Great positive vibes being shared here. I've been a professional guitar tutor for many years and would respectfully add five extra top tips for guitarists: 1) Always make sure your guitar is properly in tune. A well played chord or scale will sound rubbish if your guitar isn´t in tune so don´t skip that bit! 2) If you are aiming to sing/rap when playing guitar, try and get your rhythm playing on autopilot first. This will enable you to free yourself up to get into the vocal. 3) Spend time working on changing the chords silently without strumming or plucking. This will reinforce 'muscle memory' and is the equivalent of playing the song several times through in the space of a minute. 4) You don't need a fancy instrument. It's not the boots that make the player! Invest your time and money on practice and lessons if you can afford them or investigate tutors on RUclips. 5) Relax, ENJOY your playing and aim to make a simple but beautiful sound, without the distractions of your phone!! I can think of several more technical tips specific for guitar but these are the most important particularly for people starting out on their musical journey. You are never too late to learn; my oldest student was 91 years old when he started! Peace, love and may the muses be with you all :)
Pharrell Williams, arguably one of the greatest living producers in popular music, went to a school band camp and played in a marching band, where he would've learned an instrument (keys and drums) and music theory. There's no doubt in my mind that his early grounding in these traditions gave him an advantage over his peers.
Always nice to see the vulnerable side of learning. Keep on growing. Locs are looking Shot, my brother. I cut my thigh length Locs off July 2019 (so maybe if I ever see you at J.A Sumfest you might not recognise me) R.I.P...... T.Y Chijioke.....
Yes mate, posting videos of you just beginning to learn something is amazing. It's so easy to watch videos of people busting out amazing skills and get disheartened.
Yes Akala! - I' m sure you know all this but, One thing that helped me with my soloing guitar playing was to loop up your chord progressions and leave them playing, and just practice bending notes, sliding into notes from above the note and below the note. Watch all the basic blues guitar techniques to can find, and this will really help with your expression, and also how to squeeze a lot out of a few notes. E minor petatonic/ blues scale is your friend! 🎧
hah! Man, I'm with you on this. Been playing guitar since I was 15 (I'm 34 now) but I've always wanted to learn keys to make my productions more beautiful. Over lockdown I've been on it, day in and day out. Now I can just about play the intro to Handbags and Gladrags, which is amazing because it's an actual song with actual riffs and not just a chord progression with the root note in the left hand. I'd love to hear how you're getting on with the guitar. Remember to always have it on your lap when you're watching Netflix or something. Pick something slightly harder than you can play and do it slowly. Loop it over and over. By the end of whatever program you're watching, you'll have it down. The next day you'll be able to play it. Heard a great response to when someone says they're too old to learn an instrument. "I'll be like [35, 50, 70] years old by the time I'm any good at it", one might say to you. Answer to that is, you'll be that age whether or not you learn to play the instrument, so might as well get the hours in.
Yes akala I would go one step further and say it should be mandatory that every kid should have to pick and learn an instrument at school, playing the guitar saved me from a life of hell, I went down a bad road when I was young which ended with me going to jail to do a 3 and half prison sentence, but I'd always loved playing my guitar and being in bands so when I got out I went to music college and never looked back, If was gonna give someone advice when they start to learn to play an instrument is what ever scale, lick, riff or chord progression your learning, play it as much as you can slowly Great vid mate
Good remedies for blisters from playing is putting apple cider vinegar on it, also to toughen skin you can rub alcohol on fingertips every now and then. Furthermore, I found that for ages when playing bass I used to press way too hard
More creative truth, much appreciation!! Just finished saving for parts for a booth, gotta biuld it now!! older than 30 and recently picked up my bass again after a long and tumultuous trip, in lifes debris music always has the power to pick you up and dust you off, but like all things you have to show love to it and spend time with it to feel back what you gave, though carefull not to take it too far, if you sleep with it, itll be all out of tune!! thank you again you inspire and create, wish there where more people like this!
