Welcome Kevin, The quality and quantity of Pebber's work is indeed prodigious. If you want to see something really amazing check out his theory lectures in the youtube section, they are awesome! He puts a lot of time, effort and money in making this all available to the world for free!!! I hope he doesn't mind me saying so but nothing says " HELLO " like a little monetary donation if you can afford it. I would like to enjoy PB Guitarstudio for many years to come!
It's funny, I was watching the 14 position review video last night. At one point when Pebber is ripping through the exercise with the tone he had I thought hhmmm! That sounds just like a saxophone. I knew some great players who used horn books to practice from, also violin books.
Didn't you run into him at NAMM this year Pebber? Thought I saw him in one of your video excursion through Anaheim? He really lit it up at Woodstock with" I'm Going Home "! Hard to believe it is so long ago. I was eleven when I first heard that recording. Iconic really! Feeling nostalgic now so I'll include it here! Link.
Early 70's a little known ensemble " Mahavishnu Orchestra " was the opening act for a multi band show. I think I went to see Jethro Tull. You have to understand this was the free LOVE Seventies and there was mucho pharmaceutical enhancement. I remember people making fun of their name and mocking" were going to see the Orchestra! were going to see the Orchestra!" One vivid image I have of the set was I looked around after about their third number and everyone's mouths were hanging open, I kid you not! McLaughlin was blazing and Cobham was beyond words. The whole band was solidly rehearsed and tight as a clams ass, the performance had the sum total of a sucker punch right in the snot locker. When they finished there was complete silence as if no one could believe what they had just witnessed, then the crowd exploded into a roar of applauds. They really had it together and I remember that the other bands while more well known just didn't seem up to the task, the bar had been raised far to high. I have been a huge fan ever since!
1923 Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson born in Stoney Fork Township, near Deep Gap, North Carolina, on March 3, 1923 1947 Doc marries Rosa Lee Carlton 1949 Son Eddy Merle Watson born (Named after Eddy Arnold and Merle Travis) 1951 Daughter Nancy Ellen Watson born 1953 Doc gets a job playing electric lead guitar in Jack Williams’ country and western swing band 1960 Doc is “discovered” when Ralph Rinzler meets him while in North Carolina to record Clarence “Tom” Ashley 1961 Doc, Gaither Carlton, Tom Ashley, Fred Price, and Clint Howard travel to New York to perform a concert sponsored by Friends of Old Time Music 1962 Doc’s first solo appearance, at Gerde’s Folk City 1964 Merle starts learning the guitar; in June he plays backup guitar for Doc at the Berkeley Folk Festival 1973 Doc receives his first Grammy award. This is followed by five more Grammys over the years 1985 Merle Watson dies tragically in a tractor accident on the night of October 23rd 1988 Doc is awarded the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts 1988 The first Merlefest is held in remembrance of Merle Watson 1997 Doc receives the the National Medal of the Arts from President Clinton 2004 Doc is awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences at their 2004 Grammy Awards show
Guitar master and singer Doc Watson was listed in critical condition Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a fall at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.
Watson's daughter, Nancy, said in a telephone interview that Watson fell Monday.
She said he didn't break any bones but that he's "real sick."
Just wanted to add that this is kind of a micro level. The fun really begins when you have 4 bars of click followed by 4 bars of silence or 8 & 8 . When you start doing these longer increments you find out exactly how screwed up your internal clock is. The good news is that with practice your time sense Gets stronger.
One great exercise was to set up a phantom click. It's a great way to see if you are locked in . I set mine up on a drum machine, the idea Is to set up the 1 and 2 click , have 3and 4 on silent then the 1 and 2 of the next bar are audible and 3 and 4 silent again. This way you have 1and 2 anchor the time and 3 and 4 are silent while you're counting and playing the exercise,you can really see if your time is wavy or if you're nailing the 1 when the click returns.
Yes agreed, there are many way's to skin a cat. If the objective is speed perhaps you have something there. If the objective is to understand the relationship between subdivisions and the " 1 " then slow methodical repetition is the way. Speed comes after intellectual comprehension ( not just knowing but owning the material)and setting up neural pathways with slow deliberate repetition.
If speed is developed before understanding the relationships of various subdivisions, the player will have to slow down and bring it all up to speed later. This to a young player might be perceived to be moving backwards and induce frustration.
A foundation is built from the bottom up. All young players want to play fast, it is the nature of the beast. They don't see the hours and hours put in by their guitar hero's to pull out those lightning fast licks. If the question is how do I work with a metronome? This is someone who needs to count deliberately and slowly at a natural pace. With work the tempo will increase naturally, it has to.
And yes it is always good to know your tempo ceiling. Once you have something under your hands and I am relating this as a drummer. I would always push the tempo until it started to fall apart. Then back the metronome down a few clicks and rip there for awhile. Pushing the envelope over time and repetition will always add speed
Of course this is an opinion, your mileage may vary. It's the internet!
I'm no expert but as a drummer I put In my time with a metronome. You don't have to change tempo but what you will want to do is change the subdivisions you are attacking the string with. Example: 50 beats per minute ( bpm )
Quarter notes
1 2 3 4
Eighth notes
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Triplets or 3's
1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let
1 2 3 , 2 2 3 , 3 2 3 , 4 2 3
16th notes
1 e & a, 2 e & a , 3 e & a , 4 e & a
1 2 3 4 , 2 2 3 4, 3 2 3 4 , 4 2 3 4
5's, 6's , 7's , 32 nd notes and so on.
You won't be changing BPM 's but your tempo will change as you shift gears into and out of different subdivision.
How long? Till you can change subdivisions without thinking about it locked into the " click " of the metronome !
COUNT OUT LOUD , COUNT OUT LOUD!
as you move through the subdivision, very important!
When you have 50 BPM's down move it to 53 BPM's and start again!
I don't know, I wouldn't deny his genius. I find him a bit pretentious with his lexicon and his HavvvvaaD pedigree. I'm going to give it a few more tries but I find it boring. Give me Glen Gould or Robert Fripp any day. They had the cerebral horsepower and never talked over your head just because they could. I think Bernie was caught up in trying to be " The Most Interesting Man In The World "! I found it staged and a bit campy.
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