Hey Dario, you produce great lessons, I like the way you teach. I am not a particular fan of clickbaity titles that don't tell you what's in the video (e:g. "Tone and Timing" is not mentionned) nor do I listen to gypsy jazz, but the things you teach are gold and very useful. Thanks for sharing your insights with us. I hope your channel will grow fast. I subscribed. 🙏
@davidkuda Dear David, thank you so much for your input and sub, very much appreciated! Yes, unfortunately there are sometimes not easy decisions to be made with titles and thumbnails etc but yes, my wish is that my content can be helpful and useful to all that might watch. All the very best🙏🎶
Great lesson and advices! Another aspect of working with a metronome is to make it groove, have the click on the 2 and 4, use it as a counter point. Also playing the phrase in a different time signature..or changing the phrasing/ accent.
Didnt need to be attacked like this today😂 all very good points that i should be working on but usually dont. Love youre transcription series btw its a lot of fun
I really enjoyed this lesson, thank you. Your point about setting a timer and working within a comfortable tempo seem great for certain passages. And your focus on timing and tone are critical points that are often not stressed enough! I disagree slightly with a few points you make, which perhaps is due to the time limits of making a video: * building endurance. I've sometimes run into fatigue or tension during practice, and used to think that I just needed to build endurance ... but actually, the tension and fatigue was telling me that my technique was wrong. The same thing happens to piano players. Working with and through the fatigue isn't the right approach, IMO. Sometimes you need to stop and re-evaluate what you're doing. * starting slow and speeding up. This can be a tough one, but sometimes the motions used at slow speed just don't work at higher speeds. For someone like you, who appears to have great technique and feel, you're likely using the same correct motion at slow and fast tempo, but I've found that sometimes I had the wrong mental model of what was needed for playing, and that model simply didn't translate to higher speeds. Also, the nervous system can function differently at high speeds than it does at slow speeds. I agree that slow practice is absolutely essential, but sometimes one has to push a bit to see what works and what falls apart. It's a hard balancing act to do. Great video and delivery, cheers!
@jz4901 I actually agree with you on several points, endurance only makes sense when coupled with proper, efficient technique, and I go through this in other videos (at least as it relates to gypsy jazz). Also, I totally agree there are times one should push and stretch the limits and challenge oneself with higher speeds but I think this works best when done consciously and not as an unconscious result of lack of control. Much appreciate your input!🙏🙏😊🎵🎶
@jz4901 I actually agree with you on several points, endurance only makes sense when coupled with proper, efficient technique, and I go through this in other videos (at least as it relates to gypsy jazz). Also, I totally agree there are times one should push and stretch the limits and challenge oneself with higher speeds but I think this works best when done consciously and not as an unconscious result of lack of control. Much appreciate your input!🙏🙏😊🎵🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Hi Dario, thanks for the reply, I'll look into your other videos. This one was great so looking forward to the others. Cheers and have a good one!
@splukoes ah super, yes there's a part where I play other slower but should have explained in more detail:) thanks for tuning in, glad if it was helpful 🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitarit’s all good. I see it as part of the challenge. It’s a skill we need to develop. Says me, an older fart who still loves the guitar.
I start that way then stop and break it down into positions and fingering,developing a slow version to repeat. I want to like hearing and playing the phrase. Next the metronome for speed.
Hi. Greetings from Manchester uk. Yes that sort of is me. Started playing GJ about 2 years ago. Made some pretty good progress. Had an illness that stopped me playing for 3months which has set me back 😢😢. This is a great back to basics workout. Sometimes I think I’ll never get the double down stroke, not at speed anyway?? I’ll take your advice. Great video. Many thanks. Will.
Very nice content, well explained, thank you so much - however: just too many words for me. I feel like I've got the message after the first third of the clip's running time and just couldn't wait for your demonstration of what you had been describing initially. Nevertheless: very useful advice!
@christiankraut6554 thanks for the feedback Christian, much appreciated, I'll try to keep in mind for future videos 🙏 But that's why I also put the timestamps in the description 😊 All the very best🎶🎵😜
One of the most important advice for musicians of any kind (and for rest ppl too). When I was young impatient kid I aquired bad habit to accelerate while learning fortepiano, and if I somehow managed to finish classes successfully, later it turned out against me, when I started with classic guitar, it was just crashing blow to my ego, so I give up and quit learning quickly. Thank you very much for sharing wisdom.
