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Jazz Fusion Guitarist, Educator and Composer. Alternate Picking guitar in the styles of John Mclaughlin and Al di Meola for powerful modern guitar improvisation.

Metronome BASIC ideas #1

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The keys to start metronome practice on the first basic level.

1] Hear the first Beat of the bar

2] Hear the group of 4 notes [Tetrachords]

Western Classical tradition

SEIMIQUAVERS 16TH NOTES

Konokol

Konokol Counting 16th notes

Hear the difference between 8th notes and double timed 16th notes

8th Notes [Quavers]

16th Notes [Semiquavers] Same exercise but twice as fast [Double Timed]

Exercise to “Connect” 4 note [Tetrachord] Motifs. Hear the connection “On” the beat as you go from the first to the second bar.

16th note double timing metronome tetrachord connecting motifs exercise

How rhythms work against the metronome pulse.

Basic metronome Rhythmic groupings for understanding time development

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Messiaen Modes of limited Transposition

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Today we will look at Messiaen’s 4th mode and apply it to the guitar. [La technique de mon langage musical mode 4]

MODE 4 ONE OCTAVE [Messiaen]

Messiaen Mode 4 of limited transposition Scale

MESSIAEN MODE 4 CONCEPT 1[Improvisation]

Messiaen Mode 4 Music Lesson

MESSIAEN MODE 4 IMPROVISATION CONCEPT 2

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concept 4
Messiaen Mode 4

MESSIAEN MODE 4 IMPROVISATION CONCEPT 3

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concepts lessons
Messiaen Mode 4

MESSIAEN MODE 4 IMPROVISATION CONCEPT 4

Messiaen mode 4 Improvisation Concept 4
Messiaen Mode 4

MESSIAEN MODE 4 IMPROVISATION LINE DEVELOPMENT #1

4th Mode Messiaen improv jazz
Messiaen Mode 4 “La technique de mon langage musical”

Mode 4 Messiaen VARIATION:mode 4 messiaen jazz improvisation lickMode 4 Improvised line:

MODE 4 IMPROVISATION LINE DEVELOPMENT #2

Messiaen 4ths mode of limited transposition
Messiaen La technique de mon langage musical mode 4

VARIATION:

Messiaen Mode 4 Classicalimprovisation
Messiaen La technique de mon langage musical mode 4

LA TECHNIQUE DE MON LANGAGE MUSICAL “TECHNIQUES OF MY MUSICAL LANGUAGE” Messiaen’s TREATISE on composition and musical language.
 La technique de mon langage musical ("The Technique of my Musical Language")

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Quick John Mclaughlin Acoustic guitar jazz/fusion Lick#3

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This short lick incorporates John Mclaughlin’s main left hand fingerings that he employs when improvising jazz/fusion guitar lines. He ascends and descends using pentatonics, tetrachords, arpeggios and quartal groupings.

In this lick I employ strict alternate picking with the right hand for tight rhythmic 4 note [Tetrachord] groupings.

Tab/Music Notation

Jazz fusion guitar lick of John Mclaughlin alternate picking acoustic guitar technique
John Mclaughlin jazz fusion acoustic guitar lick

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alternate picking 2 Finger guitar Arpeggios #2

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Alternate Picking guitar arpeggios #2. Right hand technique and rhythmic precision.

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Arpeggio 1

Arpeggio 2 Variation

Arpeggio 3 Pentatonic

Arpeggio 4 Variation

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Alternate Picking 2 Finger guitar Arpeggios lesson/concepts

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In this lesson we will look at alternate picking arpeggios with simple 2 finger concepts. When playing clean/acoustic jazz fusion or Indian style Raga Shakti lines the Rhythm is everything so arpeggios have to be picked correctly and in time.

The Tab/Notation and the video above gives all the info to get started now! Good Luck!

Exercise 1: Two finger arpeggio Ascending and Descending

2 Finger Guitar Alternate Picking Arpeggio.
2 Finger Guitar Alternate Picking Arpeggio

Exercise 2: Pentatonic Variation

Pentatonic Variation

Exercise 3: Minor 9 Variation

Exercise 4: Descending Simple two finger Arpeggio

Descending 2 finger arpeggio for alternate picking guitar

Exercise 5: Chord Pairs Ascending 2 finger Variation

Chord Pairs 2 Finger Guitar Alternate picking Arpeggio

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Alternate Picking Guitar Technique Explained Part 2

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In this exercise we play the most common thing known to man on the guitar “The minor pentatonic” scale.

BUT, the key here is to play and “Count” “1 2 3 4 5 6” to get the “Rhythm” so that the picking and fretting hands can articulate the phrase musically in time and in synchronisation.

alternate picking guitar sextuplets Al di meola guitar style lesson
Alternate Picking 6’s Articulation Guitar Exercise

This next exercise is a classic “Repetition” alternate picking exercise. Count “1 e and a 2 e and a 3 e and a 4 e and a” and play in a double timed tetrachord manner accenting the 1st note in each 4 note grouping

“Repetition” Alternate Picking Guitar Technique Exercise

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