Acapella Playing Guitar Lesson
Acapella Playing
Dave "David J" Weiner introduces his series with a lesson on the importance of rhythm in your playing and his concept of acapella playing. He also talks about taking a kind of "Zen" approach to your playing and being in the right state of mind before you play.
Taught by Dave Weiner in Lessons With Dave seriesLength: 35:59Difficulty: 2.0 of 5
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Lesson 1
Acapella Playing
Dave "David J" Weiner introduces his series with a lesson on the importance of rhythm in your playing and his concept of acapella playing.
Length: 35:59 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Style And Attitude
Dave "David J" Weiner returns with a lesson on how to play with style and attitude. He covers all the basic techniques you'll need to get started.
Length: 13:09 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Dynamics And Phrasing
In this lesson David J teaches you about dynamics and phrasing and how this all ties into his basic musician development concept.
Length: 8:00 Difficulty: 1.5 Members Only
Building Stamina With Melodic Phrasing
David J continues his look at phrasing and shows you how to simultaneously build your stamina while playing over backing tracks.
Length: 10:00 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Melodic Playing And Motifs
Dave talks about turning repetition into melodic playing and how to start using motifs in your playing.
Length: 15:36 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Learning The Fretboard
Dave switches gears and focuses on theoretical concepts. In this lesson he explains different ways to gain knowledge of the fretboard.
Length: 10:09 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
The CAGED System
Dave shows you a way to find and learn the notes on the fretboard using the CAGED system. He then shows you how he would practice using the CAGED system.
Length: 9:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Transitional CAGED Based Licks
Dave shows you how to advance your fretboard knowledge by creating licks that bridge the CAGED shapes.
Length: 12:43 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Open String Licks
Dave continues teaching how to master the fretboard by teaching open string licks.
Length: 8:20 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Intervallic Playing
Dave "David J" Weiner explains how to avoid sounding scalar. He shows how to jump around the scale and not just play sequentially.
Length: 11:41 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
The Technical Side Of Playing
Dave "David J" Weiner switches gears and gets in-depth with techniques. In this very informative lesson Dave shows what to practice, how to practice technique, and his own personal practice routine.
Length: 21:06 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Alternate Picking
Short lesson, years to master. Dave talks about alternate picking and how to practice it!
Length: 4:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Legato
David J talks about legato technique, which uses very little or no picking. He shows you how to develop the technique and how to play longer runs on the fretboard.
Length: 14:44 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Sweep Picking
David J shows the basics of sweep picking and also shows you how to make it more musical.
Length: 17:30 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only
Tapping
David J continues his look at various integral techniques to playing guitar with a lesson on tapping. He not only shows you how to do various tapping techniques but shows you how to use them in a real...
Length: 14:28 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Hybrid Picking
David J finishes his lessons on technique with a video on his favorite technique, hybrid picking or "chicken pickin'". He shows how to get the country sounds and also how to incorporate it into every aspect...
Length: 15:22 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Improv Concepts
David J explains how the ability to improvise is a good test of a musicians understanding and ability on the instrument.
Length: 12:00 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Improvising With Chords And Scales
David J shows you how to practice improvising first by using scales and then how to improvise with chords.
Length: 5:21 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Improvising With Motifs And Licks
David J revisits the concept of playing with motifs and shows you how to use it in your improvisation. He also shows you that building a lick vocabulary is vital to spontaneous playing.
Length: 13:08 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Dave "David J" Weiner Interview
Dave sits down with JamPlay.com and talks about various subjects including his start with Steve Vai and his current projects.
Length: 25:26 Difficulty: 0.5 Members Only
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Discussions with our instructors are just one of the many benefits of becoming a member of JamPlay.Dave, you are God! Honestly. My god anyway. Thanks for offering the free trial via FB. I will renew my membership here soon. Awesome ocean of lessons.
Just renewed my Jamplay membership after a long lapse. Picked this lesson at random out of the hundreds on offer. THIS GUY IS FRIGGIN' AWESOME. Nothing complicated in this lesson, yet I feel like a much better guitarist already!
What a great series of lessons. You've reminded us to use the tools and creativity within us and get a groove happening. You made one chord sound great.
Wow. Best way I can explain it... If you taught Drivers Ed it would be like learning from Micheal Schumacher instead of the old P.E coach. Thanks you really helped me break down another wall.
Just the type of lesson I was hoping to find. Thanks!
Such an awesome lesson. The message is so clear and there's so much there for me to take from it even though I've been playing for over 10 years I feel like you dropped a huge truthbomb on me. lovin it!
Dave one of the simplest and most helpful lessons i have ever seen
Such an awesome lesson. The message is so clear and there's so much there for me to take from it even though I've been playing for over 10 years I feel like you dropped a huge truthbomb on me. lovin it!
The focus of this lesson was spot on for me. I have a number of tools, but my implementation is often lacking. I really appreciated the message and the examples. This will change how (and what) I practice. Thanks.
Great lesson !! Thanks!!
Absolutely terrific. Can't say enough good things about the style of teaching. Can't wait for the next one.
wonderful! glad to see you here, Dave
Really natural teaching! The way of explaining just seems so simple but really works for me. Had the same feeling when you talked about some stuff in your webcam sessions here on JP.
Great lesson! Welcome Dave!
A very comprehensive approach. Especially the first scenes should be a "must watch" for every beginner: Practice "Zen", establishing a rhythm, getting the whole musical picture. Many, many thanks!
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hey Dave, I've been a subscriber to your youtube channel riffoftheweek. Great to see you here.
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