I agree, but there is a tendency for most people to spend at least part of
the time playing what they already know and comes easy, rather than pushing
their ability. Not that this is bad, but more of an observation. The real
gains occur when you struggle with >something (technique, ear, etc.) and
with sustained effort and practice, it gets easier. I've also found that if
I spend some serious time working on my chording, that my single note
improvisation gets better. This occurs even though I might only practice
playing >single notes for a warm up exercise. Others have noticed this
effect as well.
-- Mike V.
John: Okay, yes I see what you mean. Re the playing what is already known.of
course there is the other angle involving playing a song a thousand times
and still learning something from it each time you do, but that is not what
we are discussing.
I'm interested in what you say about chording study's effect on single-note
playing. It makes total sense really as your fingers and ears become used to
finding chord tones, as opposed to, say, scale tones.
Very cool.ty, John
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