Take lessons with Dave "David J" Weiner.
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In his exclusive artist series on JamPlay, Dave uncovers many concepts that are often over looked. The ongoing theme in his series is have fun and make music!
Begin the CourseDave "David J" Weiner introduces his series with a lesson on the importance of rhythm in your playing and his concept of acapella playing.
35:59 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
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.
13:09 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
In this lesson David J teaches you about dynamics and phrasing and how this all ties into his basic musician development concept.
8:00 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
David J continues his look at phrasing and shows you how to simultaneously build your stamina while playing over backing tracks.
10:00 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Dave talks about turning repetition into melodic playing and how to start using motifs in your playing.
15:36 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Dave switches gears and focuses on theoretical concepts. In this lesson he explains different ways to gain knowledge of the fretboard.
10:09 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
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.
9:00 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Dave shows you how to advance your fretboard knowledge by creating licks that bridge the CAGED shapes.
12:43 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Dave continues teaching how to master the fretboard by teaching open string licks.
8:20 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Dave "David J" Weiner explains how to avoid sounding scalar. He shows how to jump around the scale and not just play sequentially.
11:41 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
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.
21:06 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Short lesson, years to master. Dave talks about alternate picking and how to practice it!
4:00 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
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.
14:44 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
David J shows the basics of sweep picking and also shows you how to make it more musical.
17:30 Runtime
4.0 Difficulty
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 musical situation.
14:28 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
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 of your playing.
15:22 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
David J explains how the ability to improvise is a good test of a musicians understanding and ability on the instrument.
12:00 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
David J shows you how to practice improvising first by using scales and then how to improvise with chords.
5:21 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
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.
13:08 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
David J teaches you how to incorporate the concept of storytelling into your improvisation. This concept utilizes everything Dave has taught up until this point.
13:00 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
Dave sits down with JamPlay.com and talks about various subjects including his start with Steve Vai and his current projects.
25:26 Runtime
0.5 Difficulty
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