Great start to playing guitar! I've been playing since I was 14, I gave it up for a couple years and now I'm back in the game cause I fell in love with Tom Misch's music. I love it even more than I ever did cause I have a better understanding of the instrument. My top tips for you, Akala (and any other beginners) are: - Limit how much you move your arm (elbow joint) when strumming. It's impossible to stop it completely, but the best part of the strumming action should come from the wrist. You may find you have better control over your strumming pattern that way. - With that in mind, when learning how to play chords you may find it's much better to play them more softly, with a more smooth motion to make sure you hear every note in the chord. I get that some styles demand a different approach, but if you're just learning then you'll probably find it more beneficial to get a good base understanding of the nature of the chord's sound - and therefore when it'll fit nicely into one of your own chord structures. - I know that especially with bar chords, the temptation can be to press on the fret board as hard as possible to make every note heard. But to tie in with the point above, if you apply as little pressure as is physically necessary to get the notes playing, that's all you need. Keep going, soon I promise you'll prefer bar chords. - Lastly, consider that in many cases of a chord progression (depending on the style), less is more. For example, you could have 1 bar of Am. To add more flavour, you could play on the 1st beat, mute strum (hands mute on fret 5) 2nd and 3rd, then strum in between 3rd/4th and the 4th beat, sliding to the Gm. I get that that's hard to understand on here, so I recommend as a popular example listening to the introduction to Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. It was a revelation to me when I figured it out. I'm not exactly an advanced level guitarist, but those things definitely helped me develop a really sound understanding of the instrument. Hope it helps!
Such a good idea to show you learning stuff - the struggle is the part of our lives which are completely avoided on social media. This is going to encourage a lot of people to learn I'm sure!
Enjoy your musical journey on the guitar and the other instruments you are investing in. Also, you are a great lyricist, I've been into hip hop most of my life and I am disappointed in myself that I never came across your work. Keep on your path dude.
I used to play the drums to a good standard, and then about 10 years ago I was learning to play the guitar and piano. I used to practice an hour a day on each, watching this has inspired me to start playing again. for me, though I found learning house of the rising sun, hotel California and passenger really helped with the chord progression
Akala, you inspire me to wanna be more disciplined with a routine like this. Thank you As a fellow musician also trying to learn a couple instruments, I find that keeping all my movements small, saves energy and gives me more control. I noticed that your fingers are pulling way back off the keyboard (but this applies to all instruments) when doing scales which adds unnecessary movement. It's good to consider this concept when doing your drills. Hope this helps.
Hey Akala. I'm a big fan that happens to be proficient at piano. From this video, it appears your focus is guitar, but if you are interested in learning how to play piano, I practical advice for you. You can start with Czerny's Premier Maitre Du Piano Opus 599, but it's generally referred to as the "Czerny practical method for beginners" despite the fancy french name. As you can see, it's literally practical. In fact, you can do a quick google search for the terms "Czerny Practical Method For beginngers Op. 599" and download it for free from imslp. Unfortunately, i don't know of any practical methods for guitar, but this will certainly offer a solid introduction to piano.
So true!!! Even a grasp of grade 1 theory opens up possibilities and makes writing much quicker. I started out on the exact same Epiphone featured here😁
Awesome! Theres footage of Mac Miller playing guitar behind his back during a concert. Made me realise how rare it was for rappers to know instruments. So kudos for being one of those talents, even if you are still learning.
Right hand technique should not be overlooked when playing the guitar. Most people only focus on chord/scale hand and forget that the rhythm is in your right hand. Its all in the wrist! Less arm movement, more wrist. Be gentle.
Having played 25y my lockdown routine is much the same, but also recording a daily free jazz jam -pretty much mincing around for 10 minutes to break out of the rigidity of it all
Good lawd, should I really be back on the drums? My last teacher gave me back my money, and asked me to pursue another talent. But in my heart I am Questlove/Cindy Blackmon and Tommy Lee 😍😍😍 Edit: Ordering silent drum kit off Amazon right now. What have you started Kingsley!!!##
Nice work man, proper inspirational stuff! It's great to see that you're still dedicated to learning even now, and that you're humble enough to show your learning process at all stages, too. I have some advice for bass playing if you're keen to hear it? If you rest the tip of the thumb of your right hand on top of your pick up, you may find it easier to navigate the strings at that end without having to look too often. Also, another tip is to let your right wrist go as limp as it can, and, rather than plucking at the strings with your fingers, press them down with the pad of your fingers. The note is produced when the string "pops out" from under your finger. Think of it a bit like tiddlywinks, or like you're trying to make your fingers moonwalk :) Oh, and the blisters?? Yeah, they suck. I used to pop them and play through as much as the pain would let me, to help build the callouses. Or you can pop them and put some superglue in the wound to create a little buffer or seal while it heals up. Ah, I don't miss those... :D Take care, man, and keep on inspiring :D
Play guitar when your watching tv or listening to RUclips. With your concentration been taken elsewhere your hands are free to just move around the neck therefore you feel no real pressure to nail things down correctly. Do this consistently and your coordination and grip will improve. All the best!:)
Watching this has me bare reminiscent of my early days of playing guitar and it's dope asf to see you proper making an effort. I kinda went the opposite direction music wise and learnt guitar not through parents pressure but because I was tryna pull a goff girl 😂 as time passed I realised if I wanted to be a solo musician playing guitar alone wouldn't get me far so I started rapping and combining both was probably the best decision I ever made. Watching ur find no enemy video way back was a actually a big part of that indirectly and I always appreciate that
That was inspiring. been learning piano on and off for aaages. I get annoyed and stop, then come back to it. Some good ideas, will definitely be trying them out.