I was playing with a friend the other day and he’s played for years. He asked me about a certain scale and he was unable to play it at a slow tempo! He insisted on speeding up each time he made a pass. I pointed it out and he was surprised, he said he work on it, we’ll see…
@DavidRamos-nz4bh Ha! I know it all too well, all us guitarists (or the vast majority) suffer from this but most are not aware..thank you for your comment David😊
@josefinacupido9872 if you are talking about the arpeggio exercise, I'm playing the notes of the chords of the song in 2 octaves. For example, the first chord is C major 7, so I play C, E, G, B and then repeat an octave higher. The next chord is E7, etc.
Porsi dei target all' inizio di ogni sessione direi che sta alla base dell'ottimizzazione del tempo a nostra disposizione. Obiettivi raggiungibili per evitare frustrazioni ed una "muscle memory" negativa. Correggere certe cattive abitudini poi diventa difficile. Ancora grazie. Consigli preziosi
A question; Where is that O4 note come from in the lower octave ? A perfect 5th would be my normal expectation. Did you have a chord with an extra colour tone in mind ?
@terpentoon If I understand correctly, you're referring to the A note on the 4th string? That would be the b7 of B. Yes, I had in mind B9 (dominant with the 9th), same fingering as D#-7b5. I hope this helps, let me know if there's anything else
@@DarioNapoliGuitar No, I ment a differend note. In the lower octave you play: Major 3, Major 9, Minor 7, FLAT 5 , Perfect 4, Major 3. My question is: Where does the FLAT 5 come from ? I would expect a Perfect 5.
@terpentoon ah ok, I get it now, thanks for the breakdown:) yes, you could totally play the perfect 5th and there would be nothing wrong with it, but I personally prefer the tension that the chromatic line of the last 3 notes creates with the flat 5. With the perfect 5th it sounds more proper so again, nothing wrong at all, but just a question of preference
@gibson2623 This is something mostly implemented by classical guitarists, I've tried it but I prefer to have my guitar rest on the right leg, as do most gypsy jazz guitarists. To each their own
yes - I think this is brilliant lesson and advice 👍 And it fits perfectly to what I am working on currently after the week in Samoreau inspired me to work again on typical arpeggio phrases. In my "Gipsy Jazz resarch lab" I am currently investigating an imo fantastic and very typical phrase that the great Adrien Marco plays at lightning speed and with amazing precision. czcams.com/video/sn7OTjXsC3I/video.html Phrase is between 1:43 - 1:48 just in case you or anyone would like to look :) Great that you are sharing your knowledge in these vids and in your new book!
Please don't get me wrong, your lesson is good, but why do teachers (the vast majority of them do) talk so much instead of just playing? Personally, I find all the explanations of why you shouldn't do this or that to be a distraction. Just show how you approach the problem. For example, show a difficult sequence and how you approach it step by step. Please excuse me for criticizing you, I could do that to most teachers. And maybe I'm an isolated case and many students love it when you explain to them what they shouldn't do and why. But when I see someone who shows me the way by actually walking it and not talking about it too much, and I see how they get to the goal, that convinces me much more and helps me better than any words.
@@DarioNapoliGuitar I've seen that, but I think a lot of people who think like me start your video and click away because they simply can't or don't want to spend the time and that doesn't help them and is actually a pity, especially when you show step by step how you do it. But that's just my opinion and I could be wrong. I think your lessons are very valuable despite my criticism.
This took me awhile to realize, but the problem is that i am 40 so speed is something i doubt will come in my lifetime. Genetics hits you hard, but i believe if i ever have a kid i can pass along the rest stroke through my dna. But i will have to thank Christiaan van Hemert for teaching it, and the players who showed him. For me my speed if i was to learn a new song would only get to the speed of elevator music. 😅 but i do know it could get faster, it just takes tens of thousands of quality repetitions in a quality setting. Problem is in Texas there are no gypsy jazz communities to jam with which is unfortunate, we have other cultures here which unfortunately my soul doesnt resonate with. I think it is probably our danish heritage why i gravitate towards gypsy jazz, i think i have heard my parents say we might have migrated here from denmark.
@bradejensen yes, I suggest to just focus on the quality repetitions, time will do the rest:) Many people have this problem where they don't know who or where to play...
There are open and regular gypsy jazz jams in both San Antonio and Austin! If you’re interested, reach out and I’ll give you more info. Also, I’m 39 and doing alright, put in the work everyday and you’ll get fast before you know it.
@@bradejensensorry to hear that, hope you manage to make something happen there or find a way out. We’ve had big turnouts in both cities and it’s been a lot of fun. There’s also a great scene in Denver if you make it that way. If you find yourself SA or Austin, be sure to reach out!
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Metronome helps me focus while I’m studying. Your words helped me a lot. Thanks
@@alexandrehernandez5121 super, much appreciated!
