Comments on: Learning Twice http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/ Trouble Ain't Over Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:24:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Pribek http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4156 Pribek Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:03:11 +0000 http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4156 Thanks guys-all of you, it's nice to hear words of encouragement from musical souls such as yourselves. Ovidiu-I never buy more than a dozen picks at a time because, I will immediately lose all but 2 or 3. Those 2 or 3 though, sometimes I will have them for years unless another player needs to "borrow" one on a gig. J-Thanks for once again activating my brain. I've got a buddy that runs a couple of big-time retails up in Springfield. I'm going to give him a call. Gary-The "system" I was referring to there had more to do with the way I evaluated student's abilities, where they wanted to go with their playing and how I would go about trying to help them down the path, rather than a routine "method". That being said, I did have some things that I would recommend to most of my students (some basic finger exercises that develop finger independence, facility, strength and accuracy). But, I would try to zero in on what the student wished to accomplish (not always a simple task btw). I feel that, since is has been so long since I have taught, my approach to things like technique, theory and general outlook have developed so, that's what I mean by a "fresh start". There is a post I wrote last year that you guys might find interesting in these regards. <a href="http://pribek.net/2007/10/30/new-angles/" rel="nofollow">"New Angles"</a> Thanks guys-all of you, it’s nice to hear words of encouragement from musical souls such as yourselves.

Ovidiu-I never buy more than a dozen picks at a time because, I will immediately lose all but 2 or 3. Those 2 or 3 though, sometimes I will have them for years unless another player needs to “borrow” one on a gig.

J-Thanks for once again activating my brain. I’ve got a buddy that runs a couple of big-time retails up in Springfield. I’m going to give him a call.

Gary-The “system” I was referring to there had more to do with the way I evaluated student’s abilities, where they wanted to go with their playing and how I would go about trying to help them down the path, rather than a routine “method”.

That being said, I did have some things that I would recommend to most of my students (some basic finger exercises that develop finger independence, facility, strength and accuracy). But, I would try to zero in on what the student wished to accomplish (not always a simple task btw).

I feel that, since is has been so long since I have taught, my approach to things like technique, theory and general outlook have developed so, that’s what I mean by a “fresh start”.

There is a post I wrote last year that you guys might find interesting in these regards.

“New Angles”

]]> By: Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4155 Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:38:13 +0000 http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4155 By the way, good luck to you, Jack! <em>Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/guitarflame/~3/254547103/' rel="nofollow">My 2nd report on my 6 months goal of 5000 visitors per day</a></em> By the way, good luck to you, Jack!

Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com’s last blog post..My 2nd report on my 6 months goal of 5000 visitors per day

]]> By: Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4154 Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:37:23 +0000 http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4154 Ha, ha! I can feel Dr J shivering!(Good old days, right?) As for the picks/string tips, I know from my personal experience that I had 10 beautiful picks 2 months ago and I just don't remember where I put about 8-9 of them :-) <em>Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/guitarflame/~3/254547103/' rel="nofollow">My 2nd report on my 6 months goal of 5000 visitors per day</a></em> Ha, ha! I can feel Dr J shivering!(Good old days, right?) As for the picks/string tips, I know from my personal experience that I had 10 beautiful picks 2 months ago and I just don’t remember where I put about 8-9 of them :-)

Ovidiu - GuitarFlame.com’s last blog post..My 2nd report on my 6 months goal of 5000 visitors per day

]]> By: J http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4153 J Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:30:36 +0000 http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4153 (I forgot to add this) If there's a music dealer in your area, you should make sure you're getting referrals (plus you can ask for an additional consideration if you're sending your students there to buy instruments). You could grow your own guitar shop out of this venture! Get yourself a line of mid-priced guitars and some strings from Seagull/Godin and Harris-Teller...then hire some young guns to take over the teaching... Ah...the music business! <em>J's last blog post..<a href='http://jinright.edublogs.org/2008/03/19/quote-of-the-day-2/' rel="nofollow">Quote of the day-</a></em> (I forgot to add this) If there’s a music dealer in your area, you should make sure you’re getting referrals (plus you can ask for an additional consideration if you’re sending your students there to buy instruments). You could grow your own guitar shop out of this venture! Get yourself a line of mid-priced guitars and some strings from Seagull/Godin and Harris-Teller…then hire some young guns to take over the teaching… Ah…the music business!

J’s last blog post..Quote of the day-

]]> By: J http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4152 J Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:55:06 +0000 http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4152 Best wishes to you! May your students always practice, never lose their picks, and always have 2 extra sets of strings in their case! Best wishes to you!
May your students always practice, never lose their picks, and always have 2 extra sets of strings in their case!

]]> By: Gary Grainger http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4151 Gary Grainger Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:29:43 +0000 http://pribek.net/2008/03/19/learning-twice/#comment-4151 I stopped giving guitar lessons a while ago when kids wanted me to teach them stuff I couldn't play myself! (widdly widdly sweep picking mania - you get the idea!) I always tried to start with the basics of chords - 2 chords and you can show them a song (OK, it might be a dumb song, but it might not). I have never mastered the playing of scales myself (I know, it is never too late to start!) but would include some right hand techniques like strumming, alternating bass line strumming and moving towards fingerpicking. I'd be interested to hear what's in your system, Jack. (Then maybe I'll get over for some lessons!) <em>Gary Grainger's last blog post..<a href='http://thumbrella.blogspot.com/2008/03/charlee-guitars.html' rel="nofollow">Charlee guitars</a></em> I stopped giving guitar lessons a while ago when kids wanted me to teach them stuff I couldn’t play myself! (widdly widdly sweep picking mania - you get the idea!) I always tried to start with the basics of chords - 2 chords and you can show them a song (OK, it might be a dumb song, but it might not). I have never mastered the playing of scales myself (I know, it is never too late to start!) but would include some right hand techniques like strumming, alternating bass line strumming and moving towards fingerpicking. I’d be interested to hear what’s in your system, Jack. (Then maybe I’ll get over for some lessons!)

Gary Grainger’s last blog post..Charlee guitars

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