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Absolutely wonderful videos that you've been releasing over the past week or so. Thank you! These are such solid exercises and tricks for efficient practice :)
Jon, I have to say.....Your content is top rate. Your sharing aspects of your MI education is very helpful. I have been navigating guitar instruction on RUclips for a decade and this is the first time in a minute that I have seen something new. HNot saying I'm a jedi of guitar, but I have logged many hours of instruction and you stand out. Thank you!!!
Really like to see these different practice concepts that breaks from the traditional ”just raise the Metronome by 1-4 bpm bit by bit and you’ll get there” standard reply, which mostly left me frustrated in the long run and with the wrong focus in mind. I still do some of that as well but I found that rotating note values makes it more engaging and fun (ex rotating between 4ths, 8ths, triplets and treating 16ths kind of like a burst of speed, and do most of the work at lower values) which also left me less fatigued and more relaxed in the hands over the session. I’ve incorporated the transition time as well into my routine so I will def try this out too😊
I tried that method early on in my playing but I had the same results as you, just frustration and not much progress. I found a study that they did on classical piano students where they gave them an unfamiliar musical phrase that should be performed at (don't remember the exact tempo) around 160 bpm with 16th notes. One group did the traditional "start slow and gradually increase" way, but the second group practiced only at the goal tempo but mixed subdivisions up, so they basically oscillated between 8ths (which were a comfortable and reliable pace) and then once in a while tried the 16ths. The second group was much faster in getting the passage up to tempo without mistakes. The authors of the study think the reason was that the second group got to "look into the future" and see what motions would work at the goal tempo. Then they'd incorporate those when they played the lower subdivisions and eventually they could get through more and more at the high speed. Interesting stuff for sure:)
Just in case, i was trying this dotted rythm idea since 1 week on a children of bodom sweeping part (not sure sweeping could benefit from this) but it works!thanks!
Brilliant information here man!!! I’ll start using this immediately. A bit off the video subject but I’ll ask anyway, I find that when I practice something even if it’s not as clean or fast as I want it, when I come back to it in a couple hours or even a day later I somehow am much better at it, is this something that is typical during the process of improving?
If you're doing the more subdivided (meaning sticking to for example dotted eights) you can use a metronome, but you'll get the best results the bigger contrast you get between the long and short note. I skip the metronome for this method personally.
Great! The most important thing is that you get the contrast between the rhythms and that you obviously make sure you don't get any sloppy notes. Mistakes are bound to happen but you should fairly quickly be able to get through each phrase/rhythmic variation consistently.
Hey Jon, how are you doing? There it is! I practiced the solo section of this song (One of the most challenging ever for me!) using the technique explained in this video for 4 weeks! On week 1 I used transition, week 2 and 3 dotted rhythm and bursts on week 4. Here are the results! ruclips.net/video/sjqUqSjGnCo/видео.html and thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge! Skål!
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You are a MONSTER teacher!
Thank you!
Absolutely wonderful videos that you've been releasing over the past week or so. Thank you! These are such solid exercises and tricks for efficient practice :)
Thanks man!
I just realized that violin lick was the same licks used in one of my favorite movies, “Crossroads” very cool. Thank you for the lesson!!
Yes! Vai used the main theme for part of his Eugene’s Trick Bag. That movie was a game changer to me as well😊
Caprice 5 is crazy. Well all of Paganini's Caprices are.
I've been using this practice techniqe. It's cleaned up my playing and it also helped with relaxation. Thank you jon !
And this is why the guitar is the love of my life…you can never ever stop learning this beautiful instrument ….great stuff Jon👍
Same! Thank you Eddie!
aight i ll come bach HERE in a week or 2
Hi Jon, been following you for a while and I've got to say: the last couple of videos you uploaded are just amazing!
Thanks man!
Jon, I have to say.....Your content is top rate. Your sharing aspects of your MI education is very helpful. I have been navigating guitar instruction on RUclips for a decade and this is the first time in a minute that I have seen something new. HNot saying I'm a jedi of guitar, but I have logged many hours of instruction and you stand out. Thank you!!!
Thank you! I really appreciate that😊
Man you deserve so many views. Really enjoying your content
Thank you!
Really like to see these different practice concepts that breaks from the traditional ”just raise the Metronome by 1-4 bpm bit by bit and you’ll get there” standard reply, which mostly left me frustrated in the long run and with the wrong focus in mind. I still do some of that as well but I found that rotating note values makes it more engaging and fun (ex rotating between 4ths, 8ths, triplets and treating 16ths kind of like a burst of speed, and do most of the work at lower values) which also left me less fatigued and more relaxed in the hands over the session.
