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Useful tips, sth I've been struggling with for the last few months, thanks. What caught my attention as much as your technique are your nails. Sth. I've been struggling with even longer than arpeggios. Glue and artificial nails? Gel? Acryl? Thank you
The first time that I saw Yamashita play was in the Vivaldi 4 seasons where he plays with Larry Coryell and as legendary as Larry is, he could barely keep up with Yamashita, though it was a good concert nonetheless.
Brilliant! And can't help but notice that you say 'practicing is playing [...] slow enough to control the movements of [...] every single movement of left and right hand, of every single finger...' Yes you say 'very very slow tempo' which many other commenters are really focusing on; but when you say 'slow enough to....' it reminds me of what I'd say to new trainees when I was a kid managing a video store: 'accuracy before speed. If you get the accuracy first and then speed it up/let it speed up naturally, that's how you get fast and accurate. Anyone can make a bunch of mistakes quickly'. That said it's taken me decades to get to the point where I'd apply that thinking to music... I've always been the guy to play whenever and as much as possible, and have provably 'practiced a scale' a half dozen times in the 30 years I've been playing guitar, piano, etc. So I also get the reaction. Best of both worlds. Ha
One thing I will say, and I agree with most of what you are saying, is that if you practice well, you don't have to consciously think about what your fingers are doing.
I saw and heard him play the Pictures at an exhibition somewhere in the 80ies in Mettman, Germany, at the Mettmann Guitar Festival. It was wild, I had a raw impression, partly it felt violent and I wondered if the instrument will stay this. Every one was upside down after this concert. I was on the way to study classicial music (finally I failed, due to being to old when I came in contact first time with a guitar, which was good for me: it kept being a loved hobby) and totally stunned and in awe. It kind of remembered me of the album of Emmerson, Lake and Palmer of the Pictures at an exhibiton, which I loved. I remember Manuel Barrueco playing at the same festival, perfection in a total different way. Never again I saw a concert so special and perfect, each in its way, like these ones. Thank you for this precious reportage!
Eliminate all fear from your musical journey and you will be OK. Fear covers all area of a musicians life from choosing an instrument to performing to an audience. Fear,authority,comparing,not being accurate,winging it,playing music you don't want to are all human elements that carry fear which stops you in you tracks. There are many more. Most people will not recognise fear but thats life. Its a deep learning thing that not all want to delve in to.
I'd rather have my hands break up the room, I love happy accidents in my guitar playing, I never practice, I've played in multiple bands and I am on my 6th album release. I just play the thing, been doing this since the first time I picked the guitar up in 1983
The godfather of guitar music - he‘ll be waiting for me at heaven‘s door, welcoming me with his heavenly soothing and beguiling voice, letting time flow eternally, without real tempo…so nice a dream…
this is definitely the proper approach for more traditional playing styles, but don't think you aren't improving unless you're doing this. I've never done a practice routine in my life and I'm a pretty good guitarist just from playing so much, I definitely missed out on some finer points of guitar but I'm fine with that
I get that this vid is serious, but it's people like these that discourage and take the fun out of playing guitar. Don't pay it any mind and have fun guys.
This is what my piano teacher taught me Play slow three times. Then a little bit faster. Then a little bit faster. 15 seconds pause between sets. Sets of three.
Words I didn’t know i needed to hear Like yea I know play slow to perfect something before you build it up. But sometimes it’s better to play slow even if you CAN play it fast.
@@karlphilippefournier4123 aimp is more logical according to the string crossings involved, however amip is much more natural for fast and continuous techniques (ami widely used for fast arpeggios, for tremolo, in pieces like "Spanish Romance"...)
This is nonsense, even mindless playing patterns youre brain is learning. If youre learning, youre practicing. I wish people would stop making up their own theories they never test with science.