Great video, you've motivated me to get back into piano. Can't stand that frustration of not being able to translate your ideas like you said. Looking forward to the next, good luck with the practice!
Thanks a lot :) I really thought about learning to play an instrument for some time, but always thought it's too late for that and that I'd be too old But this motivated me to really get going and start to learn how to play the piano after I've had (sth like) my finals ^^
Love this. Just started on the guitar again in quarantine after not picking it up for 15 years, it's never too late to start. Highly recommend "Complete Technique for Modern Guitar" by Joseph Alexander or the Justin Guitar website for anyone looking for more practice routines and guidance.
Love this bro. I always wanted to learn music so I picked up a midi keyboard in 2017 and never looked back. Now I make my own songs and continue to learn music theory, even if it does sound like video game music or "musak", that's what I like at the end of the day 😅
This is great man - keep it up! On piano, I’d recommend doing basic octaves for the bass notes and try to make up melody on your right hand. So left pinky on C2, left thumb on C3, then use your right hand to come up with a melody in C Major (all the white keys). Left hand could do octaves of C, A, F, G. Good for getting used to playing with both hands ✌🏼
I’m totally self taught so my theory isn’t great but you soon notice patterns & it starts to click the more you play. Big fan of jamming in the scale of C Natural Minor (sounds somewhat Middle Eastern): C; D; D#/Eb; F; G; G#/Ab; A#/Bb; C
Bigup. You told man this ages ago I still haven't quite got into it but I've picked up a harmonica and got back into piano a bit hopefully afford a proper one soon!
Easy Akala. Glad you are back on here. I still reference the books to read to find new material. I’ve started back again playing bass. I’m on the same path as you. Keep growing and feed the Curiosity✊🏾
@@soulstart89 Sorry. I had a link to Akalas blog which had a list of books to read which I added years ago. I randomly came across it the other day but the link no longer works, I think the blog has been removed.
Master Akala. please have a virtual Dojo 🙏🙏🙏 I am anyways working towards getting trained by you. But it would be much faster if you have a special school. 🧠🍀💚 I'll also pay 😭😭 Anything to be trained by you!
Yo I really recommend buying rocksmith if you have an xbox or ps4. I've been playing guitar for 7 years and it really helped me when I first started playing
THANK YOU for sharing this! Few days away from 40 and I’m inspired by this. Just wondering - how long do you practice each instrument per day on average? 🙏🏾
Bruv, I'm in the exact same boat doing the same piano scale exercises and learning guitar as well, but I'm now 43 year old. I used to listen to you when I was younger back when I lived in West London (recently checked out your fire in the booths too - much love).. Listened to a lot of your sisters stuff too (Boo! Yessssss BIG tune). I used to spit but am now training my vocals for singing. With piano, I do a HIIT routine of 4 mins on, 1 min rest, and do this 3 times per exercise and usually do 2 exercises (the same two you do in this vid) plus song practice (currently learning Say Something by A Great Big World). Guitar: dunno if you've heard of it and you fancy a structured learning map but justinguitar.com is a great, free resource. Bass, I'll leave that on to you mate ;) Anyway, before I write a novella on your comments I'll say peace! Much love & respect to what you do man. James
I always thought you'd be super involved in music composition for your projects? Or do you use midi controllers to produce and just not live instruments?
Akala is a living legend
Kon Psychedelic Factual!
Great positive vibes being shared here. I've been a professional guitar tutor for many years and would respectfully add five extra top tips for guitarists:
1) Always make sure your guitar is properly in tune. A well played chord or scale will sound rubbish if your guitar isn´t in tune so don´t skip that bit!
