Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Great job Clay.
I'm on Day 75. I want to go to 1000 :-)
I think it is great that the reading gets easier and feels like we memorized it. We are still reading.
I read this Wisdom that Tomo replied to someone on YouTube.
I realized I need to record myself more and have my acoustic plugged in so I can hear noise.
I'm so happy to have both books and GW lessons to work and have fun with.
Kurt

Tomo wrote:
After you practice any section of method book. Did you record yourself and check your noise issues etc? I have entire book lessons on my Guitar Wisdom. Not each one but some etudes you need to stay there for a week or more. Great book to build your techniques. Did you check my new book Guitar Wisdom?

You need an amp to hear string/finger noises. Without an amp... not great for improving techniques. iPhone is good. You only need 5-10 minutes for one technique so if you have 30 minutes you can practice a lot. My book is more for reading about concepts. 8 different chapters. You need 10-15 minutes a day for Method book. Practice everyday for 90 days straight! Don't wait! That's not great way! You need to practice 2-3 items everyday. Other two parts will help your Method Book study!

Thank you Clay for revisiting this thread! Great timing! Yes1 Kurt has been working on 90 days own challenge! Great job on your 72 days! I love that book! I used to stay one section for a long time so that my muting technique will improve! That's okay to learn songs... I used this book for more technique cleaner! Don't worry! Later you can use same section and can play different positions! Many ideas around this book! Everything is up to you. I prefer to get cleaner playing.

Tomo

Thank you Kurt for sharing your side. Yes! You are right Even you almost know that song... but still reading it! Don't worry! Still you are looking at this book... not the fretboard! Amazing! your 75th day! I use my acoustic and plug into an amp so I can hear more noises so loud and clear! Good job! Method book & GW lessons. Thank you so much! I used to record each section so that I can hear all the details. Especially those duets. I used to record both parts then I will play other parts with that recording. Fun to do! Thank you for sharing my words!

Tomo

So helpful, Kurt! I'll have to copy and paste those notes to save as a reminder.

Thanks for your reply Clay! My pleasure! Learing with Method Book Vol One... recording part is very important part of learning this book. Especially simple etudes... practice until really clean and less mistakes. Yes! It's so normal to get discouraged & bored... that's why not so many people use this book for clean techniques. So I just don't pay attention to those feeling areas. I just repeat same pages until I get clean technique. No rush! But you will feel a huge difference later. That's why recording yourself is only way to be able to evaluate your performance skills.

Please keep going!

Tomo

Thanks for your reply Clay! My pleasure! Learing with Method Book Vol One... recording part is very important part of learning this book. Especially simple etudes... practice until really clean and less mistakes. Yes! It's so normal to get discouraged & bored... that's why not so many people use this book for clean techniques. So I just don't pay attention to those feeling areas. I just repeat same pages until I get clean technique. No rush! But you will feel a huge difference later. That's why recording yourself is only way to be able to evaluate your performance skills.

Please keep going!

Tomo

Congrats on your progress and commitment, Clay! Would love to see a recording from you :)

Thank you Clay! Good job! Great duet! It's simple yet it's not easy to play all so clean! I spent hours on those pages myself! I had to do super slow! Forget about using a metronome! Muting techniques were very hard for me so tempo part was not impotrant at all for me!

Be patiient! Keep going!

Tomo

Clay, that is a fantastic post. I bookmarked that clip. Reminds me of Tomo's karate teacher.

Thank you Clay for sharing'

Great job Clay and thanks for the motivational message!
Here we go again is tricky! Way to stick with it.
I am still working on page 28 and 29. It is the most challenging tune so far for me- Two, Two (duet).
I thought i might cruise through to page 30 and key of G, but no. I'm not ready. That's fine with me. Just staying with it each day.
I haven't used a metronome very much. Only on some of the very first lessons like Sea-to-Sea.
Kurt
Day 104 of 1095 straight days sight reading

Wow guys.
This is a great thread.
I have to get this sea to sea book to find what great adventures you have all taken!

I started reading the first page, Jiayang's notes were so beautifully simple and straight forward, she made such great progress daily!...then skipped to the last page of Clay's progress, so awesome.

