Learning how to learn is such a vital tool for many skills in life. It's so easily overlooked. I love the way you break down the learning process to address this. It really changed the way I play.
Bought the course. Been playing for +25 years and it just opened my eyes! Bam! F**** amazing and claus explains it very well. I've skipped some parts (obviously) but highly recommend it even to experienced players! Thumbs up!
This is great stuff.. to be made 'aware' of the process of learning; I didn't know this is what I had been doing, instinctively all along, but not understanding what the process is.. now, knowing this, applying the process with consciousness makes it easier to compare the progress one step at a time.. being aware of this memory process, leads to faster learning; I think the idea of being 'excited you forgot the previous thing' is a really great approach to mastery 'faster' ! (small steps are they only way).. I firmly believe negative thinking WILL manifest itself, and affect progress... Mastery rocks.. when it clicks, it further inspires.. Thank you Claus.. again, you rock ; this stuff is priceless.. (shout it on the mountain).. Claus & Alex you are both awesome
I used to apply this technique in my studies... never thought of applying it to guitar.. will definitely try it from now on.. thanks for the excellent concept!
I purchased this program when it was originally released a few years ago and it is outstanding. A true game-changer. It opened up the fretboard for me like nothing else!
I am getting more and more on board with your great motivation. I have played for a number of years. I just checked out your website. You are a source of endless motivation. Its like a Dojo. Where do I start? When I get home i'm gonna download the alternate picking course so that I can better get a grasp of your teaching style and see if things click.
Hi Claus, it was a nice presentation and I agree with you. My version of fretboard freedom memory comes after spending a certain period of time playing in a sequential phase manner. I didn't really learn from others but every night lying down on my bed, trying to visualise all what I have done the whole day and then playing again the next morning when I wake up. I always make a reference point of myself for remembering all the patterns of Major, minor, pentatonic and Blues etc. Finally ,it comes automatically even connecting here and there , I have to see , everything was a continuous process, coming by itself. But I feel any beginner in this craft, should spend more time and it comes round in a spontaneous manner. Now, I am still long way to go but fretboard freedom is almost there with me but not as expert still. To remember each and every note on the fretboard , is almost realised at a glance which was a distant memory a few months ago.
If I spend an hour learning something new, i generally keep going until it gets worse, either because i am playing faster or adding something new. Then I leave it for a day or two. Go back to it and mostly find that there is a lot retained but there are pieces that I cannot remember or mess up. So, start those bits again BUT, for me, it comes back pretty quickly and the whole piece slots into place.
Alot of it is just learning how the strings are tuned to each other. They're all perfect 4th or inverted perfect 5th,...except from G to B..which is a Maj3 Once I did that....with ROOT on each strings. it got easier. It wasnt hard...it was just doing it so my brain can retain it... Then there's simple information you gather as you go... such as ...Maj vs min chords are just in REVERSE ( WW, HW or HW, WW) if you raise the root note of a MAJOR chord..it'll simply be dim or all b3 intervals or if you raise the 5th to #5 it'll simply be augmented ..all Maj3 intervals.. Then your brain starts noticing stuff such as..( other intervals are related to each other. the b6 sits above the b3.....the maj6 sits above the maj3....the 5th sits above the 2nd. The b7 sits above 4th.. It's not that hard...there's only 12 notes....NOT hundreds or thousands. Then little tricks such as You COMPARTMENTALIZE(structure) it..so you can keep track easier. I personally dont get cuaght in the Jerkin.. Call scales or modes different terms wont change their intervals. I focus on the INTERVALS..not terms. aeo maj7 = harmonic min dor maj7 = melodic min phry maj7 = harmonic min b2 loc maj7 = mix #2 dor b2 maj7 dor b5 maj7 dor #4 maj7 aeo b5 maj7 aeo #4 maj7 or you see it like this too b3 = melodic min b6 = harmonic Maj b3, b6 = harmonic min b3, b6, b7 = Natrual min or you get used to aeo = b6..........dor = Maj6 so you just go like this..KEEP it SIMPLE. Harmonic min melodic min Harmonic min b2 melodic min b2 Harmonic min b5 melodic min b5 Harmonic min #4 melodic min #4 Some people think Im showing off or whatever becuase I know different scales... NO...I WRITE OVER and OVER again FOR ME.....it gets stored in the LONG TERM :-P and my BRAIN fines EASIER Ways to the Keep track of it.... different ways...is just the by product of my brain trying to be efficient.. so i can do or remember other stuff in my life..aside from music. The process simply carries onto the fretboard...hence I'll also see different intervals or inverted chords..how the intervals are related to each other in different ways....That's just the way my brain works. Ion #6, dor #5, phry #4, lyd #3 , mix #2, aeo #1, loc maj7.... I simply just sat down to convert the Aeo#1 to loc bb3, b4, bb7 Which isnt hard for me...Im used to Loc b4 or Loc b4, bb7...so it's just playing the 3rd TWO ea semitone down. I dont really use that mode much....I use the Mix #2 or C ion #6.. From the key of C Major/A min....I'll simply alter the G7 to G min7 or I can play the C as C maj7 or C7... Sometimes I'll use the Phrygian #4....the TRITONE or it's just playing the Blues scale with tritone and a b2 or b9...it's EASY
Claus, dat is very intresting method of learning, i will try it, BUT i have similar question and problem in that theme - I've learned A minor pentatonic+ a minor natural + harmonic minor perfectly, for whole guitar neck, and have no problems, for me neck in A minor, like as u said: "ur home of kitchen", BUT HOW TO LEARN ANOTHER KEY? I won't to learn smth else, for example E minor, but a minor is so deep for that, and i'm going to do mistakes and play in some places of E minor - A minor.... how u complete dat? Answer please!))