2) If you are aiming to sing/rap when playing guitar, try and get your rhythm playing on autopilot first. This will enable you to free yourself up to get into the vocal.
3) Spend time working on changing the chords silently without strumming or plucking. This will reinforce 'muscle memory' and is the equivalent of playing the song several times through in the space of a minute.
4) You don't need a fancy instrument. It's not the boots that make the player! Invest your time and money on practice and lessons if you can afford them or investigate tutors on RUclips.
5) Relax, ENJOY your playing and aim to make a simple but beautiful sound, without the distractions of your phone!!
I can think of several more technical tips specific for guitar but these are the most important particularly for people starting out on their musical journey. You are never too late to learn; my oldest student was 91 years old when he started!
Peace, love and may the muses be with you all :)
Pharrell Williams, arguably one of the greatest living producers in popular music, went to a school band camp and played in a marching band, where he would've learned an instrument (keys and drums) and music theory. There's no doubt in my mind that his early grounding in these traditions gave him an advantage over his peers.
Facts "Don't resist the encouragement"
Always nice to see the vulnerable side of learning. Keep on growing. Locs are looking Shot, my brother. I cut my thigh length Locs off July 2019 (so maybe if I ever see you at J.A Sumfest you might not recognise me) R.I.P...... T.Y Chijioke.....
Yes mate, posting videos of you just beginning to learn something is amazing. It's so easy to watch videos of people busting out amazing skills and get disheartened.
I pray to God our youth find & listen to you!! Lord we need you & more like you 🙏🏽
Thank you Akala
Your speech at Oxford, it inspired me to learn and I've been studying West African history for 4 years now.
66 year old getting inspiration from you - playing solo blues - as you said, its a spiritual feeling when it comes together. thanks a lot.
Yes Akala! - I' m sure you know all this but, One thing that helped me with my soloing guitar playing was to loop up your chord progressions and leave them playing, and just practice bending notes, sliding into notes from above the note and below the note. Watch all the basic blues guitar techniques to can find, and this will really help with your expression, and also how to squeeze a lot out of a few notes. E minor petatonic/ blues scale is your friend! 🎧
hah! Man, I'm with you on this. Been playing guitar since I was 15 (I'm 34 now) but I've always wanted to learn keys to make my productions more beautiful. Over lockdown I've been on it, day in and day out. Now I can just about play the intro to Handbags and Gladrags, which is amazing because it's an actual song with actual riffs and not just a chord progression with the root note in the left hand. I'd love to hear how you're getting on with the guitar. Remember to always have it on your lap when you're watching Netflix or something. Pick something slightly harder than you can play and do it slowly. Loop it over and over. By the end of whatever program you're watching, you'll have it down. The next day you'll be able to play it.
Heard a great response to when someone says they're too old to learn an instrument. "I'll be like [35, 50, 70] years old by the time I'm any good at it", one might say to you. Answer to that is, you'll be that age whether or not you learn to play the instrument, so might as well get the hours in.
So strange seeing akala do something as a novice when you're used to seeing his wizardry in all his other fields 😊
The Eddie Griffin Afro Flash almost took me out 🤣 There lies a sense of humor behind your painted smile after all.
Superglue on top of the water blister will allow you to continue playing without it popping or hurting
Yes akala I would go one step further and say it should be mandatory that every kid should have to pick and learn an instrument at school, playing the guitar saved me from a life of hell, I went down a bad road when I was young which ended with me going to jail to do a 3 and half prison sentence, but I'd always loved playing my guitar and being in bands so when I got out I went to music college and never looked back,
If was gonna give someone advice when they start to learn to play an instrument is what ever scale, lick, riff or chord progression your learning, play it as much as you can slowly
Great vid mate
Good remedies for blisters from playing is putting apple cider vinegar on it, also to toughen skin you can rub alcohol on fingertips every now and then. Furthermore, I found that for ages when playing bass I used to press way too hard
More creative truth, much appreciation!! Just finished saving for parts for a booth, gotta biuld it now!! older than 30 and recently picked up my bass again after a long and tumultuous trip, in lifes debris music always has the power to pick you up and dust you off, but like all things you have to show love to it and spend time with it to feel back what you gave, though carefull not to take it too far, if you sleep with it, itll be all out of tune!! thank you again you inspire and create, wish there where more people like this!
