My name is Rene and I have been dabbling in music for a long time. After my retirement from the teaching profession, I decided to take lessons to, hopefully, become a better musician. My goal is to be able to jam with others not only with rhythm chords but also with solos. My music preference is blues, folk and some country. I have an acoustic Taylor guitar and have just recently purchased a Fender Strat with a Traynor amp. I also play an f style electric Epiphone mandolin at times but the bulk of my time is on the guitar.
A good way to become a better musician is to record yourself and share with us here. Then you get feedback and suggestions. The BEST way is to play in a band, but it's good to be prepared enough before doing that, and this place can help you get ready!
A good way to become a better musician is to record yourself and share with us here. Then you get feedback and suggestions. The BEST way is to play in a band, but it's good to be prepared enough before doing that, and this place can help you get ready!
I agree with you, playing with a group is the way to go. I'm doing that and have discovered that soloing through different keys and chord progressions can be overwhelming! I end "spinning my tires" and getting lost. I am working on slowing down and listening to the music. I bought a looper so I can record song progressions slowly and solo over it. A very useful tool to practice a repertoire.
I agree with you, playing with a group is the way to go. I'm doing that and have discovered that soloing through different keys and chord progressions can be overwhelming! I end "spinning my tires" and getting lost. I am working on slowing down and listening to the music. I bought a looper so I can record song progressions slowly and solo over it. A very useful tool to practice a repertoire.
I think we are running down the same road!
One other thing that I do is to load the song into 'slow down' software [Currently I'm using Transcribe]. Then I can slow down and loop the solo and other parts so I can work through them and try to polish up the tough spots.
Speed it up as things get worked out... sometimes I take it to 110% speed to help build up a little head room
