Dynamics And Phrasing (Guitar Lesson)

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Dynamics And Phrasing

Exploring the basic musical principles of playing loud and soft and the importance of phrasing.

Taught by Dave Weiner in Dave Weiner Artist Series seriesLength: 8:00Difficulty: 1.5 of 5

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jschopa replied

Dave, Good idea about putting rests into your solos. But you need to listen to your example. Where are the rests? They are so short as to be practically non existent. Not much time to digest what you have just expressed.

dhanyel replied

I try to record my improvisation with jamtracks and have an improve ,everybody got it

dhanyel replied

Thanks Dave!! ( The answer was for you jaja, not a concept . Sorry

buddy d replied

Great stuff dave. thanks. :)

emrys replied

Great stuff Dave.....Do you see yourself doing more teaching? Thanks!!

mitko replied

Great lesson! Just what I need to spice up my improv =D. Btw, the backing track's available in the supplemental content of the second lesson :)

mitko replied

Great lesson! Just what I need to spice up my improv =D. Btw, the backing track's available in the supplemental content of the second lesson :)

markstretch replied

thanks for the tip I should have looked there.

markstretch replied

Is it posssible to get a downlaod of the backing track used in the 2nd and third lessons?

clemology replied

yea! excellent tip, kind of like when you have to stop for scratching or climbing on and jumping off the speaker stack. But to sound good you have to plan it a few seconds in advance, with a turn around or resolve.

johnnyrockit replied

Definitely some awesome points here Dave! and surely this was not, Dynamic diarrhea (hehehe) Thanks again!

kyjohn replied

Dave, Excellent lesson as always!! Where can I find the backing track you were riffing to?-Thanks!

Mr Metalhead replied

Awesome Dave. I really have to start thinking about pausing more instead of just attack attack attack. Very practical lesson!

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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

Lesson 2

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 FREE

Lesson 3

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

Lesson 4

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Open String Licks

Dave continues teaching how to master the fretboard by teaching open string licks.

Length: 8:20 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only

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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

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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

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Length: 14:44 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only

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Length: 17:30 Difficulty: 4.0 Members Only

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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...

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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

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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

Lesson 19

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

Lesson 20

Storytelling

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.

Length: 13:00 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only

Lesson 21

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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-13-year member of Steve Vai’s band (’99-present), 8 world tours, playing over 700 shows in over 50 countries.

-Recognized by NARAS for 4 Grammy nominations (guitar player, audio engineer) for his work on various Vai recordings.

-3 solo records: “Shove The Sun Aside” (2004), “On Revolute” (2010), “A Collection Of Short Stories: Vol. 1” (2012). Dave’s solo records have shipped to all 50 states and over 45 countries.

Founding member of Philadelphia-based fusion trio, Visible At Night ([email protected]).

Graduate and instructor at Musician’s Institute: Guitar Institute of Technology.

Master clinician and writer. Featured articles in Guitar Player, Guitar World, Premier Guitar, Young Guitar, Guitarist UK and many more.

Online lesson pioneer. Dave was one of the first to offer online guitar lessons via webcam. Dave teaches when he’s off tour to hundreds of students across the globe.

Endorsements: PRS guitars and amps, Friedman Amps, Ernie Ball strings and straps, Fractal Audio, Dimarzio pickups, Xotic effects, Wampler effects, Maxon effects, Hermida Audio.

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