Great start to playing guitar! I've been playing since I was 14, I gave it up for a couple years and now I'm back in the game cause I fell in love with Tom Misch's music. I love it even more than I ever did cause I have a better understanding of the instrument. My top tips for you, Akala (and any other beginners) are:
- Limit how much you move your arm (elbow joint) when strumming. It's impossible to stop it completely, but the best part of the strumming action should come from the wrist. You may find you have better control over your strumming pattern that way.
- With that in mind, when learning how to play chords you may find it's much better to play them more softly, with a more smooth motion to make sure you hear every note in the chord. I get that some styles demand a different approach, but if you're just learning then you'll probably find it more beneficial to get a good base understanding of the nature of the chord's sound - and therefore when it'll fit nicely into one of your own chord structures.
- I know that especially with bar chords, the temptation can be to press on the fret board as hard as possible to make every note heard. But to tie in with the point above, if you apply as little pressure as is physically necessary to get the notes playing, that's all you need. Keep going, soon I promise you'll prefer bar chords.
- Lastly, consider that in many cases of a chord progression (depending on the style), less is more. For example, you could have 1 bar of Am. To add more flavour, you could play on the 1st beat, mute strum (hands mute on fret 5) 2nd and 3rd, then strum in between 3rd/4th and the 4th beat, sliding to the Gm. I get that that's hard to understand on here, so I recommend as a popular example listening to the introduction to Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. It was a revelation to me when I figured it out.
I'm not exactly an advanced level guitarist, but those things definitely helped me develop a really sound understanding of the instrument. Hope it helps!
Such a good idea to show you learning stuff - the struggle is the part of our lives which are completely avoided on social media. This is going to encourage a lot of people to learn I'm sure!
Enjoy your musical journey on the guitar and the other instruments you are investing in. Also, you are a great lyricist, I've been into hip hop most of my life and I am disappointed in myself that I never came across your work. Keep on your path dude.
Inspired me to pick my guitar back up this next week. I'll be doing daily practices like yours.
Thank you.
I used to play the drums to a good standard, and then about 10 years ago I was learning to play the guitar and piano. I used to practice an hour a day on each, watching this has inspired me to start playing again. for me, though I found learning house of the rising sun, hotel California and passenger really helped with the chord progression
Akala, you inspire me to wanna be more disciplined with a routine like this. Thank you
As a fellow musician also trying to learn a couple instruments, I find that keeping all my movements small, saves energy and gives me more control. I noticed that your fingers are pulling way back off the keyboard (but this applies to all instruments) when doing scales which adds unnecessary movement. It's good to consider this concept when doing your drills.
Hope this helps.
I think it's important for all our children to learn an acoustic instrument 👌
Hey Akala. I'm a big fan that happens to be proficient at piano. From this video, it appears your focus is guitar, but if you are interested in learning how to play piano, I practical advice for you. You can start with Czerny's Premier Maitre Du Piano Opus 599, but it's generally referred to as the "Czerny practical method for beginners" despite the fancy french name. As you can see, it's literally practical. In fact, you can do a quick google search for the terms "Czerny Practical Method For beginngers Op. 599" and download it for free from imslp. Unfortunately, i don't know of any practical methods for guitar, but this will certainly offer a solid introduction to piano.
I am learning guitar right now and this has given me great ideas on how to progress. Going to implement some of the things you have mentioned
Thanks Akala! Always dropping the knowledge.
thankyou... i am an adult learner of the clarinet and keyboard and i struggle to stay motivated.xxx
Hope you take this channel to the next level now content wise. I’d love regular videos, on absolutely anything! 👊🏽
In all modesty. yes, sir. It is purely about learning.
So true!!! Even a grasp of grade 1 theory opens up possibilities and makes writing much quicker.
I started out on the exact same Epiphone featured here😁
cycle of fourths and and fifths might help keep scales from being as "Boring" and it also takes you through every key
Much respect to akala from cape town south Africa.
4:30 sounds like little wing by jimi
Definitely
A role model to beat all role models ♥️
Very inspiring. It’s all about muscle memory, compounding time, determination, and the skills will develop. Big Up from The Bay.
a collab with Lowkey please
Love the style of this vid. Big uppp
Nice ! Good content mate
Inspirational, bless for guidin my education 🎶 🖤🎶
(53yr young self taught music teacher)
Akala always on point even when he's learning 🤙🏽
Thanks Akala you just inspired me to get my guitar out and play!
