It might be a little heavy for someone
who has only been playing for a year or
two. You should probably know your instrument
pretty well before delving into that.
Maybe after the student knows all scales,arps and
modes.
Mark
--- Steve chili Grebanier <chili@...> wrote:
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I guess my question is more...Do you think this
system
is a good way to start off a student?
Mark Stanley wrote:
That Goodrich excercise really helped my
musicality. I think any limitations like that
really
force you to discover new things.
--- Steve chili Grebanier <chili@...>
wrote:
Hi,
I've been lurking on the jazz guitar group for
some
time now
and genuinely enjoy many of the topics.
I'm looking for opinions on Mick Goodrick's
concept
(from
his book "The Advancing Guitarist") of starting
students off
by playing on a single string with one finger.
As someone who has been playing for some time
now, I
find it
a great exercise. Playing on one string truly
allows
one to
see (and hear) the scale intervals in a linear
fashion; thus
breaking down the usual mystique that comes with
learning
scales (and chords) on the guitar; and as you
move
on to the
other strings you start natarually seeing and
hearing how
the different strings relate to each other. From
this,
shapes and patterns begin to appear that aren't
based in
"boxed in" finger patterns.
Opinions?
Chili