Super video! But thats the opposite method I have learned so far.. There must be a difference on what you want to do with your playing in order to keep playing max repetitions or trying to forget as you advice. Is there really??
Claus you tech us to focus until get mastery and now you are telling us to Diversification in practice to better memory How can we do both ? Sorry, excuse me English
I think he mean two different things. If you want to learn licks, riffs, scale shapes,whatever... forget it in order to learn it again and put it in your longterm memory. If you want to master a technique, repeat it again and again and again and again...
Learning how to learn is such a vital tool for many skills in life. It's so easily overlooked. I love the way you break down the learning process to address this. It really changed the way I play.
Bought the course. Been playing for +25 years and it just opened my eyes! Bam! F**** amazing and claus explains it very well. I've skipped some parts (obviously) but highly recommend it even to experienced players! Thumbs up!
This is great stuff.. to be made 'aware' of the process of learning; I didn't know this is what I had been doing, instinctively all along, but not understanding what the process is.. now, knowing this, applying the process with consciousness makes it easier to compare the progress one step at a time.. being aware of this memory process, leads to faster learning; I think the idea of being 'excited you forgot the previous thing' is a really great approach to mastery 'faster' ! (small steps are they only way).. I firmly believe negative thinking WILL manifest itself, and affect progress... Mastery rocks.. when it clicks, it further inspires.. Thank you Claus.. again, you rock ; this stuff is priceless.. (shout it on the mountain).. Claus & Alex you are both awesome
I used to apply this technique in my studies... never thought of applying it to guitar.. will definitely try it from now on.. thanks for the excellent concept!
you're a genius. I believe this learning technique is highly effective thank you
I purchased this program when it was originally released a few years ago and it is outstanding. A true game-changer. It opened up the fretboard for me like nothing else!
A life lesson that goes way beyond learning to play the guitar! Thanks man!
Brilliant! Thank you! 🙏🙌👍😎💕
I am getting more and more on board with your great motivation. I have played for a number of years. I just checked out your website. You are a source of endless motivation. Its like a Dojo. Where do I start? When I get home i'm gonna download the alternate picking course so that I can better get a grasp of your teaching style and see if things click.
so true! works 110%, the only obstacle for doing that is, or was, lazyness. This way fo practicing demands much more , but is pure efficency!
*Thank you so much* !!
I love the way you explain things I wish you were my music teacher when I was in school
Hi Claus, it was a nice presentation and I agree with you. My version of fretboard freedom memory comes after spending a certain period of time playing in a sequential phase manner. I didn't really learn from others but every night lying down on my bed, trying to visualise all what I have done the whole day and then playing again the next morning when I wake up. I always make a reference point of myself for remembering all the patterns of Major, minor, pentatonic and Blues etc. Finally ,it comes automatically even connecting here and there , I have to see , everything was a continuous process, coming by itself. But I feel any beginner in this craft, should spend more time and it comes round in a spontaneous manner. Now, I am still long way to go but fretboard freedom is almost there with me but not as expert still. To remember each and every note on the fretboard , is almost realised at a glance which was a distant memory a few months ago.
as usual.. brilliant approach to short/long term memory mechanics.. ;)
If I spend an hour learning something new, i generally keep going until it gets worse, either because i am playing faster or adding something new. Then I leave it for a day or two. Go back to it and mostly find that there is a lot retained but there are pieces that I cannot remember or mess up. So, start those bits again BUT, for me, it comes back pretty quickly and the whole piece slots into place.