Awesome! Theres footage of Mac Miller playing guitar behind his back during a concert. Made me realise how rare it was for rappers to know instruments. So kudos for being one of those talents, even if you are still learning.
Right hand technique should not be overlooked when playing the guitar. Most people only focus on chord/scale hand and forget that the rhythm is in your right hand. Its all in the wrist! Less arm movement, more wrist. Be gentle.
Having played 25y my lockdown routine is much the same, but also recording a daily free jazz jam -pretty much mincing around for 10 minutes to break out of the rigidity of it all
Good lawd, should I really be back on the drums? My last teacher gave me back my money, and asked me to pursue another talent. But in my heart I am Questlove/Cindy Blackmon and Tommy Lee 😍😍😍
Edit: Ordering silent drum kit off Amazon right now. What have you started Kingsley!!!##
That's amazing, have fun practicing! :)
DO IT! Whatever you do, just don't skip the rudiments, they're the vocab and technique builders all in one - supplement your journey! HAVE FUN!
Nice work man, proper inspirational stuff!
It's great to see that you're still dedicated to learning even now, and that you're humble enough to show your learning process at all stages, too.
I have some advice for bass playing if you're keen to hear it?
If you rest the tip of the thumb of your right hand on top of your pick up, you may find it easier to navigate the strings at that end without having to look too often.
Also, another tip is to let your right wrist go as limp as it can, and, rather than plucking at the strings with your fingers, press them down with the pad of your fingers. The note is produced when the string "pops out" from under your finger.
Think of it a bit like tiddlywinks, or like you're trying to make your fingers moonwalk :)
Oh, and the blisters?? Yeah, they suck. I used to pop them and play through as much as the pain would let me, to help build the callouses. Or you can pop them and put some superglue in the wound to create a little buffer or seal while it heals up. Ah, I don't miss those... :D
Take care, man, and keep on inspiring :D
It's cool to have an insight into your day and practices, inspires me to get shit done. Looking forward to new music fam, love.
Absolutely enjoyed it. Hope you make a weekly upload. Great editing too
Play guitar when your watching tv or listening to RUclips. With your concentration been taken elsewhere your hands are free to just move around the neck therefore you feel no real pressure to nail things down correctly. Do this consistently and your coordination and grip will improve. All the best!:)
Much love man, been a massive inspiration in my life!
inspirational brother
I know Mr akala isn't a politician, but his intelligence is so obvious, I'd trust having him looking after our country 👊
Watching this has me bare reminiscent of my early days of playing guitar and it's dope asf to see you proper making an effort. I kinda went the opposite direction music wise and learnt guitar not through parents pressure but because I was tryna pull a goff girl 😂 as time passed I realised if I wanted to be a solo musician playing guitar alone wouldn't get me far so I started rapping and combining both was probably the best decision I ever made. Watching ur find no enemy video way back was a actually a big part of that indirectly and I always appreciate that
@Tian Vermonntemg Nah she went with some skinny white boy in an indie band, it eeez wot it eeez 😂😂😂
Keep Up Tha GreatNess AKALA! BIG LOOOOV!
I’m hooked onto buying one in July for my bday bruv, respect
That was inspiring. been learning piano on and off for aaages. I get annoyed and stop, then come back to it. Some good ideas, will definitely be trying them out.
More book recommendations please!!
Love this man 💖
Good stuff. It's never too early or late to learn about music in any or all capacities. Big up 👊👆
Great video
nicee.. get more of these videos out
I'd love to see you interviewing people
I think your show would be dope
I don't do favorites but moonlight sonata is magic 💕 good choice 😘👌
Love from india
Nice Akala! *reaches for guitar* : ) thanx.. inspired 💜🎵🎸
Great video, you've motivated me to get back into piano. Can't stand that frustration of not being able to translate your ideas like you said. Looking forward to the next, good luck with the practice!
Thanks a lot :)
I really thought about learning to play an instrument for some time, but always thought it's too late for that and that I'd be too old
But this motivated me to really get going and start to learn how to play the piano after I've had (sth like) my finals ^^
My oldest student was over 90 years old when he started taking lessons with me (guitar and ukulele tutor). Never too late!
The Big Boy is back
Nice one bro, big up👊🏽🤙🏾🎹🎸🎶🎼🎵& as always knowledge is power. Inspired man.
I appreciate you uploading this bro, interesting.