Clay that video reminded me of all the motivation I used to tell myself, through high school sports, through fourteen years of college, through a decade of working as an engineer but it is so hard to maintain this hard discipline thing, for me.

I think for me, being kind to myself means opening myself up to let music and guitar flow through me, to become me. Then I don't end up fighting myself. When I wake up, I am not beating myself up if I don't pick up the guitar. I only want to pick it up with Joy, with love. That's the only way forward for me now ...this is just my opinion of course. Just sharing thoughts on guitar...

After Tomo's Goldtop P90 "Unaccompanied Solo Guitar with P90 TONE! -
Isn't she lovely" video, I was listening to Seychelles (1976), by Masayoshi Takanaka. I had heard of Tommy Emmanuel but not Takanaka.

I listened to the album on itunes/apple-music whatever they call it now. But I pretend to walk up to my imaginary record player. The record is spinning, i put on side a.

I put the needle down and listen until I fall asleep.

Hi Serena, great job! Your performance is always so cool! The sound quality sometimes changes, but don't worry about it! Thank you for sharing your performance!

Nice clean performance Serena!

Great work Serena. Very clean and great timing.
I love that guitar. It's perfect for standing too!
We just keep going. It's what we do :-)
Kurt

Thank you Tadashi. I see you put a performance up. I am going to watch now. Excited.

Thank you Clay.

Great self-duet Tadashi!

Thanks for leading the way Tadashi! Great muting and feel.
You are making nice music!
So cool to be able jam with yourself :-)
Kurt

Thanks Clay! Self-duet is fun!

Thanks for your encouraging words, Kurt! I'll try the other duets in Book 1! Let's keep going!

So beautiful playing Tadashi. I love your finesse when you play. How long have you been playing guitar? You're a pro.

Okay, Tomo-san! I'll try slowing down the tempo!

Thank you Tomo. Great advice. I will do so.

I really enjoyed both videos! So good! Great job!

Always it's better to do a little slower and a little brighter!
Once you can handle it so good then you know you can add your own take!

Tomo

Awesome - keep going Matt!

Fantastic Matt. I love hearing this. Keep it up. You got this.

Seems like the way to start Matt. like from the live stream, 1week on 8 bars. I need to watch the live stream again to get all those tips on paper. Most definitely checking this out.
-johno

Good job Matt! Slowly, little by little!

Tomo

Thanks Sunil!

Don't worry other choices!

Sea To Sea is ruling!

This 2 pages are so good!

Tomo

Ok Tomo!

I just realized myself how off topic this is.
Had to laugh. I was thinking only "sight reading"!

Haha! My apologies for the distraction to all!

Well, now I won't forget "Sea to Sea" is on my list. :)

Don't Worry Sunil. I am also a distraction to all and I can still post. Love reading your stuff.
-LaVoy

Thank you my friend!
I appreciate your kind sentiment.

You are not a distraction to all,
and I am not either. Just in slightly eccentric orbits, sometimes, maybe. :)

I think generally people are trying to make their own internal state sync with reality, while they find their own paths.
Everyone is too worried about their own respective weirdnesses to be concerned about our weirdnesses.

It's ok, helps to laugh and not worry.
Breathe, learn, carry on. :)

Thank you so much jh!

Been wondering for years.

That sounds so good Jeff!
Thanks for the shot of inspiration! That guitar always makes me think of Freddie King :-)
Thanks also for reminding me that I should practice standing up more.
So glad I am still on my journey here with you, Tomo and all our friends.

Kurt
Day 288 of 1095 straight days of sight- reading

Thanks for sharing, Jeff! A shot of inspiration is right. Great to see you and Kurt keeping up with the sight-reading :)

Nice work Jeff!

Thanks Sammi and Clay!

I was super-duper happy to see you had a new video showing your progress Jeff :-)
We are all so lucky to be working, having fun and getting better (at our own pace) with Tomo's guidance and friendship!
We just keep going!
Kurt

You're very welcome Jeff! I practice less time in slow tempo. Great job!

Tomo

Super duper lovely to see your reply post Kurt! Thank you so much!

Yes! We are just keep going!!

Tomo