You're so welcome! Trust me, that video is in the works! There's just a few more things I want to figure out... And once I got it down, I'll make the video. But I'm not where I want to be yet. ;-)
another awesome lesson! I started to think in terms of numbers instead of letters for the notes as well and it seems simpler. one thing I've done that I'd like your opinion on is that I gave the pentatonic positions "names" rather than referring them to their position "number", because I discovered that when you go from minor to major, the shapes remain the same but have all new position numbers. so for instance, in minor pentatonic, I gave position 1 the name Romeo, because it looks like an R to me. then for position 2, I named it Bravo because it looks like a B. then Tango for 3, Kilo for 4 and Hotel for 5. this way all I have to remember now is where the root is located when switching from major to minor. what are your thoughts?
I make up names for small parts of music all of the time. And at the end of the day, your thinking gets you into a universal level of application (AKA not note names) so that's good. :-) Heck, I might even learn your naming convention myself! ;-)
This is a good "rebuttal" to this method. For me, I grew up playing classical music... So this approach was a little easier for ME personally to learn and USE the multiple positions of CAGED. So it makes sense that this won't work for everyone... However, I don't think memorizing the fretboard is as hard as people make it out to be. They just go about it in very inefficient ways... My next video will be on memorizing the fretboard. :-)
@@mattwright466I’ve had to take a short break from guitar as a beginner but will be getting back to it soon. As someone who is only a few months in do you think spending some time every day doing drills re learning the fretboard is a good usage of time, is there even a right time to do it or does it not matter?
@@marLamaDeo I spend 30-40 minutes on the exercises I've outlined in most of my videos every single time I practice before getting into music. Because you're a beginner, this will be more taxing on your brain. You may spend just 10-20 minutes, but your tolerance to focus and effectively practice and build these skills will grow overtime. That's the neuroscience. So, yes, absolutely!
You don't need to memorize the note names, imo. Because the patterns/algorithms are the same regardless of where you are on the fretboard. This method is actually a great way to practice learning intervals. Great lesson by Matt
JP signature guitar? Hard Pass. The level of "college boy needs a cool guitar resulting in a pretty boi with a guitar whom's friends said 'hey, youre super good looking, and if you got a 'cool' guitar you could start a YT channel and teach everybody how to play "freebird" by The Eagles" and then you could totally get into punk guitar and teach everybody how to play "Smoke on the water." for realz brah. That song had feeling and soul. And when everybody smokes enough designer dope..........ALL OF A SUDDEN..................... YOU have that same feeling and soul as the dude who wrote "little wing" and "more than a feeling." Which was totally written by the guy who designed Apple. Or the other guy who went to MIT? But no worries brah.......college chicks are into experimtenting...................ROTFLMAO
Hey there! I hope my guitar or appearance doesn't make you miss the teaching in this video. The reason I started my TH-cam channel was out of frustration that other tutorials weren't detailed enough. So I hope the video helps and if it's not for you, cool. I hope you find a great teacher for you elsewhere. :-)
@@mattwright466 NO harm no foul. Just seems like there is a "dime a dozen" of JP sig guitar wielding teachers out there.......and you fit the mold. Turns out Music is not NEARLY AS HARD as teachers make it out to be. You be you and I'll be me. Just seems like there are lots of "yous' out there teaching on YT. But what do I know?? Turns out that guitar is a "feel" instrument and not a "meet chicks in the dorm room instrument" Just so you know, those girls don't know JP from Jimi. SO you don't need JP's guitar to get girls. Girls are most excited about acoustic guitars. Try that if you want to meet college girls.....brah. But have plenty of wine coolers available........because if you can't play Taylor Swifts latest breakup song on acoustic...........you aint tappin that sweet college girl fruit of a low hangin tree............
@@benburnett8109 I don't play guitar to get girls. I play guitar because I like it. I just play the JP guitars because they're easy to play. There's things I don't like about them. One day I'll design my own. :-)
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11:25 I'm glad you left the trial and error in the video, haha. It is very helpful to watch the process, and I can temper my expectations.
Man it would be great if you made a video of how to play fast !! ty for your videos!!
You're so welcome!