Alot of it is just learning how the strings are tuned to each other.
They're all perfect 4th or inverted perfect 5th,...except from G to B..which is a Maj3
Once I did that....with ROOT on each strings. it got easier.
It wasnt hard...it was just doing it so my brain can retain it...
Then there's simple information you gather as you go...
such as ...Maj vs min chords are just in REVERSE ( WW, HW or HW, WW)
if you raise the root note of a MAJOR chord..it'll simply be dim or all b3 intervals
or if you raise the 5th to #5 it'll simply be augmented ..all Maj3 intervals..
Then your brain starts noticing stuff such as..( other intervals are related to each other.
the b6 sits above the b3.....the maj6 sits above the maj3....the 5th sits above the 2nd.
The b7 sits above 4th..
It's not that hard...there's only 12 notes....NOT hundreds or thousands.
Then little tricks such as
You COMPARTMENTALIZE(structure) it..so you can keep track easier.
I personally dont get cuaght in the Jerkin..
Call scales or modes different terms wont change their intervals.
I focus on the INTERVALS..not terms.
aeo maj7 = harmonic min
dor maj7 = melodic min
phry maj7 = harmonic min b2
loc maj7 = mix #2
dor b2 maj7
dor b5 maj7
dor #4 maj7
aeo b5 maj7
aeo #4 maj7
or you see it like this too
b3 = melodic min
b6 = harmonic Maj
b3, b6 = harmonic min
b3, b6, b7 = Natrual min
or you get used to aeo = b6..........dor = Maj6
so you just go like this..KEEP it SIMPLE.
Harmonic min melodic min
Harmonic min b2 melodic min b2
Harmonic min b5 melodic min b5
Harmonic min #4 melodic min #4
Some people think Im showing off or whatever becuase I know different scales...
NO...I WRITE OVER and OVER again FOR ME.....it gets stored in the LONG TERM :-P
and my BRAIN fines EASIER Ways to the Keep track of it....
different ways...is just the by product of my brain trying to be efficient..
so i can do or remember other stuff in my life..aside from music.
The process simply carries onto the fretboard...hence I'll also see
different intervals or inverted chords..how the intervals are related
to each other in different ways....That's just the way my brain works.
Ion #6, dor #5, phry #4, lyd #3 , mix #2, aeo #1, loc maj7....
I simply just sat down to convert the Aeo#1 to loc bb3, b4, bb7
Which isnt hard for me...Im used to Loc b4 or Loc b4, bb7...so it's just
playing the 3rd TWO ea semitone down.
I dont really use that mode much....I use the Mix #2 or C ion #6..
From the key of C Major/A min....I'll simply alter the G7 to G min7
or I can play the C as C maj7 or C7...
Sometimes I'll use the Phrygian #4....the TRITONE
or it's just playing the Blues scale with tritone and a b2 or b9...it's EASY
very very good advice.
Claus, dat is very intresting method of learning, i will try it, BUT i have similar question and problem in that theme - I've learned A minor pentatonic+ a minor natural + harmonic minor perfectly, for whole guitar neck, and have no problems, for me neck in A minor, like as u said: "ur home of kitchen", BUT HOW TO LEARN ANOTHER KEY? I won't to learn smth else, for example E minor, but a minor is so deep for that, and i'm going to do mistakes and play in some places of E minor - A minor.... how u complete dat? Answer please!))
Super video!
But thats the opposite method I have learned so far..
There must be a difference on what you want to do with your playing in order to keep playing max repetitions or trying to forget as you advice.
Is there really??
I should remember that I have to forget!
Which Guitar stand are you/is he using?
You bring the fishing pole instead just the fish
Claus you tech us to focus until get mastery and now you are telling us to Diversification in practice to better memory How can we do both ? Sorry, excuse me English
I think he mean two different things. If you want to learn licks, riffs, scale shapes,whatever... forget it in order to learn it again and put it in your longterm memory. If you want to master a technique, repeat it again and again and again and again...
@@Madmito1 Thank you bro
@@Madmito1 I was looking for this exact clarification, thank you.
i smoke alot of weed...so i dont need any help forgeting things...so smoking weed makes me a better guitar player...???
feels like this guy is running out of ideas lmao