Jordan Guerette Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 well it was pretty glitchy, sorry about the triple post! I can't figure out how to delete them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kirk Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 well it was pretty glitchy, sorry about the triple post! I can't figure out how to delete them.. I think it'll be ok, I'm sure a mod will come by and fix it up for us. OK, well your progression is great, you get kudos for that! Now, we're going to add a sencondary rhythm technique except we're going to change up the rhythm from a driving one to a little more laid back style, think "Bossa Nova" with this rhythm. Instead of having the typical bass heavy motion of a true Bossa we're going to replace some of the bass movement with percussion techniques while balancing them out with the usual progression. Here's the finale file to illustrate, I have placed rests where the percussion is to occur. The quarter rests represent the percussion technique we already went over (the string slap) the 8th rests illustrate our new technique which is a "pop". Instead of slapping the lower bass strings, you "pop" the high E and B strings against the fretboard with a free stroke. however you don't let the notes sound as you mute them with your left hand. You need to pluck them hard enough to hear the audible "snap" it won't sound too bad since you'll be muting the notes with your left hand. The strings are much softer the further up the fretboard you play, so try the technique around the 14th or 17th frets of your guitar (with your right hand). percussion excersise 2.MUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Guerette Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 does this new technique involve an upstroke or a downstroke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kirk Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 does this new technique involve an upstroke or a downstroke? Whichever is comfortable, upstroke is preferred as it allows for more fluid movement. The key to guitar percussion is fluidity, much like a percussionist practices keeping a steady beat, guitar percussion involves keeping a fluid motion instead of a "stop and go" sort of thing. You can use up or down stroke, whichever one gets you to the most fluid movement and precision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kirk Posted December 22, 2009 Author Share Posted December 22, 2009 Just checking to see that you're working on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Guerette Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Will, I hope you are still checking this... I'm sorry about the long delay! I'm still very interested in the subject, and I have an assignment for you to look at.. http://www.box.net/shared/b18t3n6p85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kirk Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Hey Jordan sorry about the delay, I had to buy a new computer because my old one fizzled out, it turns out that you can't slave Ableton Live with Pro tools on a PC! lol I'm working on your material, the assignment sounds great, very nice work! although I can hear some places where the chord changes are not as smooth as they could be. it may just be the recording but cleanliness is a virtue when it comes to playing. I will reply when I have finished your material, in the meantime just post here so that I can know if you're still interested to continue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Guerette Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 I am still interested! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kirk Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 OK, thanks for letting me know, I am working on your material and I'll try to have it to you shortly. In the meantime I was wondering if you're familiar at all with what a cajon is? Also I have some other listening material for you... Eric Roche --- She Drives me crazy Just that one song will start us down to where we're going next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Guerette Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I am not familiar with the term "cajon". I will listen to the song and get back to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Kirk Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 Alright Jordan, sorry for the delay but I have our next step. A Cajon is a peruvian percussion instrument. It's basically a box with a thin face and a snare strand attached to it. I would like you to look up some cajon players on youtube and make some observations about the techniques they use. When they use their foot to get different tones I would like you to pay attention to that as well. Also, have you listened to the song I asked you to? If so then I would like to start thinking of a good melody that you like, we're only going to start out with 1 note as a time but feel free to use whatever key or tonality you prefer. We're going to start laying down some foundations for creating songs using some of the basic techniques that we've gone over and we're going to progress towards more complexity and more complicated rhythms. When starting your melody, try to think of a rhythmically interesting melody, try to stay away from "Bach" esque melodies for now. Usually (at least in my experience) major keys work better for blending in percussive elements but again that is up to you. When you have at least 2 motifs done I would like to see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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