girl anachronism Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I'm aiming to improve my backing vocals. It's something that I've tried to work on myself, but until I learn to do project my voice properly, I'm just going to continue hurting my throat. Hoping to get some lessons booked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I don't really have much reason to be in this thread but I heard there was some Frank Turner bashing going on and I wanted to join in. He's a total cunt. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I recently got rid of my tutor as I felt he was getting me nowhere so this year I'm going to focus on lead acoustic I.e solos and harmonies as it's been something I've always wanted to be able to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 My girlfriend bought me a banjo for my birthday, so my new goal for 2014 is to learn banjo to a competent level. 3 finger banjo in the bluegrass style made popular by Earl Scruggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I should probably try and learn how to use Ableton properly but the manual just makes my head hurt. I guess i'm a winging it kind of person. This is my musical goal. I wouldn't call it anything near 'musicianship' but yeah, I want to become good at using Ableton. I can generally do what I need to do but I'm sure I always go about it in the most roundabout way possible. I want to get to the point where I can just concentrate on actually creating music without having to google what option I need to press. Im pretty sad though and enjoy doing tutorials so this'll be my thing this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviepearce Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Get hold of one of these.http://www.djsuperstore.co.uk/=Google%20Base/item/digital-dj/642698-magma-macbook-keyboard-cover-ableton-liveCovers your keyboard with all the short keys you need for ableton. You can learn them from the manual but it's much faster to learn this way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 2 problems - 1. I don't use an Apple computer. 2. I didn't know Ableton used program keys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviepearce Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 You can get one for pc also. I'm not a mac user, it was an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Cool i was just being flippant because i really am that hopeless. Agree with ca gere though its not really a musicianship thing, i gave up on improving drumming ability a long time ago.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviepearce Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Still musicianship to a degree tho. If not using samples u still need to know music to plot midi or play with midi keyboards etc. Depends how u use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 I wasn't making a generalization about fiddling about with Ableton not being musical, more just laughing at the thought of me possessing anything that could be described as 'musicianship'. You're right though, there's musicality involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 Im hoping to get started on the accordion this year, i have been meaning to do it for a long time, but always just stuck with the drums, they are now very much on the back burner for the time being so its time to learn something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Thornton Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Sight Reading means to read something for the first time. When you pick up a book, you don't practise it, you read it at sight. If you have spent enough time reading, you are like to come across words that you have seen before and your reading is likely to be fluent. The biggest stumbling block for adult learners is the length of time it takes to learn: we complain the kids want things right now and don't realise we want exactly the same thing. The assumption amount adult learners is that it never took long to learn things as a child: that's just not true. If you were to help a child, or adult for that matter, to learn to read, you would expect them to lack fluency. You would set them reading that uses words that they are used to, stories that they like and offer support. As a teacher, I offer students reading material that uses note combinations that they are used to, tunes that they like and I encourage them to read often: actually, my mantra is Sight Read Daily. I would encourage those who are looking to improve their reading skills to Read Daily. There is no quick fix. When you were learning to read English, you did your reading homework and didn't think about the time that it took: incidently, you don't know all the words in English, but that doesn't spoil your enjoyment of reading. Continual reading brings fluency. Contact me if you would like help in improving your reading. It's an enjoyable skill, not least because you will be able to do something that will either wow your friends, if they can't read, or give you something to share with friends who can. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 As a teacher, I offer students reading material that uses note combinations that they are used to, tunes that they like and I encourage them to read often: actually, my mantra is Sight Read Daily. I would encourage those who are looking to improve their reading skills to Read Daily. There is no quick fix. When you were learning to read English, you did your reading homework and didn't think about the time that it took: incidently, you don't know all the words in English, but that doesn't spoil your enjoyment of reading. Continual reading brings fluency. That's exactly how I'm approaching it. I'm looking for the dots for tunes I know and tunes I want to play then reading through the sheet music and identifying the notes. If I was just to grab a load of sheet music for tunes and music I didn't want to play I'd get bored very quickly and never get anywhere. Also using online exercises to supplement that when I've got a few minutes spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Thornton Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Great stuff Chris. If you are playing guitar, stick to one position. It's easy to get side-tracked, looking for notes in other positions. Play all your tunes in one position and only leave that position if you need to access another note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Great stuff Chris. If you are playing guitar, stick to one position. It's easy to get side-tracked, looking for notes in other positions. Play all your tunes in one position and only leave that position if you need to access another note. Starting with doing it on the mandolin for now. Far too stuck in my ways on guitar plus there's only 4 strings to learn. Figure learning trad tunes in first position is a good starting point then can move onto more complex stuff and the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girl anachronism Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thought this might be relevant to folks' interests- in addition to trying to improve my ability as a musician this year, I'm also interested in developing my listening skills with view to becoming a little more involved in the engineering process with some of our self-released stuff.Got sent a link to this free distance-learning short course online and it looks like anyone can sign up:https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/critical-listening-for-studio-productionIt looks fairly basic and mainly rooted in theory, but for a complete beginner like me, I'm hoping it might be beneficial! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thought this might be relevant to folks' interests- in addition to trying to improve my ability as a musician this year, I'm also interested in developing my listening skills with view to becoming a little more involved in the engineering process with some of our self-released stuff.Got sent a link to this free distance-learning short course online and it looks like anyone can sign up:https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/critical-listening-for-studio-productionIt looks fairly basic and mainly rooted in theory, but for a complete beginner like me, I'm hoping it might be beneficial! That's fantastic. Don't think I've got time to spare for it but it's brilliant that something like that is being offered for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Thought this might be relevant to folks' interests- in addition to trying to improve my ability as a musician this year, I'm also interested in developing my listening skills with view to becoming a little more involved in the engineering process with some of our self-released stuff.Got sent a link to this free distance-learning short course online and it looks like anyone can sign up:https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/critical-listening-for-studio-productionIt looks fairly basic and mainly rooted in theory, but for a complete beginner like me, I'm hoping it might be beneficial! I'm going to make time for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I spent a year learning music to grade 3 level, I wasn't amazing at it but learned enough to grasp the concept of it. reading and writing was no problem, I found it hard applying my learning of notation to problems in work books. Things such rewriting a piece from simple time to compound time or vise versa, they would always throw in a piece with multiple rests and stuff to throw you off.Wheel of harmony was my greatest kinda light bulb moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Moon Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 i know most musical concepts but what gets me is when your doing composing or arranging and having to write it in musical notation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Thornton Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I have been reading that composition and writing are causing people difficulties. I have designed Five Analytical Passes that should help. Contact me for lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 i know most musical concepts but what gets me is when your doing composing or arranging and having to write it in musical notation Why don't you write it in guitar tab using software that will output as sheet music? Think there's a few free ones that will do it for you. Won't help you learn notation though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJ81 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 While studying music I used sibelius for this. You could write in tab, or play using a midi keyboard and it would notate as you went. You could also painstakingly input midi notes one by one if you couldn't play the keyboard. I'm sure there are more user friendly versions available now as I studied music 11 years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Thought this might be relevant to folks' interests- in addition to trying to improve my ability as a musician this year, I'm also interested in developing my listening skills with view to becoming a little more involved in the engineering process with some of our self-released stuff.Got sent a link to this free distance-learning short course online and it looks like anyone can sign up:https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/critical-listening-for-studio-productionIt looks fairly basic and mainly rooted in theory, but for a complete beginner like me, I'm hoping it might be beneficial! I have also signed up for this one too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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