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  • THE END
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> Les Yeux Noirs/ Dark Eyes
    AT THE END OF THIS TRACK ,JUST BEFORE THE FINAL ASCENDING LICK,IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TRACK HAS BEEN CUT AND SPLICED BACK TOGETHER....DIGITALLY OF COURSE, IS THIS CORRECT OR IS IT MY IMAGINATION RUNNING WILD? MARK
  • Re: EASIER LICKS....PLEASE
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> Artillerie Lourde
    Amund Lauritzen said @ 2011-08-11 05:19:37:
    I would not like the integrity of the music being compromised to make it easier. For that we have a dozen other approaches by other teachers to learn gypsy jazz. I would rather learn the real deal from Stochelo and have to work at it a long time, than just get a short cut that will make me play something but not sound authentic.

    Some of the runs he plays, particularly some of the ascending diminished licks with all downstrokes are totally killing my right hand. But I am working hard every day and I see constant improvement.


    NOT LOOKING TO COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE MUSIC,FOR SHORTCUTS OR TO PLAY LICKS THAT DO NOT SOUND AUTHENTIC........JUST LOOKING FOR LICKS THAT WONT TAKE A LIFETIME TO MASTER.....I.E MAYBE MORE MELODIC IDEAS AS OPPOSED TO LICKS THAT THE LIKES OF BIRELI WOULD BE SCRATCHING HIS HEAD AT,MARK


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  • Re: EASIER LICKS....PLEASE
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> Artillerie Lourde
    GOOD IDEA DUDE.
  • Re: EASIER LICKS....PLEASE
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> Artillerie Lourde
    I agree with iloverumi! I think if you can't play it then you must be play yoo fast or haven't mastered the earlier songs. I love how each song has gotten more difficult and increased in tempo in various ways. I'm not on Artillerie Lourde yet because I am following Christiaans "step 1" but I'll show you when I get to this song that I can do it!!! Take the time man, it is worth it!
    JUST TO CLARIFY MY POINT, I NEVER SAID I COULD NOT PLAY THE LICKS IN ARTILLERIE LOURDE OR ANY OF THE OTHER TUNES. WHAT I DID SAY WAS THAT TO PLAY SOME OF THE LICKS AT FULL TEMPO IS A LIFETIME AWAY AND IT WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL TO ME AND YOU IF WE HAD LICKS THAT WERE EASIER TO PLAY AT THE FULL TEMPO, NOT BEGINNER LICKS....JUST LICKS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A BLACK BELT IN GUITAR PLAYING TO PLAY AT FULL TEMPO. I HAVE SEEN ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS....AND WHILE YOU ARE DEFINETLY MAKING REALLY GOOD IMPROVEMENT ON THE SONGS,THERE ARE STILL QUITE A FEW MISTAKES IN THEM EVEN AT VERY SLOW TEMPOS AND IN MY OPINION YOU ARE STILL AN EXTREMELY LONG WAY OFF PLAYING ANY OF THEM AT THE FULL TEMPO. THIS COMMENT IS NOT MEANT TO DISCOURAGE YOU ....IT IS JUST A REALITY CHECK.IF I COULD PLAY THE LIKES OF ARTILLERIE LOURDE AT FULL TEMPO STRAIGHT AWAY OR IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS I WOULDN'T HAVE JOINED THE ACADEMY IN THE FIRST PLACE. SO TO SUMMARISE.... IF THERE ARE MEMBERS ON HERE THAT CAN PLAY ARTILLERIE LOURDE WITH THE PROPER TECHNIQUE AT THE FULL TEMPO THEN THEY ARE EITHER UNDISCOVERED GUITAR GENIUSES OR COMPLETELY DISILLUSIONED WITH THERE OWN ABILTY, ...MORE MANAGEABLE LICKS PLEASE FOR MERE MORTALS LIKE ME, MARK
  • DREAM OF YOU
    Board >> Gypsy Jazz Real Book
    CAN WE GET A CHART FOR THE ROSENBERG TRIO VERSION OF DREAM OF YOU PLEASE, THANKS,MARK

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  • Re: EASIER LICKS....PLEASE
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> Artillerie Lourde
    "I don't find the licks/solos particularly difficult on any of the tunes, and I love the stuff in Artillerie Lourde"
    MAYBE YOU SHOULD START YOU OWN ACADEMY IF YOU CAN PLAY LIKE STOCHELO :)
  • EASIER LICKS....PLEASE
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> Artillerie Lourde
    FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY THE LESSONS ON THIS SITE ARE EXCELLENT AS ARE THE TAB THAT GOES WITH IT . IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT STOCHELO IS ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD, I AM NOT....AND I AM FAIRLY SURE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY ARE NOT EITHER . I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR ALL IF ALL THE TUNES HAD AN INTERMEDIATE VERSION AND A MORE ADVANCED VERSION. I AM SAYING THIS BECAUSE IN ALL THE TUNES THERE ARE LICKS THAT ARE GOING TO TAKE YEARS TO GET UP TO SPEED ....IF THEY EVER GET UP TO SPEED. IN ARTILLERIE LOURDE IN PARTICULAR...WHILE IT IS AMAZING TO SEE STOCHELO RIPPING THROUGH THOSE LICKS WITH EASE I'M AFRAID IN THE REAL WORLD WE NEED LICKS THAT WE CAN USE NOW....IE TODAY,TOMORROW...NEXT WEEK, ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS? MARK
  • Re: INTRO CHORDS
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> For Sephora
    THANKS,MARK
  • INTRO CHORDS
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> For Sephora
    WHAT CHORDS,VOICINGS DOES NOUS'CHE PLAY DURING THE INTRO WHEN THEY PLAY LIVE? MARK
  • Re: LESSON 2
    Board >> Discuss Lessons >> For Sephora
    OK....THANKS, MARK