In the interest of keeping this blog fair — as much as I’m going to be talking about practicing, among other things — I thought that I would keep myself honest and journal my practice sessions. I will try to provide as much information as I can about my sessions. If you have any questions regarding specific explanations, please comment and I will be happy to answer.
Time: 35 min.
Practiced: Lesson Material from Scott McGill (04/17/1991)
- Minor arpeggio from Scott McGill’s “The Guitar Arpeggio Compendium”
- Scale position study: C, B, Bb, and A major scales all from 5th position
- CMaj13th arpeggio, every string, every finger
- First 8 bars of “All the Things You Are”
- 1234, 2345 string groups
- melody in every voice (finger)
Comments: Session was short, but felt good. It is interesting going back to lesson material from so long ago. I remember these lessons with Scott vividly; sitting in his room practicing, learning and being exposed to all kinds of new material and players… truly a great time.
Specifically, the fingering of the minor arpeggio feels a little awkward moving from finger 4 of B string to finger 1 of E string, but it’s workable. ATTYA was a little more tricky since I haven’t worked on inner voice melodies in a while. Will take some practice to get back into that routine, which I intend on sticking with.
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