I’ve incorporated the transition time as well into my routine so I will def try this out too😊
I tried that method early on in my playing but I had the same results as you, just frustration and not much progress.
I found a study that they did on classical piano students where they gave them an unfamiliar musical phrase that should be performed at (don't remember the exact tempo) around 160 bpm with 16th notes.
One group did the traditional "start slow and gradually increase" way, but the second group practiced only at the goal tempo but mixed subdivisions up, so they basically oscillated between 8ths (which were a comfortable and reliable pace) and then once in a while tried the 16ths.
The second group was much faster in getting the passage up to tempo without mistakes. The authors of the study think the reason was that the second group got to "look into the future" and see what motions would work at the goal tempo. Then they'd incorporate those when they played the lower subdivisions and eventually they could get through more and more at the high speed.
Interesting stuff for sure:)
I loved this video ! Going to apply it now. Thank you !
Great!
Thanks!
@@JonBjork it works great. Thank you so much.
Thank you for these videos. I am noticing a difference in my playing
That's awesome to hear and the reason I spend all this time on the lessons. Thank you for putting in the work!
Brilliant, thanks for this one 👍👍👍
Thanks!
Saved to practice playlist
Great!
Thanks, Jon! I will surely try this.
Awesome, let me know how it goes😊
Great..Thanks...Dave
Just in case, i was trying this dotted rythm idea since 1 week on a children of bodom sweeping part (not sure sweeping could benefit from this) but it works!thanks!
Awesome! It works on anything, it's all about getting the rhythms right so the techniques doesn't matter:)
Cool that you reveal this secret! I first saw it by Sergey Golovin 's masterclass in Siberia 10 years ago😮
It’s been around for a long time in the classical world, not so much in the guitar world it seems😁
@@JonBjork by the way Golovin has a classical guitar base, just like Rick Graham 😀
Brilliant information here man!!! I’ll start using this immediately. A bit off the video subject but I’ll ask anyway, I find that when I practice something even if it’s not as clean or fast as I want it, when I come back to it in a couple hours or even a day later I somehow am much better at it, is this something that is typical during the process of improving?
Thank you!
Regardless of the way you practice it will take time for the brain to assimilate everything. So yes, that’s very normal😊
@@JonBjork Thanks Jon I appreciate your input!
Hey Jon 👋
First off I LOVE your videos
Keep em coming!
I had maybe a stupid question, should we use this practice technique with a metronome?
If you're doing the more subdivided (meaning sticking to for example dotted eights) you can use a metronome, but you'll get the best results the bigger contrast you get between the long and short note. I skip the metronome for this method personally.
Jesus.. works straight away.. ❤
Second time watching this one. Want to make sure I fully understand it.
Great!
The most important thing is that you get the contrast between the rhythms and that you obviously make sure you don't get any sloppy notes. Mistakes are bound to happen but you should fairly quickly be able to get through each phrase/rhythmic variation consistently.
@@JonBjork cool thank you
Oh no, I always practiced it wrong and played exactly dotted notes. Thanks for correcting me.
Are speed bursts good to combine with this exercise?
You’ll still get some benefit, the bigger the contrast the better you off you are.
Sure, this is kind of a speed burst variation.
Nice 🙂
Thank you!
Signed up to your link, but cant find the lick you use here! Thanks
Hey!
It’s in the section at the bottom. Should be a similar name to the video😊
you are the guy who composed "the great war"??
Yes, I wrote close to 700 tracks for Epidemic Sound between 2009-2015-ish😊
@@JonBjork Huge respect for you, Sir. You are a legend.
@@JonBjork you are legend. much respect
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Grymt bra tips 🎸
Tack Markus!
Hey Jon, how are you doing? There it is! I practiced the solo section of this song (One of the most challenging ever for me!) using the technique explained in this video for 4 weeks! On week 1 I used transition, week 2 and 3 dotted rhythm and bursts on week 4. Here are the results! ruclips.net/video/sjqUqSjGnCo/видео.html and thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge! Skål!
Awesome job man! Definitely not an easy one, so happy to hear that the methods helped you out! That's what its all about:)
"Technique Agnostic". good name for a band.
Could open up for "The Shredgardeners"😁
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