Gypsy Jazz Progress Report (3) : April 1, 2024
The third of my monthly progress reports looking at how things are going on my journey learning gypsy jazz guitar. I go over changes I've made in my practice, what I'm trying to accomplish, what I'm working on, how the last month has been, and how I hope the next month will go.
00:00 Intro
00:35 Am I better than I was a month ago?
01:30 What I’m working on
02:39 How the last month has gone
06:02 Change 1: New level of frustration
08:49 Change 2: Vibrato exercise
10:27 Change 3: Not using Airpods as much
11:44 Change 4: Earplug
12:48 Change 5: Not increasing practice time
14:18 Why I don't split my practice into two sessions
15:40 Change 6: Chapters on all videos
16:49 Change 7: Community posts
17:35 Change 8: New video series?
19:26 Where I want to be a month from now
22:17 Potential challenges in April
23:28 Comments? Questions?
Guitar: Eastman DM1
(Modified with a cork coaster over the sound hole and a microfiber towel stuffed in the body to dampen the noise for family and neighbors.)
Pick: Dunlop Gator Grip 2.0mm
Strings: Argentine 1510 (10s)
Camera: GoPro HERO11
Пікірлер: 11
I do group jams with friends a lot and we settled on a 2-hour limit before we burn out.
@justadudepracticing
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, two hours seems like "enough." (Btw just saw you joined the discord!)
Hey dude, 10:44 that's interesting discovery... I need to try it. To that vibrato - I think lowering gauge might help (obviously) but for me lowering string action made a lot of difference. Like vibrato on thinner strings is easier but on thicker strings it was a problem for me. Even though strings are .010s I was still struggling to make a good vibrato, it felt resisting. So after lowering string action it was better. Not saying it's impossible but takes a lot of (needless) pain I'd say. Tommy Emmanuel has really low action on his guitars and uses .012s or even .013s and he's able to dig in and makes a pretty juicy vibrato. 14:40 40GB for 2hrs video? That's a lot lol. Does it record in 1080p?
@justadudepracticing
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I noticed the airpod "effect" a while ago. Odd, for sure. Re vibrato: I'm already using 10s with pretty low action so I think it's just a matter of learning the motion, getting used to it, and getting it up to speed. Even after a couple of 10-minute sessions, the strings started to feel a bit more "stretchy." And yeah, I couldn't believe how big the files were when I started the channel. I'm shooting in 1080p. It would probably take a week to upload a 2-hour video in 4k lol
@MegaGameHunter
4 ай бұрын
@@justadudepracticing Hm, so either fps is unnecessarily high or it records in high bitrate (which is also unnecessary cause YT will compress it). It's possible to change it. I think there's a boundary where you can't even recognize it visually and quality will be the "same" but lower in size. So you can spare some time on uploading. :)
your cat is a dude too;-))
@justadudepracticing
4 ай бұрын
lol Yes she is.
Could always do a second hour only day too, unless the point is to capture all of the practice ?
@justadudepracticing
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I've thought about it but the point is to have a complete record.
How many hours total do you think you have played/practiced guitar?
@justadudepracticing
4 ай бұрын
Good question. I've played off and on for a long time so it's hard to tell.