Thanks my friend! That's golden information thnat surelly will help everyone who's watching. Peace
@@fernandocaramori grazie amico mio!😊🙏💚
I like to call it the "5 T's" Tone, timing, technique, taste, and TWANG!
@@JimmyGrantMusic why not! 😊
Hey Dario, you produce great lessons, I like the way you teach. I am not a particular fan of clickbaity titles that don't tell you what's in the video (e:g. "Tone and Timing" is not mentionned) nor do I listen to gypsy jazz, but the things you teach are gold and very useful. Thanks for sharing your insights with us. I hope your channel will grow fast. I subscribed. 🙏
@davidkuda Dear David, thank you so much for your input and sub, very much appreciated! Yes, unfortunately there are sometimes not easy decisions to be made with titles and thumbnails etc but yes, my wish is that my content can be helpful and useful to all that might watch. All the very best🙏🎶
Thanks Dario. Generous of you to share the skills you have learnt over years of disciplined practice.
@dingoswamphead much appreciated! It's a pleasure🙏😊
Nice lesson! Thanks
@paulgibby6932 thank you my friend!:)
Absolutely and awesome.
@Desmond-ul7cw thank you Desmond:)🙏
Great lesson and advices! Another aspect of working with a metronome is to make it groove, have the click on the 2 and 4, use it as a counter point. Also playing the phrase in a different time signature..or changing the phrasing/ accent.
@JacquesPardo absolutely, couldn't agree more! Thanks for your input Jacques😊🙏
Fantastic Lesson Dario! Thank you!
@makemusichere thank you, very much appreciated!😊🙏🎶
Excellent lesson with super clear explanation. Wish I could play that gypsy Jazz guitar.😊
@AlexOlivari67 ha, much appreciated Alex!😊🙏
Didnt need to be attacked like this today😂 all very good points that i should be working on but usually dont. Love youre transcription series btw its a lot of fun
@karelenhenkie666 hahah, that got me laughing:):) very much appreciated, glad it can help🙏
I really enjoyed this lesson, thank you. Your point about setting a timer and working within a comfortable tempo seem great for certain passages. And your focus on timing and tone are critical points that are often not stressed enough!
I disagree slightly with a few points you make, which perhaps is due to the time limits of making a video:
* building endurance. I've sometimes run into fatigue or tension during practice, and used to think that I just needed to build endurance ... but actually, the tension and fatigue was telling me that my technique was wrong. The same thing happens to piano players. Working with and through the fatigue isn't the right approach, IMO. Sometimes you need to stop and re-evaluate what you're doing.
* starting slow and speeding up. This can be a tough one, but sometimes the motions used at slow speed just don't work at higher speeds. For someone like you, who appears to have great technique and feel, you're likely using the same correct motion at slow and fast tempo, but I've found that sometimes I had the wrong mental model of what was needed for playing, and that model simply didn't translate to higher speeds. Also, the nervous system can function differently at high speeds than it does at slow speeds. I agree that slow practice is absolutely essential, but sometimes one has to push a bit to see what works and what falls apart. It's a hard balancing act to do.
Great video and delivery, cheers!
@jz4901 I actually agree with you on several points, endurance only makes sense when coupled with proper, efficient technique, and I go through this in other videos (at least as it relates to gypsy jazz). Also, I totally agree there are times one should push and stretch the limits and challenge oneself with higher speeds but I think this works best when done consciously and not as an unconscious result of lack of control. Much appreciate your input!🙏🙏😊🎵🎶
@jz4901 I actually agree with you on several points, endurance only makes sense when coupled with proper, efficient technique, and I go through this in other videos (at least as it relates to gypsy jazz). Also, I totally agree there are times one should push and stretch the limits and challenge oneself with higher speeds but I think this works best when done consciously and not as an unconscious result of lack of control. Much appreciate your input!🙏🙏😊🎵🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Hi Dario, thanks for the reply, I'll look into your other videos. This one was great so looking forward to the others. Cheers and have a good one!
@jz4901 thank you and all the very best!😊🙏
I spent ten minutes figuring out the cool lick.
But I get it. Good lesson.
@splukoes ah super, yes there's a part where I play other slower but should have explained in more detail:) thanks for tuning in, glad if it was helpful 🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitarit’s all good. I see it as part of the challenge.
It’s a skill we need to develop. Says me, an older fart who still loves the guitar.
@@splukoes 😊🎵🎶💪
🎉🎉Great video, thanks Dario!
@@alessandrocentolanza9555 bedduzzu grazie!💚
Thank you so much. This will help me a lot
@@guitarmanmusic5233 great to hear!🙏😜
Excellent stuff!
@@AsmundStenerOlsen thank you!🙏😊
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@Lancecarrguitar thank you Lance!🙏😊
Thank you Dario, this is such a great video. I'll be implementing this in my practicing.
