Day 17 clocked in, paying close attention to all the subtleties….patience is a virtue
Good job!
So tiny details!
I am super patient in any levels!
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
John Fiers
Sammi Fujita
Tomo Fujita
About little about picking ideas.
Picking technique.
Let me know your thought.
Thank you.
Tomo
Convinced the pick material makes a difference!! Great demo, eye opener for sure. This angle was very informative for me, thank you, johno
Sammi Fujita
李jiayang
Tomo Fujita
Yes! I only play with this material! Otherwise ruin my technique and dynamics!
You're very welcome! I will make more mini lesson videos here and there!
Thank you!
Tomo
bryon.mondok
John Fiers
Erik Pietsch
Hi Tomo
I could not get from the video your pick brand or type (was out of focus)
Kindly what is it?
Thanks!
John Fiers
Tomo Fujita
Jason C Wheeler
Pickboy
1.00mm
Celluloid
Don’t worry
Don’t compare
Don’t expect too fast
Be kind to yourself
http://www.osiamo.com/Pickboy-Wisdom-Picks-by-Tomo-Fujita
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
Erik Pietsch
You really just barely hold the pick. Warmer sound thank you
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Week 3|Day 17
Have I been doing my descending chromatic scale exercise the wrong way? I re-watched Tomo's video and noticed (10 days too late?) that, after placing his pinky on the fret, Tomo placed his other three fingers on the remaining frets simultaneously He then played the next note and lifted that finger as he descended the scale. Am I seeing Tomo's technique correctly? Until today, I kept my fingers above the string and pressed down on it when I was ready to play note.
Michael Kimber
Good job!
Never late and sometimes it will take more time to truly understand the depth.
Each lesson video must repeat at least 5 times! That's how I check myself my own video!
Thanks for sharing!
Tomo
John Fiers
Michael
Michael Kimber
李jiayang
John Fiers
Sammi Fujita
Tomo Fujita
李jiayang
Day 17 - Sliding left hand with less shifting today. Placing finger center fret practice no fret noise with movement. Ascending was noisy when I started, relaxeding and less pressure helped. Descending was easier until the end of going so slow, noise happened at the end today. Sounds nice with the right pick. Thank you, johno
Good job!
No noise!
Good!
You're very welcome!
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
李jiayang
George Mattingly
Sammi Fujita
李jiayang
Tomo Fujita
John Fiers
George Mattingly
Sammi Fujita
李jiayang
Tomo Fujita
Day 17 | Week 3
Today Looked closely at muting sometimes pausing to pick the muted strings to check that they would not ring (palm muting was working well).
Interesting found in some positions the odd sneaky string. Was able to correct this by checking thumb position in middle (if that was off then muting finger would start to curl, allowing B string to ring).
Thank you : )
Good job!
Focusing on details.
Thumb position & angle can influence your 1st & 4th finger mute on the 123 strings.
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
John Fiers
George Mattingly
Sammi Fujita
Tomo Fujita
Day18
Heard the story of the very hard pick,It made me think.
If you don't eat right, get enough sleep and rest , Imperceptibly, you gonna be like that pick,Broken.
I practice for double time ascending and descending today. most of time I’ll watch videos to feel “sense of balance”.I found my palm is tightly pressed against the 5,6 string.So today I pay attention to light weight muting.
In the ascending line, the more I shift higher position, my left hand back will be uncontrollably raise.
Be patient with my thumb.
I changed my chair today, from a swivel chair that‘s not high enough, to a guitar stool.Guess what? It doesn't wobble on it anymore! .Whether I sits down or stands up, guitar‘s status is same, won't sit on my lap and very stable!*smile*
I’m here today to make a promise to myself: Completely eliminate the mindset that increase time and repetitions to an exercise on the same day will get you closer to best in the imagination, I will do slowly, every time is short, enjoy the interval of digestion!
Thank you
This Celluloid pick was very popular in 50s, 60s... then the material changed in mid 80s...
Fender Celluloid can wear out not naturally. Then I found Pickboy bland from Japan ...still using high quality celluloid which can wear out very naturally. If you pick hard... you know? This pick made my tone! Dynamics! I cannot live without this pick!
Thank you for sharing.
If I play faster, I hold my pick softer.... one of exercise and I teach my students this way.
1) Play it slow
2) Play it a little faster
3) Play it faster
Faster you get, your dynamics go softer.
Hard to do! This is one of my Berklee teaching thing.
Thank you.
Tomo
Jeffrey Croteau
John Fiers
Linda M Tucker
Erik Pietsch
李jiayang
Thank you for your important prompt, Sir!
Now I have 3 pickboy picks: two Terry Gould. 1.00 and 0.80. one JAZZ-120 1.2MM
Currently I am learning and exploring these picks these picks.
Thank you for all the details on the video!
John Fiers
Tomo Fujita
Hi JiaYang, I changed it up on chairs today too! It seemed to make a better overall elbow and strap control with improved posture. Good idea!! *smiles* johno
George Mattingly
李jiayang
Tomo Fujita
You're very welcome!
