It took 90 minutes to reach the place where i need to take my 60 minute class. remeber i need to take another 90 minutes to get back.
Class started and the teacher rushed through the pages of music text book which he prepared for me. he was lighting fast, and i was barely able to pick up.
He explained STAFF, NOTE, TYPES OF NOTES, CLEF, RESTS, LEDGER LINES and the difficult part....
How to sit and hold guitar. this is the toughest thing i ever did in my life. more ever my arms are longer than usual and i found the guitar sitting position very uncomfortable.
He explained the finger notations and string numbering convention etc., and taught me a simple note called E Minor.
He tried his best to explain the STAFF and TAB for this one. i partially understood it but not fully.
The next task is for the coming 6 days i need to fully undestand the definitions of each stuff and practice the EMinor and sitting position.
my home work status and class 2 details will be reported in the next entry.
CYa readers......(if there are any...)
Also, the things i need to buy has swollen up to 4.
1. Electronic tuner
2. Foot stool
3. Music chart holder
4. new pair of strings
lil out of funds right now....have to find alternative for everything
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
First day
I called my teacher (Lee) to come to ochanomizu station. This place is famous for shops selling music instruments in tokyo area. once he came we directly went into second hand guitar shop which was near to the station.
Here is what my gyan from teacher that day.
-> acoustic is easier to play than classical.
-> once you learn classcial, you can learn other instruments easily. (jazz rock etc)
-> He said all the factory made instruments looks/sounds same to him.
For better quality go for a handmade guitar.(which starts from 3000$....)
-> we tested only 5 guitars with price range 60$, 80$, 100$, 250$, 350$ and teacher said 60,100 will do but will not sustain for long and he could not notice much difference between 60$ and 350$ in sound quality.
To be frank i was little disappointed with his explanation and decided to take the risk. so i picked up 100$ piece which is just sufficient for my practice over the next 6 months.
Flash: i had change the strings every one month for better performance.
Surprisingly, he did not mention anything about humidifier. i need to get more details about this.
Here is what my gyan from teacher that day.
-> acoustic is easier to play than classical.
-> once you learn classcial, you can learn other instruments easily. (jazz rock etc)
-> He said all the factory made instruments looks/sounds same to him.
For better quality go for a handmade guitar.(which starts from 3000$....)
-> we tested only 5 guitars with price range 60$, 80$, 100$, 250$, 350$ and teacher said 60,100 will do but will not sustain for long and he could not notice much difference between 60$ and 350$ in sound quality.
To be frank i was little disappointed with his explanation and decided to take the risk. so i picked up 100$ piece which is just sufficient for my practice over the next 6 months.
Flash: i had change the strings every one month for better performance.
Surprisingly, he did not mention anything about humidifier. i need to get more details about this.
Opening tone
This blog is meant to be a diary of all my guitar experience.
You can continue reading if
-> You want to know what problems you might face whie learning/buying guitar.
-> What are the different details involved in choosing a guitar.
-> How many days does a cheap guiar lasts.
-> miscellaneous stuff
- kc
Note: This is just my experience. i might be wrong as well. Use some trusted persons advice to assess the info i am providing here. Thanks
You can continue reading if
-> You want to know what problems you might face whie learning/buying guitar.
-> What are the different details involved in choosing a guitar.
-> How many days does a cheap guiar lasts.
-> miscellaneous stuff
- kc
Note: This is just my experience. i might be wrong as well. Use some trusted persons advice to assess the info i am providing here. Thanks
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