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  • Counting the notesDateMon Jan 17, 2011 12:55 am
    Forum post by allanh. Topic: Counting the notes

    Thanks for that. Your suggestion of feeling the notes makes a lot of sense, so I'll do that from now on.

  • Counting the notesDateFri Jan 14, 2011 3:49 pm

    I've been practicing the picking exercises as highlighted in Module 1 of the Daily Practice Plan.
    Something I have noticed, is when either the tempo is increased or the number of notes on each string
    is increased, I find it very difficult to actually keep up and count the notes in my head.
    One approach I have looked at, is thinking about each group of notes played on each string as a pattern. For example, if playing 5 notes per string there will be two patterns, one beginning with a downstroke and the other an upstroke. Another approach is to just count either the downstrokes or upstrokes which effectively slows the counting down whilst allowing you to play at the same tempo. As an example, for 5 notes per string, I could just count 3 downstrokes.

    I'd be intersted in finding out how other people approach this.

  • Open string noiseDateWed Jan 12, 2011 2:30 am
    Forum post by allanh. Topic: Open string noise

    Thanks uderoche

  • Open string noiseDateTue Jan 04, 2011 4:32 am

    When practicing scales and ascending, I have a problem of open strings continuing to ring out after I move to the next string.
    For example, when moving from the A to the D string, after playing the last note on the A string and releasing in order to move to the D string, the open A will sound. I've found some videos on youtube that suggest using the tip of the first finger to lightly touch the string just played to stop it vibrating. I think the effectiveness of this approach would depend on the pattern being played.
    Your suggestions would be appreciated.

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