songs 😀
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After watching the fingerstyle arrangement of this song by Gabriella Quevedo on Youtube, I wanted to learn to play this song (The guitar friends here that are into fingerstyle should definitely check out Gabriella Quevedo's YouTube channel). Gabriella is however using a weird tuning (B F# C# F# A C#), and I wanted to stay in standard tuning. So I had to figure out my own arrangement in the end.
Anyhow, this is my solo acoustic fingerstyle version of "Love Of My Life" from Queen. This is also my little graduation project from the L&M Fingerstyle course, that I am about to finalize. I tried to incorporate several of the techniques from the course in this arrangement.
Hope you enjoy it.
Wim.
https://soundcloud.com/wim-van-damme-401299565/love-of-my-life-fingerstyle
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18 hours ago, Nutty 1 said:
Here is my go at "Stray Cat Strut" by The Stray Cats. All the chords were barre chords here and all the instruments were real ones played by me.
This recording is a first for me because:
1. I have actually used the Whammy Bar!
2. I played the drum parts with my electronic drum kit (the type that you play like a real drum kit with sticks and feet). But I did have to do a bit of timing correction (as with the guitar parts).
I have played the song at a much slower tempo than the original. I have only just begun to be able to do barre chords again as I appear to be having a slightly better time with the arthritis and trigger fingers. I can not play this song all in one go yet because of fatigue (or I may be using a death grip on my guitar neck).
Please note No cats were harmed during the making of this track.😆
Hey Mandy,
you got cat class and you got cat style!
That's a fun performance and you played it well. I was picturing the Aristocats dancing around on your tune 🐱🐱🐱.
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I obviously agree with the article. Recording is an important element in my guitar learning journey.
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13 hours ago, matonanjin said:
I posted a while ago about starting this session and, quite honestly, got distracted. But I'm back. And now starting it with a vengeance.
But I got to going on the 3 notes per string, I'm just on the 1st form, F major scale, and trying to figure out what my goal/expectation should be here. I am focusing on saying and playing the notes with Steve. But is the goal here to actually memorize every note?! Or are we, as with the Pentatonic scale, just learning patterns? He does say that this is "a way...that help you learn the notes on the entire neck of your guitar".
I think I know the answer here but I just want to confirm the goal is to finally learn every note. @NeilES335 and the rest of you that have finished #17, did you memorize every note?
Hello Ron,
my short answer is: yes, you should learn all the notes on the fretboard 😀
Personally, I used another method to get there, as explained in earlier replies in this thread
To me, the "3 notes per string" is another way to play major scale based runs that is especially beneficial when you want to play fast legato style.
Although these 3NPS exercises were part of my practice schedule for months, I have not really used the legato technique in the songs and solos I learned so far. But never say never...
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Challenge accepted! Back to my practice room.
Wim.
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28 minutes ago, Fretless said:
I wanted to record something this month but there is still too must dust and dirt in what is our new music room in the making, so please forgive me for submitting an old recording, Beethoven's Ode to Joy on a 12-string.
That's a swinging rendition, and it sounds great on a 12-string!
Wim.
❤️🙏January Recording Challenge 87 - "Hope, Peace, & Love".🦋🌸
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When I watch Tommy E. play this, I always get a smile on my face. So I hope I can pass the good vibes this song gives me on to all of my guitar friends here.
Wim.