Trust me, that video is in the works! There's just a few more things I want to figure out... And once I got it down, I'll make the video. But I'm not where I want to be yet. ;-)
play slow, a lot! then you can play fast.
another awesome lesson! I started to think in terms of numbers instead of letters for the notes as well and it seems simpler. one thing I've done that I'd like your opinion on is that I gave the pentatonic positions "names" rather than referring them to their position "number", because I discovered that when you go from minor to major, the shapes remain the same but have all new position numbers. so for instance, in minor pentatonic, I gave position 1 the name Romeo, because it looks like an R to me. then for position 2, I named it Bravo because it looks like a B. then Tango for 3, Kilo for 4 and Hotel for 5. this way all I have to remember now is where the root is located when switching from major to minor. what are your thoughts?
I make up names for small parts of music all of the time. And at the end of the day, your thinking gets you into a universal level of application (AKA not note names) so that's good. :-)
Heck, I might even learn your naming convention myself! ;-)
@mattwright466 awesome! thanks so much for the lessons and for all the information that you share, Matt!
So I gotta learn intervals and memorise the fretboard to use this?
This is a good "rebuttal" to this method. For me, I grew up playing classical music... So this approach was a little easier for ME personally to learn and USE the multiple positions of CAGED.
So it makes sense that this won't work for everyone...
However, I don't think memorizing the fretboard is as hard as people make it out to be. They just go about it in very inefficient ways...
My next video will be on memorizing the fretboard. :-)
@@mattwright466I’ve had to take a short break from guitar as a beginner but will be getting back to it soon. As someone who is only a few months in do you think spending some time every day doing drills re learning the fretboard is a good usage of time, is there even a right time to do it or does it not matter?
@@marLamaDeo I spend 30-40 minutes on the exercises I've outlined in most of my videos every single time I practice before getting into music.
Because you're a beginner, this will be more taxing on your brain. You may spend just 10-20 minutes, but your tolerance to focus and effectively practice and build these skills will grow overtime. That's the neuroscience.
So, yes, absolutely!
You don't need to memorize the note names, imo. Because the patterns/algorithms are the same regardless of where you are on the fretboard.
This method is actually a great way to practice learning intervals. Great lesson by Matt
JP signature guitar? Hard Pass. The level of "college boy needs a cool guitar resulting in a pretty boi with a guitar whom's friends said 'hey, youre super good looking, and if you got a 'cool' guitar you could start a YT channel and teach everybody how to play "freebird" by The Eagles" and then you could totally get into punk guitar and teach everybody how to play "Smoke on the water." for realz brah. That song had feeling and soul. And when everybody smokes enough designer dope..........ALL OF A SUDDEN..................... YOU have that same feeling and soul as the dude who wrote "little wing" and "more than a feeling." Which was totally written by the guy who designed Apple. Or the other guy who went to MIT? But no worries brah.......college chicks are into experimtenting...................ROTFLMAO
Hey there! I hope my guitar or appearance doesn't make you miss the teaching in this video.
The reason I started my TH-cam channel was out of frustration that other tutorials weren't detailed enough.
So I hope the video helps and if it's not for you, cool. I hope you find a great teacher for you elsewhere. :-)
@@mattwright466 NO harm no foul. Just seems like there is a "dime a dozen" of JP sig guitar wielding teachers out there.......and you fit the mold. Turns out Music is not NEARLY AS HARD as teachers make it out to be. You be you and I'll be me. Just seems like there are lots of "yous' out there teaching on YT. But what do I know?? Turns out that guitar is a "feel" instrument and not a "meet chicks in the dorm room instrument" Just so you know, those girls don't know JP from Jimi. SO you don't need JP's guitar to get girls. Girls are most excited about acoustic guitars. Try that if you want to meet college girls.....brah. But have plenty of wine coolers available........because if you can't play Taylor Swifts latest breakup song on acoustic...........you aint tappin that sweet college girl fruit of a low hangin tree............
@@benburnett8109 I don't play guitar to get girls. I play guitar because I like it.
I just play the JP guitars because they're easy to play. There's things I don't like about them. One day I'll design my own. :-)
Play guitar because that is the only way you can truly tap into human emotion….way beyond words. Looking forward to seeing you Matt. Tim
@@benburnett8109You sound vaccinated