Get the tabs including the enhanced workout and the quintuplet backing track here: www.patreon.com/posts/105372404 Get the perfect practice tool Subdivide that I use in the video here: apps.apple.com/se/app/subdivide/id6444255923?l=en-GB Learn how to understand what you hear and find it instantly on your guitar: jonbjork.teachable.com/p/playing-what-you-hear
I do this with another exercise and this really changed my precision. It took me about a month before it became more fluent on the descending ones and I still have some dead notes but I've recognized, that my overall playing really benefit from this.
I find your approach to the improvement of skills realistic primarily because you describe what I've experienced. I'm in the unique situation of having to regain controlled movement in my right arm due to a stroke. Having lost a tremendous amount of muscle control in my right side, I began with the simple basics of coordination/syncopation, and then focused on the skills of the fret hand vs picking hand. I had to go through the fundamental process of determining the best recovery. And that process involved exactly what you described at the outset of this video! Much has to do with neuroplasticity which is something we all can benefit from through repetition of behavior. So indeed, practicing the tedious sequences matters. Personally, the exercises are enjoyable given the improvements I'm seeing over time.
Sorry to hear about your issues but also very happy to see that youâre improving! Iâm no doctor obviously but Iâve heard a lot of stories about people in similar situations like you rebuilding their skills so it can absolutely be done. Check out jazz guitar great Pat Martinos story, he had to relearn everything after a brain surgery.
Love your Automotive analogy! Apply that to most everything and life will be a smoother journey. I went through my life with my foot on the gas and almost always out of control. While it was one hell of a ride, in retrospect, totally unnecessary.ð
Hey Jon! Great lesson! What do you think of using the same hammers-only practice routine for nailing arpeggio shapes that are used in sweep picking? Would this help the left and right hands sync up better for sweeping?
Hey Jon! Any suggestions for practicing "shifting gears" or getting better at small bursts of speed? Ive been doing the 1231, 2312, 3123 patterns in small bursts but I catch myself getting getting caught off here when I improvising over tracks. âĪ
Hey! Working through different tempos and subdivisions where you improvise for just a couple of beats at a time and making sure that you control the timing. Starting and ending on a beat. If you do 16th notes for example, try playing 2 beats and end on the third at first. That would be 4+4+1 in terms of the notes. Really getting comfortable with that length of phrase and then adding more beats when it starts to get fairly predictable. Do the same with other subdivisions.
@@mikey-dubs I understand why it might seem like playing legato and improving rapidly requires natural talent, but I can assure you, that's not the case. If I was so talented, why did I have to put in thousands upon thousands of hours of practice? The truth is, talent is only a small part of the equation. The students who come to me with specific goals don't magically become more talented-they get better because they learn how to practice effectively. The key to improvement is not inherent ability, but rather the dedication to honing your skills through focused, intentional practice. This "it must be nice" way of thinking will hold you back from reaching your potential. Instead, shift your mindset to focus on what you can control: your practice habits. Effective practice techniques can lead to significant improvement, regardless of your starting point. I highly recommend reading the book "Peak" This book provides a great perspective on how deliberate practice, not talent, is the foundation of expertise. www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise-ebook/dp/B011H56MKS Keep pushing forward, and you'll be surprised at what you can achieve with the right approach! As Henry Ford said: "Whether you think you can or you think you canât, youâre right."
â@@mikey-dubsthere's no such thing as talent it's a made up word nobody has a special gift it's all in the dedication if you're dedicated the level of obsession you have you have, anyone can be a great guitar player all depends on you practice if you're dedicated to learning and playing your practice every chance you got and enjoy doing it when you don't have the guitar in your hands your think about it about playing a lick or whatever you're working on etc. It has nothing to do with talent dedication is what separates the pros from amateurs or bed room guitar players which is where we all start depends on you if you stay there talent is just a made up word and discourages people because they believe that shit.
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Get the tabs including the enhanced workout and the quintuplet backing track here:
www.patreon.com/posts/105372404
Get the perfect practice tool Subdivide that I use in the video here:
apps.apple.com/se/app/subdivide/id6444255923?l=en-GB
Learn how to understand what you hear and find it instantly on your guitar:
jonbjork.teachable.com/p/playing-what-you-hear
I do this with another exercise and this really changed my precision. It took me about a month before it became more fluent on the descending ones and I still have some dead notes but I've recognized, that my overall playing really benefit from this.