I use 1.00mm Celluloid pick.
Enjoy!
Tomo
John Fiers
李jiayang
Hi,John! Suitable and state chair can make body stretch, I can straighten my back and shoulders.I'm so glad to hear that!
*smiles*jiayang
Tomo Fujita
George Mattingly
John Fiers
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Tomo Fujita
Day 18 | Week 3
Today, I will focus on:
+ right hand palm lightly touching bottom string
+ no finger noise, no string noise
+ evenly feeling each tempo
+ moving my body with timing
+ relaxing my left hand
"commitment, decision, effort" - Tomo
Good job!
Great points!
When I practice, I think many details and I write these points on paper so it can remind me.
I do a lot of writing notes everyday. This was I push myself a little by little.
Yes! Passion, dedication, commitment, believing, thankful, consistent efforts with believing.
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
Jason C Wheeler
李jiayang
李jiayang
George Mattingly
John Fiers
Sammi Fujita
Tomo Fujita
Day 17 Complete!
Today I experimented with minimal left hand pressure (no thumb, more elbow!). This is definitely something I will continue to work on. I found that this approach also helped with string noise while playing the descending line. I look forward to this work every day and reading the feedback from other members. Such a beautiful community!
Best,
Erik
Good job!
Less pressure!
No noise!
Yes! What a beautiful community!
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
Ken Stewart
Erik Pietsch
George Mattingly
Ken Stewart
Al Provan
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Day 18 Complete!
Very relaxed session today, breathing felt smooth/natural as well. I did find myself struggling with finger noise while descending raising my middle and ring finger off the string in first and second fret positions. I slowed down and did several repetitions to evaluate but wasn’t able to completely eliminate it.
Best,
Erik
.
Good job!
Go slower!
Once you hear one noise, stop!
Go back... slower!
I go slower and slower!
So I can play faster later.
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
Erik Pietsch
John Fiers
George Mattingly
李jiayang
Tomo Fujita
Michael Kimber
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Week 3, day 18
Notes:
• Thankful for this exercise. It’s sooo good to get off my hamster wheel and finally learn a new way forward.
• For the pick video, I liked the camera angle (looking down the neck). I can see so much more than the “straight on” view.
• I appreciate your comment “I can’t play fast (like Al DiMeola), but I can push a little bit of speed.” It helps me to remember that “fast” does not equal “good”.
Thanks for all of this.
Good job!
I am so thankful all of you! So happy to see all the comments!
Thank you! I set up my camera grip to the stool so that I can make that type video in seconds!
When I was a kid... I used to listen those Al's records... but I just cannot play that fast!
Now I can talk about it with Al via Instagram! What a nice guy!
Fast is "thrill" but you can not have "thrill" all the times!
You're very welcome!
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
Ken Stewart
Linda M Tucker
John Fiers
George Mattingly
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Ken Stewart
李jiayang
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Tomo Fujita
Day 18 in the bag, I play a lot of classical guitar so I use a footstool when I’m practicing to elevate the guitar. So far my main focus is easing all my tension, I’m also taking your advice and having another go at changing my picking technique. Thank you Mr Fujita.
Good job!
I see...
Relax your body, hands... everything!
Picking technique is so important to be able to play freely.
But most of us ...tend to play what ever feel easy...
You're very welcome!
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
George Mattingly
Sammi Fujita
John Fiers
李jiayang
Tomo Fujita
Day 18 While being more aware during the 10 minutes of the leverage applied by the elbow, I notice some tension in the fingers of the left hand. It's interesting how addressing one thing reveals something else. Pretty cool.
Good job!
Less pressure from left hand.
Thank you.
This alternate picking exercise is good for your picking!
Tomo
Jeffrey Croteau
Linda M Tucker
Ken Stewart
John Fiers
李jiayang
Thank you for this exercise Tomo! Very useful indeed! Much appreciated!
John Fiers
Tomo Fujita
George Mattingly
Please do this exercise. When you play faster, grip softer, move less, less pressure.
Thank you.
Tomo
John Fiers
I must confess, I tried this exercise a couple months ago when I saw your video on YouTube I believe but I got bored with it and quickly abandoned it. However, now after the November challenge I have come to the realization that there are hidden treasures in you lessons and just like the unassuming simplicity in the November challenge revealed things in my playing that I wasn’t even aware of, I now view each of your lessons with a new, sharper lens knowing that deep within the lessons lie hidden gems waiting to be discovered and that consistent, dedicated practice of the lessons are where the key to unlocking the gold is. Once again, I can’t express how valuable the November challenge was in that not only was the lesson itself a wealth of information and playing introspection, but it has also opened my eyes to what your lessons and the site “Guitar Wisdom” really entails….patient, close attention and application of your lessons are where the deepest benefits to your lessons lie, you are truly imparting to us wisdom and not just guitar lessons. Thank you Mr Fujita, I think I’ll be giving myself a 30 day challenge with this alternate picking regime….excited to unlock what you have hidden in here.
Tomo Fujita
John Fiers
Like this. When you play faster you pick softer. Still learning the pattern I like this one to practice much more
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