Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Week 4, day 25
Notes:
• Right hand muting seems easier when standing. Perhaps because the guitar is actually held out in front a bit more, rather than me being hunched forward over the top of the guitar. So therefore my right hand falls a little more naturally back onto the strings for muting.
• Standing reveals a different perspective for looking at the strings & fretboard. I can view the string-to-fret action a bit better. However, I can’t see the entire fretboard quite as well as when I am sitting.
• Need to build more stamina in the left shoulder

Day 25 - Focus on levels of volume all 4 notes, softer on a shift, still have volume at the end of both acending and descending lines. Focusing on pick to string strike with strength of lite, to really lite hold, still tonal in sound no pick scratching at very soft volume. Body grooving with a smile during practice :) - johno

Week 4 | Day 25

I switched to my acoustic today for comparison purposes. My dynamics were inconsistent up and down the fretboard. There was more "scratching" when shifting my fingers to the next group of four frets. But I am going to keep plugging away.

Michael Kimber

Day 25 logged….getting better at pick control: relaxed grip, dynamics control, getting there gradually.

Day 25!

Focused on locking in my thumb position and making sure to keep it in the centre of the neck. This has really improved over this challenge

I also really had fun practicing the dynamics. I struggled with the very quiet picking. I’m going to really focus on that this week and even past this month until I get it!

Thank you!
Max

Day 25 Complete!

My focus of today was finger noise and evenness of dynamics. I found myself really drawn into the noise and trying different approaches to reduce it. It is especially pronounced while descending with my ring annd midddle fingers and I wasn’t able to put my finger on exactly what I’m doing wrong. Back to watching the videos since more to see if anything stands out.

Best.
Erik

Day 25 | Week 4
Video revealed thumb as main focus for tomorrow! (old habit of thumb lagging) Video such a great tool, I will use this more
Thank you : )

Day 26 week 4
My new Pickboy picks arrived yesterday and one was introduced into the routine this morning. This pick really impacts the dynamics. After ascending and descending a couple of times to get the feel of this pick (I’ve been using the same .7mm pick for about a year) I can see why this is the pick of choice, Mr. Fujita.

As I work on my posture, going slow, string noise, I am also experimenting with how soft can I pick and still hear a note. Listening for that note amplifies every other noise in the universe. Especially the unwanted ones I’m making on my guitar. Focusing on this, though, quiets all the unwanted, unnecessary noise in my head. So Zen.

Respectfully,
Bryon Mondok
Laconia, New Hampshire

Day 25
Sorry,I didn't arrange my time well, so I share my notes for day25 on my 26th day.
Attention List: Guitar volume: 8
Amp:about 3 gain. No bass. Mid:3 Treble:10 Master:10
Posture(Straight)
Thumb position (Center, little lower place).
No Finger noise.
Every notes can sustain, no cut any notes.
Palm really muting fifth and six string(lightly).
Clear tone.
Elbow and body.
Slow, very slow.
Video recording finding:
Some about right hand
When do picking action , my whole elbow can moving .
I watch how I hold the pick, I‘m holding the pick less than halfway.
When pluck the string, the pick has a natural movement.
On the right hand, except the thumb, the four fingers are separated ,and some stretching.
The back of my right hand is more flat, four bones on the back of the hand are not raised.
Tomorrow watch the video ,pay attention to observe the teacher's elbows and how to hold the pick.
It's so nice to have this on record.Feel great to put it all together.
Thank you , love this challenge.
Have a good day !

Day 26 | Week 4
Today, I will focus on:
+ keeping in tempo
+ placing thumb around the center
+ varying dynamics
+ palm muting
✨

Week 4, day 26
Observations:
• It seems the only way to consistently eliminate finger noise between middle and index finger (descending) is to lightly lift index finger from string. Is this wrong?
• This exercise still forces me out of my comfort zone, so therefore I know it’s working.

Day 26 - Chromatic scale ascending and descending with descrescendo on each progression. Standing, notice more palm mute ease with elbow stance, lite fingers. Bad resting fingers on pick plate, why I don't know today... too much groove(?) . Amplifier is holding good sustain to ring out a note at volume. Need to work on EVEN descrescendo throughout the notes. Like these nice clean sounds. *smiles* johno

Week 4 | Day 26

It seems several people have the same issues--finger noise between middle and index fingers descending and uneven dynamics ascending and descending. I am one of them. Those two issues are more pronounced on my acoustic.

Michael Kimber

Additional supplemental video here!

Thank you.

Tomo

Day 26 | Week 4
Focus today was on thumb after video review. Also working on evenness of dynamics.
Experimenting with gain, can have too much with blues junior. Master on 4 volume on 2.5 and guitar on 8 seems ok.
Thank you : )