I find your approach to the improvement of skills realistic primarily because you describe what I've experienced. I'm in the unique situation of having to regain controlled movement in my right arm due to a stroke. Having lost a tremendous amount of muscle control in my right side, I began with the simple basics of coordination/syncopation, and then focused on the skills of the fret hand vs picking hand. I had to go through the fundamental process of determining the best recovery. And that process involved exactly what you described at the outset of this video! Much has to do with neuroplasticity which is something we all can benefit from through repetition of behavior. So indeed, practicing the tedious sequences matters. Personally, the exercises are enjoyable given the improvements I'm seeing over time.
Sorry to hear about your issues but also very happy to see that youâre improving!
Iâm no doctor obviously but Iâve heard a lot of stories about people in similar situations like you rebuilding their skills so it can absolutely be done.
Check out jazz guitar great Pat Martinos story, he had to relearn everything after a brain surgery.
Love your Automotive analogy!
Apply that to most everything and life will be a smoother journey. I went through my life with my foot on the gas and almost always out of control. While it was one hell of a ride, in retrospect, totally unnecessary.ð
All credit goes to Paul for that oneð
Golden lesson man this one is much appreciated
Thank you!
Great lesson. Thanks!!!
Thank you!
Hey Jon! Great lesson!
What do you think of using the same hammers-only practice routine for nailing arpeggio shapes that are used in sweep picking?
Would this help the left and right hands sync up better for sweeping?
Thanks!
Yes, that works great except for shapes where you need barring.
Bros killing it with the thumbnails..
i like the fret markers on your solar jon
Hey Jon! Any suggestions for practicing "shifting gears" or getting better at small bursts of speed? Ive been doing the 1231, 2312, 3123 patterns in small bursts but I catch myself getting getting caught off here when I improvising over tracks. âĪ
Hey!
Working through different tempos and subdivisions where you improvise for just a couple of beats at a time and making sure that you control the timing. Starting and ending on a beat. If you do 16th notes for example, try playing 2 beats and end on the third at first. That would be 4+4+1 in terms of the notes. Really getting comfortable with that length of phrase and then adding more beats when it starts to get fairly predictable. Do the same with other subdivisions.
â@@JonBjorkâĪ
Membership question. I'm paying your TH-cam channel $9.99/month. Does that include Patreon, or is another subscription required?
Hi William!
The YT and Patreon have exclusive lessons for each so theyâre separate.
Legato is only for the best talented players itâs impossible for the rest of us to
Thatâs what practice is for.
@@JonBjork easy to say for naturally talented players like you
@@mikey-dubs I understand why it might seem like playing legato and improving rapidly requires natural talent, but I can assure you, that's not the case. If I was so talented, why did I have to put in thousands upon thousands of hours of practice?
The truth is, talent is only a small part of the equation. The students who come to me with specific goals don't magically become more talented-they get better because they learn how to practice effectively. The key to improvement is not inherent ability, but rather the dedication to honing your skills through focused, intentional practice.
This "it must be nice" way of thinking will hold you back from reaching your potential. Instead, shift your mindset to focus on what you can control: your practice habits. Effective practice techniques can lead to significant improvement, regardless of your starting point.
I highly recommend reading the book "Peak" This book provides a great perspective on how deliberate practice, not talent, is the foundation of expertise.
www.amazon.com/Peak-Secrets-New-Science-Expertise-ebook/dp/B011H56MKS
Keep pushing forward, and you'll be surprised at what you can achieve with the right approach!
As Henry Ford said:
"Whether you think you can or you think you canât, youâre right."
well said @JonBjork it took me 5 years to realize that! but in combination with pickslanting everything became very clear ((really)
â@@mikey-dubsthere's no such thing as talent it's a made up word nobody has a special gift it's all in the dedication if you're dedicated the level of obsession you have you have, anyone can be a great guitar player all depends on you practice if you're dedicated to learning and playing your practice every chance you got and enjoy doing it when you don't have the guitar in your hands your think about it about playing a lick or whatever you're working on etc. It has nothing to do with talent dedication is what separates the pros from amateurs or bed room guitar players which is where we all start depends on you if you stay there talent is just a made up word and discourages people because they believe that shit.