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| 07-February-2008, 10:19 |
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I had taken a break on the ear training bit, but I kept thinking about it. What little I learned kept trying to come back to me. Plus, it's something I can do while I'm away from the guitar. So I've been doing a little of that today.
There was another site I found that helped me to locate notes on the guitar. I hope I bookmarked that. I want to look at that one again too.
Neat thing... the tips of my fingers hurt when I tap them against... anything other than a guitar string. I notice when I'm playing, it doesn't hurt at all. I can then put the tip of my finger against anything else and feel a definite tingling pain. Neat!
I went through the motion of the guitar tuning bit and noticed one of the strings had gone off, I fiddled with it just enough to get it back in line. I'm definitely not going to try purposely putting a string out of tune and trying to bring it back. Nah... that wasn't the right path.
All the same, I think I'll take the guitar in this weekend for a "sound check," just so that I don't drift too far from center.
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| 05-February-2008, 07:06 |
| L2; guitar |
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Oops. I forgot I was supposed to making my self post.
Why are you making yourself?
Because I like it rough.
Anyway...
L2 private server stuff... I have been given moderator privileges for the voice chat server and forums. Why? Because I didn't ask for it and I've never bitched anyone out.
Neat.
I'm having great fun with my letter writing campaign. I reached out and asked for addresses at a site I used to frequent and received a few responses. Some very good letter writers in the batch, stuff that I read and go, "Wow."
As for the guitar, I am showing constant improvement. I can play Ode to Joy with confidence and I'm learning the melody to Kryptonite by 3 Doors Down. Meanwhile, I'm doing fingering exercises and playing modal scales.
As for anything else, nothing comes to mind.
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| 31-January-2008, 08:06 |
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I loosened a couple of the strings on my guitar so that I could experience tuning it when I knew it was clearly out of tune.
... *sighs* ...
I couldn't tell.
I used my pitch pipe, I strummed, I tightened, but to be honest, I couldn't hear any change.
Oh my, do I ever have work to do.
The thing is, when I played a chord I could tell it was off but when I played the individual strings I couldn't identify the culprit. It all sounded 'about the same' to me.
So I'm going to take my guitar to the shop I bought it from and ask someone to tune it for me. It's not such a big deal right now, I'm practicing just getting my muscles to move right.
... goes to her local drunk librarian to look up ear training sources ...
edit: http://www.musictheory.net XD
also, the general wisdom seems to be, "you're going to suck for a while."
okay then. :P
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This one is definitely feeling forced. I'm sitting here staring at the blank text box with the underlying thoughts, "there's nothing to say."
What about your guitar practice last night?
I learned the G scale. By the end of practice I could get through it at 60 bpm.
I began learning the melody to the Imperial March.
My fingers suck at reaching chords, worse than earlier this week, which actually makes me feel good. When doing something that requires muscle memory, you get worse before you get better. The process goes like:
1. "Okay. Like that. Sure. This is difficult."
2. "Mother Fucker I Can't Do This!!!"
3. "Oh. I got it now. Sweet. Kinda easy. What's next?"
It's important not be faked out by step 2.
What about the kittens?
Seven months old. :P oh, and I got scratched by CJ last night. Wow. How fascinating.
What about Lineage?
The clan took Aden castle. I have a bunch of characters. I like playing on L2TC still.
And?
My lunch options when it's not Wednesday suck.
Also, for Wednesday, I'm ready to eat something other than a volcano roll.
I'm tired of tasting garlic for the next 7 hours.
I'm thinking yellow tail or salmon nigiri and a spicy salmon roll.
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| 28-January-2008, 08:20 |
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I made up one of those... acronyms for remembering the notes of the strings on my guitar.
Even Apples Don't Get Baked Everyday
I'm quite tickled by it.
It wasn't my first thought, which was
Even apples dig green baked eggs.
Weird exudes from my pores.
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| 25-January-2008, 23:29 |
| guitar: progress report |
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I can play Ode to Joy on my guitar. :P
Okay, so I sound like a 5 year old at the kindergarten recital, but HEY!