Loosen up your left wrist. You're a bit tense. Avoid the sawing wood movement. Economy of movement is key.
Also visualise the next chord before moving to it. This wires your brain to move your fingers into the correct form as you think about that chord.
Solid advice.
Awesome 😎
Nice vid bro!
Love this. Just started on the guitar again in quarantine after not picking it up for 15 years, it's never too late to start. Highly recommend "Complete Technique for Modern Guitar" by Joseph Alexander or the Justin Guitar website for anyone looking for more practice routines and guidance.
Thanks for this. Justin Guitar looks great. Will be using this 🙏🏾
Good on you ghiees
Love this bro. I always wanted to learn music so I picked up a midi keyboard in 2017 and never looked back. Now I make my own songs and continue to learn music theory, even if it does sound like video game music or "musak", that's what I like at the end of the day 😅
This is great man - keep it up! On piano, I’d recommend doing basic octaves for the bass notes and try to make up melody on your right hand. So left pinky on C2, left thumb on C3, then use your right hand to come up with a melody in C Major (all the white keys). Left hand could do octaves of C, A, F, G. Good for getting used to playing with both hands ✌🏼
I’m totally self taught so my theory isn’t great but you soon notice patterns & it starts to click the more you play. Big fan of jamming in the scale of C Natural Minor (sounds somewhat Middle Eastern): C; D; D#/Eb; F; G; G#/Ab; A#/Bb; C
Inspired me to go and teach myself some scott joplin ragtime👌👌Big respect to you big bro
Bigup. You told man this ages ago I still haven't quite got into it but I've picked up a harmonica and got back into piano a bit hopefully afford a proper one soon!
Big up akala, hopefully have some more live instrument sounding albums like the thieves banquet
Easy Akala. Glad you are back on here. I still reference the books to read to find new material. I’ve started back again playing bass. I’m on the same path as you. Keep growing and feed the Curiosity✊🏾
The link I had bookmarked no longer works?
Nyle what link bro?
@@soulstart89 Sorry. I had a link to Akalas blog which had a list of books to read which I added years ago. I randomly came across it the other day but the link no longer works, I think the blog has been removed.
@@soulstart89 I've now found a list on Goodreads
Nyle oh. Head to the playlist section on this channel. All the videos are in that one playlist.
Yoo, this video is so fuckin good. Who else wants to see an update on Akala's guitar progression? That would be sick
Master Akala. please have a virtual Dojo 🙏🙏🙏
I am anyways working towards getting trained by you. But it would be much faster if you have a special school. 🧠🍀💚
I'll also pay 😭😭
Anything to be trained by you!
Big up my bro. 👊🏾🙌🏽
It's the barre chords that are killing me atm.. anybody got any tips on working on your barre chord technique so that you stop playing duff notes?
Yo I really recommend buying rocksmith if you have an xbox or ps4. I've been playing guitar for 7 years and it really helped me when I first started playing
What song at 4:44? It is killing me
Where is the new album.
THANK YOU for sharing this! Few days away from 40 and I’m inspired by this. Just wondering - how long do you practice each instrument per day on average? 🙏🏾
Ratings Akala.✊🏿
Young Jimi Hendrix😂😂😂
Hi, Thanks for sharing!
What sources do you use to learn from?
Many thanks 😊
Bruv, I'm in the exact same boat doing the same piano scale exercises and learning guitar as well, but I'm now 43 year old. I used to listen to you when I was younger back when I lived in West London (recently checked out your fire in the booths too - much love).. Listened to a lot of your sisters stuff too (Boo! Yessssss BIG tune). I used to spit but am now training my vocals for singing. With piano, I do a HIIT routine of 4 mins on, 1 min rest, and do this 3 times per exercise and usually do 2 exercises (the same two you do in this vid) plus song practice (currently learning Say Something by A Great Big World). Guitar: dunno if you've heard of it and you fancy a structured learning map but justinguitar.com is a great, free resource. Bass, I'll leave that on to you mate ;) Anyway, before I write a novella on your comments I'll say peace! Much love & respect to what you do man. James
I used to have that exact guitar
Bruv u are fkin great 100'000000 next level graeter good of the worst of we!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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I always thought you'd be super involved in music composition for your projects? Or do you use midi controllers to produce and just not live instruments?
Yesss
Better late than never
Mmmm your music's on point. Need u 2 REWRITE HISTORY 4 ME. AKA THESIS.