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Technique week 11 - Add vibe and attitude to your playing
Welcome to week 11 of the Technique weekly challenge!
Today we look at simple techniques to help add vibe & attitude into your playing!
Exercise 1 - Define What Your Vibe Is
To help with finding your own vibe, we should look towards our inspirations
Think about some of your favourite guitar players
Try narrow down to 1, 2 or 3 players who’s style inspires you
Have a clear image of them, the songs/music they play, the vibe they put out
Writing exercise;
What do you connect with in their playing?
What words come to mind when you think of them?
Energetic? Swagger? Laid back? Quiet? Loud? Iconic?
Without this vibe & attitude sometimes the things we play sound like ‘going through the motions’ or sound/feel like we’re still in the practicing stage rather than having that performance edge to it, like our guitar hero’s have.
Exercise 2 - Practice How You Want To Perform
Choose specific songs you want to play
Practice the parts & songs well, until you’re really comfortable playing them
Think of a player you’d love to hear play a particular song & what they would specifically add to it with their playing
Finally, give it some vibe!
However big or small the changes with this process, you are adding that vibe, style & attitude of the greats to your own playing.
Remember to write your key thoughts down on a print out of this PDF as a reminder of what vibe you’re looking for & keep coming back to it for that boost in your playing, to raise performance level or just to have fun exploring all these great ideas!