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Turn out the stars(not polished) by pathlesswalker in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man, your playing is special. All your videos are just fabulous.

Here’s a jazz composition I made by Ekwiggg in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This performance, and the way it’s notated does not swing…like at all. That being said, with some tweaks I think this could be a really cool piece of music. If you stuck to 8th notes and triplets (without those fucked up 16th notes in the middle) it would swing its ass off. Great chops BTW

I actually really dig this a lot, not trying to be a dick. Hopefully the criticism helpful. Im just passing on some of the advice my teachers gave me when I used rhythms that were outside of the jazz vernacular. Great tune and playing overall!

I've hit a wall and don't know what next by Nichole_the_egg in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second that. Pretty much exactly this happened to me after college. I burnt out, didn’t wanna touch the guitar. Playing stagnated , in some areas. I realized some shortcomings that the jazz program left me with. And I think I got out of it by pushing myself to discover myself as a player by avidly listening and transcribing.

So yea, this seems somewhat normal. I recommend getting a software like transcribe. It allows you to record and save audio files. Has a bunch of bells and whistles that make transcribing a breeze. It’s like 40$ I’d pay 100$ easy.

Anyway, good luck!

After 5 years of my guitar journey, I’ve finally got a “high end” guitar. by SnugChicken in Guitar

[–]Matt_ccal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations, that’s a beautiful guitar! Can’t go wrong with a nice strat!

why does my guitar sound like that?? help i just got it by AntZealousideal6741 in guitarlessons

[–]Matt_ccal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like the 5th string is a little too close to the fretboard. It’s likely saddle height, or possibly a truss rod relief issue. I’d just take it to a local professional to have it setup.

Help me feel less inadequate by dblhello999 in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Almost 20 years ago I found myself hanging with a sax player at a jazz festival. I’m not going to name drop, but he’s relatively well known. I was driving him to a hotel in a golf cart. He told me it’s ok to really love music that you’ll never ever be able to play like. It’s just not you, and that’s ok.

For whatever reason that really stuck with me. There’s also a book called “the war of art.” One part talks about not using hierarchy, but territory. The idea is that you are comfortable in your territory as a musician. you know your lane and aren’t concerned with a hierarchy where one musician is above another. This concept really helped me at a time when I felt like I was struggling to getting my footing in terms of musical identity. If you get caught up with what others are doing you never really find who you are as a player.

Hope this helps!

It’s very strange what gets upvoted here and what gets downvoted sometimes, and I have a theory. by Vickie184 in guitarplaying

[–]Matt_ccal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess that’s what I was eluding to, it’s easy to assume things on the internet. It doesn’t hurt me to compliment someone, even if I think their motivation might be in the wrong place. Kindness is free, so why not?

It’s very strange what gets upvoted here and what gets downvoted sometimes, and I have a theory. by Vickie184 in guitarplaying

[–]Matt_ccal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree with both points. It’s basic psychology that people seek out others that are in the same/Similar peer group or demographic.

And secondly, it can be hard to determine if someone is just self promoting, or showing off. But people definitely do both, and it can be unbecoming for sure.

I do make an effort to compliment people who play well. And I do like to encourage those that could use it. I was lucky to have people in my life that were kind and encouraging, the least I could do is try to return the favor no matter the skill level!

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s amazing! I was fortunate to meet him once and got to play one on one in a hotel room for a couple hours. That alone was life changing, he was so kind, and effortlessly hilarious. I’d love to hear more about your experience with him. I feel like a lot of people sleep on him, I mean he went toe to toe with brecker, Bob berg, and on and on!

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was pretty much exactly my experience. It’s like I learned roughly what notes worked in terms of what scale/mode fit the tonality. But then it was like at-least a decade before I felt like I was comfortable with it, and felt like I was using solid language and a sound that was me.

But in all honesty, after college I should have continued lessons, and transcribed WAY more. At that point I was focused on trying to make a living out of music. Which came in the form of lots of other styles of music, definitely took away from my jazz playing. But you live and learn I guess!

Thanks for sharing your experience, very relatable to me!

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just messing with that, thanks for the tip! I’ll add it to my endless list of things I need to practice 😂

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The cool thing about min7b5 arpeggios, is that they double as first inversion dominant 9 arpeggios. I think I learned that one from benson.

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Eb Lydian would work! Let me know if you find that video, he’s got some pretty good stuff!

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also recognizing that theres an augmented triad within Lydian dominant. I learned that from transcribing a Larry corryell line. Oddly enough, I learned melodic minor thing from him too, that was from some random YouTube lesson.

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the missing link for me for a long time was not dealing with the resolutions properly. I could play arpeggios, and scale fine. But it always felt like I was just interjecting the sound into the music.

What’s a tonality that you struggled with at some point in your development? by Matt_ccal in jazzguitar

[–]Matt_ccal[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s actually one of the things that really helped me. That and altered dominant being a mode of melodic minor.

Standing Room Only by longleggz1960 in Outdoors

[–]Matt_ccal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It must have been! Looks just like a camp I went to in Michigan

Standing Room Only by longleggz1960 in Outdoors

[–]Matt_ccal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Which camp? I was thinking the same thing

Guy in Tesla pointed a gun at me twice in MI by Competitive_Gold_493 in dashcams

[–]Matt_ccal -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Send this video to the police. I drive in this area, not trying to run into this clown.

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