December 30, 2009
7 Tips on How to Read Piano Sheet Music in the Treble Clef – Treble Clef
All my subscribers keep posting help desk tickets requesting a lesson on how to play guitar fast. Everyone wants to know the secret, well here it is. Before I start, let me say this, I just turned 29 years old, and for years I have not only studied guitar, but also personal development. Read about Personal Development on Wikipedia to learn more. Basically, it is the study of how to become who you want and achieve the things you want to achieve. Learning different methods, I have learned how to set goals, achieve them and be happy with my successes. The exact same principles apply to the guitar. You must have a goal, lay out a plan to achieve the goal, work hard, and finally achieve it.
Improvising piano is a skill that takes a lifetime to master, yet even a child can do it. Improvising strikes terror in hearts of some yet is the source of bliss for others. Improvising creates music where there was none before, yet it could not exist without the music that came before. Improvising on the piano can be approached many different ways. One of the easiest ways to improvise is to play just the black keys. You cannot miss this way. You can create rhythms (long and short notes), melodies (one note at a time) and harmonies (more than one note at the same time) using just the black keys. Using just the white keys might work, but be aware that there are some notes that do not get along well with other notes. This is dissonance. Some listeners enjoy it-some do not.
Alright, lets get down to it! We need a goal, play guitar fast, ok, that is good, but not specific enough, we need to choose a pattern we want to play fast, so pick a 3 note per string pattern on the B and E string and lets focus on that, like this: ———4-5-7————– E -4-5-7———————- B Now you need to set the goal, which is to play at 80BPM and when each click hits on your metronome, make sure you are hitting a new string. Play this pattern with this picking: (B)down up down; (E)up down up. If you can’t do it at 80BPM, then lower your metronome until you can do it smooth and clean.
Finally, if you do have experience playing the piano, but you are afraid to improvise, allow yourself the freedom to play what you want. Be your own gentle piano teacher. Allow yourself the freedom to experiment. Begin with a simple triad. Play it in both hands one note at a time then as together. Add some rhythm and creativity and your improvising.
Now, once you have mastered this simple lick and gone from slow to fast, from 0 to hero, grab some new riffs and do the exact same thing. Set a really slow starting rate, then increase it slowly, set a super high goal, and don’t stop till you get there. Some goals may be too challenging, but don’t be discouraged, as Zig Ziglar says: “If you can believe it, you can achieve it”.
For some challenging goals or super hard riffs, you may have to take breaks for a few minutes, or even work consecutively for days on them to get them fast and clean, just remember to start slow, began where you left off, or slower, and keep going. Well, I hope this helps uncover the secrets of playing guitar fast. You can play fast, if you will only go slow and be disciplined. As Bruce Lee said, “Faith is a state of mind that can be conditioned through self-discipline. Faith will accomplish.
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