March 18th practice

Worked on CMaj7 arpeggios, which are very smooth.  Need to do a little more linking work between positions - especially bridging the 12th-fret.

Also worked on Gmaj scale, which was also pretty smooth.  Surprised by this - as I am guilty of never bothering to learn more than the Cmaj scale.  In spite of that, clearly I understand the various positions and patterns very well.  Was able to do the myung-style 'modal' scale approach with relative ease - although should probably spend a few more hours on it.


Feel like I'm starting to make quite quick progress on various things, after being stuck for a while.


Probably want to take some time looking more at the circle of fifths - it's good knowledge to have.


Might also want to follow Scott's beginner lesson on diatonic harmony - referncing the Shania Twain track.  Can't believe I'm back to playing that stuff again - but it's all good.

March 17th practice.

Moved on to Cmin arpeggios and I'm pretty comfortable there.  Tried Amin and Gmin, both pretty smooth.  Time to move on to Maj7!

Also have been watching some of Scott's new 'beginners' course, but there's some great stuff in there!  Especially enjoyed the diatonic harmony section, as it filled in some gaps for me.  Probably need another watch though.

Arpeggio types that NEED to be learned:

Min7
Maj7
7
Half-Diminished (m7b5)



Also did a little bit of triplet string-crossing.  These are pretty good now, but probably need to step up the tempo for both double and triplet practices.

Need to move scales practice onto another key now.  Try GMaj (next on circle of fifths)!

March 10 practice

Need more time in higher register.

Bmin going well with backing track.

Played some songs, to keep my hand in.

Triplet string crossing much smoother today.

Need to through in some fast double-notes in scales/arps practice... To free right hand from regularity.

March 7th practice

Mostly concentrated in triplet string crossing. Need to focus on the highlighted bits! Especially the second loop.

Also more practice on songs (6:00, etc) not to get out of practice!

March 4th practice

Worked out fingerings for triplet exercise string skipping. Need focus on highlighted sections of pdf (lesson 43).

Basic cmaj and Bmin stuff also refreshed today.