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Paleto
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From: San Diego, CA
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RE: Interesting article (in reply to Jon Boyes)
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Jon, I recently bought "The Advancing Guitarist" and was surprised at the positive reviews in the Google jazz guitar group. For those who don't know of the book, it's not really just a jazz book, it's about getting to know your instrument better and offers some ways to learn new things about music and the guitar, kind of like giving you an opportunity to break out of practicing ruts and it seems to offer some help with creativity. I have only started with the first section which is a really different approach. The second section suggests learning the intervals on 2 strings, all the way up the neck, then doing the same thing with another set of 2 strings, doing 2nds, 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths, octaves, 9ths, 11ths and 13ths. These kinds of activites broaden both your ear for music and your palette for creating novel sequences as well as knowledge of the guitar istelf, it opens up all kinds of other possibilities. It's a neat book, if only I could make more time now to work on it.. Anthony
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Date Dec. 16 2003 20:20:35
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Miguel de Maria
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RE: Interesting article (in reply to Paleto)
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Hmm, can't say I enjoyed the article that much, I just see a journal entry in one very self-conscious, insecure man's book! Some of his insecurities resonated with me, some just seemed to be general whines. It's hard for me to fathom that one could study guitar seriously for 17 years and not feel you are getting a hold on the instrument. That really jumped out at me--what does he mean by serious? Does he practice half an hour a day or four? Does he have a teacher or has he been trying to go it alone? It seems he thinks that a master guitarist should be able to play all styles. It simply doesn't work that way. There is the guitar, and then there is the style, two discrete things which must be learned. A good musician has the tools to learn both more quickly than the average person: analytical ability, knowledge of rhythm, harmony, how melody works, dynamics--in short, the framework or infrastructure of music. He must still devote time. There is knowing how to play and knowing what to play. Sometimes those topics are more linked than is commonly thought. I have struggled mightly with suspicions I wasn't talented, or physically gifted... now I consider those thoughts mere insecurity and not realistic at all. It seems to me that with the proper work, anyone can master the guitar. The author is so afraid of not having a style, another thing I don't get. It's like worrying about whether you are a good conversationalist or not. Just talk... pay attention to what works, what brings a smile to people's faces, see what works for other people, if you want to make a statement, then do so, if you just want to float there's nothing wrong with that. People with brilliant styles are brilliant people. If you have a zest for life, if you are a charitable loving person, if you are distinct, then so will be your style. But hand-wringing is probably not the best way to get one. It seems to me that if he found something he loved, instead of just messing around with every popular instrumentalist, he would figure out a style. Why was he so scared of being compared to a particular guitarist? If that's him, that's him. Maybe he should learn flamenco, he mentioned just about every form of music.
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Date Dec. 16 2003 20:47:55
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Paleto
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RE: Interesting article (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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What was worthwhile was being able to identify with some of the doubts, we all have 'em from time to time. Even more importantly, was Mick Goodrick's answer. [He said to look at things like I have a balance with a weight on one side, and my job is to make the scale balance out by adding sand to the other side one grain at a time. One way of looking at it would be to constantly be looking at how much sand I have left to put on the scale, thinking, "When will this ever be done, dammit." Another way of looking at it is to simply learn to enjoy the process of putting each grain of sand on the scale, to perhaps examine each grain of sand to find what is beautiful about each and every one. In other words, to do it for the sake of doing it, not for the sake of achieving the eventual goal. I think that is a pretty cool way of looking at things, and sometimes we all need a reminder that it's not where we're going that's important, but the "getting there."] I guess just work at making your music better and better, piece by piece, compás by compás, practice session by practice session, enjoy and think about the aspects of music, and your voice will emerge in the process. There probably isn't a concrete way of developing your own style or voice, it'll emerge if you're focused on the right things. It's simple advice, it's kind of like Plato's famous "Know yourself" line. One appreciates it's significance only after much growth has taken place. Anyone else agree? Anthony
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Date Dec. 16 2003 22:35:36
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