by congabebe » Tue Sep 02, 2003 3:12 am
Thank you Yoni. I need to get back to taking lessons for sure. My teacher is a good player and I do learn alot from him. He learned from the aural traditions mainly and does not read music at this point. My problem with aural learning, is my motor skills and brain lock too often and I feel overwhelmed to the point confusion is more of what I get. As far as being self taught goes, I have a friend that plays bass and guitar, he is blind and he doesn't read charts or study theory. He is an awesome player and he can even play drums. He says, if you listen to the instrument while you are playing, it will tell you how to play it. He is right, so I have really pushed myself to listen as much as imitate, and so far I have been improving. But I really do need to get back into taking lessons, there is too much to learn. My weakness is in technique. I can play to anything, country, blues, I will find a pattern that blends with what the band is doing, but my solos are weak and I get drowned out by the band. I have really been working on tones and strength, and I am just getting now getting the volume and tonality that I need, and technique and reading skills will be the thing that I need to advance.
Thanks for you help,
Congabebe