tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post5804119302655283668..comments2009-10-05T18:43:40.267-06:00Comments on frank lloyd rock: notes on a pageCarlos Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799236789562174621noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post-29312634515667215322009-10-05T18:43:40.267-06:002009-10-05T18:43:40.267-06:00@David-How old were you when you learned how to re...@David-How old were you when you learned how to read music? What or who gave you the courage to explore improv?<br />Thanks for the kind words!Doug Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853758531533473448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post-18276818528703192582009-10-05T18:41:45.332-06:002009-10-05T18:41:45.332-06:00@Oneacre- vocalizing scales sounds great. A few th...@Oneacre- vocalizing scales sounds great. A few things come to mind that might help. What if you turn on the radio and find a person speaking. Listen to their phrasing as they speak. Imitate that rhythm with your guitar. You could also play with your eyes closed and let your ears guide your fingers instead of your eyes. Another great way of soloing would be to listen to the solos of other instruments such as saxophone or trumpet or any other instrument besides guitar.Doug Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853758531533473448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post-28875616586369820442009-10-05T16:56:27.253-06:002009-10-05T16:56:27.253-06:00I can jam and read music well.
I teach little kid...I can jam and read music well.<br /><br />I teach little kids piano and I stress the importance of reading AND the concept that you offer, that music is not on the page, but in the player's ear, heart, mind, and gut. I teach both ideas.<br /><br />I happened to have learned to read before I could mess about properly on my own, but I never let that get in my way. Good article, Doug. Go get 'em!David Tobocmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983530895943835094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post-91289113233651905782009-10-05T16:09:32.376-06:002009-10-05T16:09:32.376-06:00You forgot the third type of musician...like me: T...You forgot the third type of musician...like me: Those who can't really read well or jam.<br /><br />But, along the lines of what you're getting at here, and maybe you could help me out: I've been trying to develop a new level of "jamming" where I'm truly improvising more and more and copying and applying learned licks less and less. So, it comes down to vocalization through the instrument (guitar for me). <br /><br />So to help, when practicing scales I sometimes vocalize the notes as I go. It's helped my 'ear' a lot. <br /><br />Any other suggestions?RRHS Mathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514365842518236206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post-38593405297810734782009-10-05T12:50:18.915-06:002009-10-05T12:50:18.915-06:00Luckily I started singing before I learned to read...Luckily I started singing before I learned to read and I messed around with the guitar on my own and loosely guided by friends during my 14th year. By then I could jam and was ready to read the year after. You were still open-minded at 15. That's a great open year in someone's life. I started playing shows when I was 15.Doug Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853758531533473448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091621662073493962.post-56906069624089254462009-10-05T10:49:10.069-06:002009-10-05T10:49:10.069-06:00True. Took piano lessons beginning at age 5 by &q...True. Took piano lessons beginning at age 5 by "reading" music. Never really progressed much until I got into a band when I was 15 and learned to "play" and then progressed a lot.Titohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237497627206872773noreply@blogger.com