You can still make the song out!
^_^
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Sushi today was tasty as ever. The crab nigiri was a little sweeter than usual, an improvement.
Guitar: First night of practice, woo hoo.
Game: My noblesse quest bugged, waiting on the awesome GMs to work it out. I think in the mean time I'll start a Kamael character.
Puzzles: Still up in sudoku.
Other: Pfft.
Oh, wait, I guess there's an other.
I have a colposcopy tomorrow. *waves invisible flag*
Kittens: Fine. Haven't caught them on the counter lately. Duck tape FTW. I have pictures of them I need to upload. *forgetful*
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| 22-January-2008, 15:33 |
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I has an acoustic guitar.
\m/ ^_^ \m/
Fortuitous too, because the place I picked is moving, and was keen to get rid of stock, and slashed the price on a used guitar. He even threw in freebies and stuff (tuner, strings, picks), and I bought an adult book for beginners, and they offer classes in a month at their new location.
Kismet. Seriously.
*snickers*
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| 22-January-2008, 13:59 |
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I feel like I need to stop, but I can't come up with the desire to do so.
Fingerstyle has my heart.
I've already looked up a place in the area that sells used guitars.
I found some nice video tutorials for fingerstyle play.
And just by looking at the guy playing... hardcore practicing ahead.
But I ain't skeered. I went from playing Mary Had A Little Lamb to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" 3rd movement (Presto agitato) in the span of .... *counts* ... seven years, and I wasn't even practicing every day.
And I have never owned a piano! (I practiced on a keyboard, shifting keys when I had to play 'full scale' songs.)
Oh. It's in me if I want to bring it out.
But seriously, a guitar? NOW?! Today?! *sighs*
I think my Beloved has a guitar too, but I don't think he'll let me play it. *shrugs* Best to have my own anyway.
Right now I'm just hoping to make it home.
I could at least ask if I could play his guitar first, right?
I had a teacher with piano though. I didn't teach myself. I'd go farther faster with a tutor.
OH! AND!
I'm left handed.
I don't even know which hand I would play with. ... *wiggles / bends hands in the air* ... I don't even know.
*whimpers*
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| 22-January-2008, 10:45 |
| Guitar... hmmm |
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I have been in the midst of a lull. Puzzles and games. No projects, unless you count the Nysidra card revision, which is on hold. I'm pissy about it.
Anyway, while on a lull, I think of things, things I could do.
Currently, I'm thinking, "I'd really like to play an instrument that doesn't cost over 2k to own."
I played piano. While I could back into that... I'd like to try something else.
What about the guitar? I mean, I liked guitar hero. Guitars are a dime a dozen. My cousin even has one under his bed. I could find a tutor for one of those easy.
I know SHIT about guitars. Okay, some are acoustic, others are electronic. Lets say, I know very little for a person who is thinking about playing one.
So I fired up a website I use to preview music and have been listening to guitar styles. If I'm going to find a teacher, I should probably find one that specializes in a style I like. I won't enjoy learning if the music I'm playing sucks to me.
Classical sounds nice if it's right. I'm totally a Rodrigo y Gabriela fan. Some jazz is okay, but most of it grates my nerves. Some of the classical stuff tweaks me too.
I loaded this one album sample, "Art of Fingerstyle Guitar" the genre is Folk / Country. I've liked every 30 second sample that's played, and I'm grinning like, Seriously B? Folk country? Most of the samples have the guitar standing alone with maybe a bass. I have no friends playing instruments. Plus, it sounds fun, light, playful, and creative.
Oh hey, who do I know like that?
Maybe it was just the album. So I've loaded another guitar album from the same genre.
0.o I'm really liking this stuff. *listening to Pat Webb*
Okay, one more, to be sure.
Oh, and I am very sure I want to play acoustic guitar, not electric.
I'm sold. *listening to Mike Seeger*
Funny enough. Folk / Country is the first guitar style that I've heard that sounds more like getting me toward Rodrigo y Gabriela level of superiority.
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