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"Keep on doing these 1-Minute Programs at least 1 time a day (or twice...) and you won't recognize yourself in ONE month" Stan van de Kerkhof
1 Minute Programs (1mp's)
Here's my 1-minute-program checklist. If you want the best,
just practice these 1-minute programs (1mp's) at least 1 time a
day for 1 minute, you won't believe the results after p.ex. one
month!
Even better: twice a day. You want to become the best? OK, do it three
times a day!
Hands do not play the guitar -the brain does!
Studying=making better=asking yourself questions
-This page is updated frequently so check back every week or so
-You can print this page and keep it on your desk, making alterations (with a blue pencil) as you go along.
-Make alterations to use this list for your instrument. (Guitar, Bass, Saxophone, Trumpet, etc....)
-Before you start always ask yourself: What do I have to do each day to become a TOP-Guitarplayer? (Bassplayer, Saxophoneplayer, etc.)
-But ofcourse first....................The Warming-up
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- -Play as fast as you can for 1 minute, one on one (alternate picking!)
- -Check your pickhand by imitating a Mandolin, with an open string than fill-in your frethand
- -Fingers parallel to the frets!
- -Listen to the result! (and to the noise from open strings etc..)
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- -Practice thrillers fingers: 1-2 1-3 1-4 / 2-3 2-4 / 3-4
- -Play scales with thrillers on each note
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- -Tap a scale with your frethand simultaneously with a scale (melody) with your pickhand
- -Tap an arpegiated chord with your frethand simultaneously with a scale (melody) with your pickhand
- -Play with you frethand on a different string than your pickhand
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- -Try out all the tricks you can think of, or
you've ever seen, use your vibrato before/on top/after the tone and do not forget the
pickhand-harmonics
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- -Play your arpeggios up and down the fretboard with the root on the 6th and 5th
string
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- -1 chord a day keeps the trouble away......Learn everyday ONE new chord (grip) on
top of the chord from yesterday (regression-style) and you'll be amazed with the results
in 1 month. This is very good for your memory too...
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- -Put some drums on the computer and Slap away try everything out for ONE minute. Don't forget the Ghost-slaps and Ghost-plucks do it fast!
- -Pluck alternate with 1st 2nd and 3th finger!
- -Imitate a drumpart or drumbreaks with left and right hands
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- -Retune your guitar at your will and play with your Bottleneck (preferably on the
fourth finger-pinky, hold it with your 3th finger too and adjust the top
the same height as your middlefinger) for one minute. Let the drums play
on your computer.
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- -Stroke a bass-string with your thumb on every beat of the bar, and so every now
and then (not too much) play simultaneously a melody (scales!) with the other fingers. Pay
attention to the THUMB not the other fingers
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- -Play along with a program like Jammer
for Windows or Band in a Box or just with a CD
and remember...... speak the same (musical) language and play what you think (fantasize!!)
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- -Play Ragtime-guitar for 1 whole minute. Pay attention to the THUMB not
the other fingers
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"Keep on doing these 1-Minute Programs at least 1 time a day (or twice...) and you won't recognize yourself in ONE month" Stan van de Kerkhof
- Practice #1
- Stretch and spread your (bended) fingers, one after eachother, pinky first, 10-15 times
- Shake fingers and rest a couple of seconds, feel what happens inside your lower arm
- Practice #2
- Place both hands on the guitar, release all tension and play pickhand slowly the
- same tempo as your foot, play frethand as fast as possible (remember: NO-tension-nowhere!
- Practice #3
- Sing a tone (or more than one) and try to find it on the fretboard, using your ears-NO looking!