@craigbriscoe9237 makes me very happy Craig!😊🙏
Quality Advice Thanks for sharing
@@craftyfingers2037 my pleasure, much appreciated 🙏 🎶
Dario, grazie per avermelo ricordato. Un saluto da Montréal.
@@Claudio.forte.t hehe, grazie a te caro🙏🎶😜
I start that way then stop and break it down into positions and fingering,developing a slow version to repeat. I want to like hearing and playing the phrase. Next the metronome for speed.
Excellent lesson thank you
@spspsp45 much appreciated 🙏
Hi. Greetings from Manchester uk. Yes that sort of is me. Started playing GJ about 2 years ago. Made some pretty good progress. Had an illness that stopped me playing for 3months which has set me back 😢😢. This is a great back to basics workout. Sometimes I think I’ll never get the double down stroke, not at speed anyway?? I’ll take your advice. Great video. Many thanks. Will.
@davidwilliamson9462 much appreciated Will! Glad this helps a bit, never hesitate if there's more questions
@@DarioNapoliGuitar I might just take you up on the offer. 🙏😊
@@davidwilliamson9462 🎶🙏😜
Very nice content, well explained, thank you so much - however: just too many words for me. I feel like I've got the message after the first third of the clip's running time and just couldn't wait for your demonstration of what you had been describing initially. Nevertheless: very useful advice!
@christiankraut6554 thanks for the feedback Christian, much appreciated, I'll try to keep in mind for future videos 🙏 But that's why I also put the timestamps in the description 😊 All the very best🎶🎵😜
Very nice advice. I love the idea to use a timer. 🙏🎶😉
@@GuillaumeSIMONJAZZ super!🙏😊
Grazie Dario, ottime indicazioni (come sempre) per una progressiva piena consapevolezza (un approccio per così dire da Guitar Mindfulness)
@@anthonyweaver7945 grazie di cuore caro!
One of the most important advice for musicians of any kind (and for rest ppl too).
When I was young impatient kid I aquired bad habit to accelerate while learning fortepiano, and if I somehow managed to finish classes successfully, later it turned out against me, when I started with classic guitar, it was just crashing blow to my ego, so I give up and quit learning quickly.
Thank you very much for sharing wisdom.
@aeravideo very much appreciated!🙏
I was playing with a friend the other day and he’s played for years. He asked me about a certain scale and he was unable to play it at a slow tempo! He insisted on speeding up each time he made a pass. I pointed it out and he was surprised, he said he work on it, we’ll see…
@DavidRamos-nz4bh Ha! I know it all too well, all us guitarists (or the vast majority) suffer from this but most are not aware..thank you for your comment David😊
What are the notes Slowly please
@josefinacupido9872 if you are talking about the arpeggio exercise, I'm playing the notes of the chords of the song in 2 octaves. For example, the first chord is C major 7, so I play C, E, G, B and then repeat an octave higher. The next chord is E7, etc.
Sound advice🤘
@@paulmeehan60 🙏🙏😊
Porsi dei target all' inizio di ogni sessione direi che sta alla base dell'ottimizzazione del tempo a nostra disposizione. Obiettivi raggiungibili per evitare frustrazioni ed una "muscle memory" negativa. Correggere certe cattive abitudini poi diventa difficile. Ancora grazie. Consigli preziosi
@@emilianomaragna3060 🙏🙏💚😊
A question; Where is that O4 note come from in the lower octave ? A perfect 5th would be my normal expectation. Did you have a chord with an extra colour tone in mind ?
@terpentoon If I understand correctly, you're referring to the A note on the 4th string? That would be the b7 of B. Yes, I had in mind B9 (dominant with the 9th), same fingering as D#-7b5. I hope this helps, let me know if there's anything else
@@DarioNapoliGuitar No, I ment a differend note. In the lower octave you play: Major 3, Major 9, Minor 7, FLAT 5 , Perfect 4, Major 3. My question is: Where does the FLAT 5 come from ? I would expect a Perfect 5.
@terpentoon ah ok, I get it now, thanks for the breakdown:) yes, you could totally play the perfect 5th and there would be nothing wrong with it, but I personally prefer the tension that the chromatic line of the last 3 notes creates with the flat 5. With the perfect 5th it sounds more proper so again, nothing wrong at all, but just a question of preference
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Thanks for the confirmation. :)
@@terpentoon 🙏🎶😊
The best tip I can give is that the guitar is resting on your wrong leg. Rest it om your left leg and you ll improve evrything.
@gibson2623 This is something mostly implemented by classical guitarists, I've tried it but I prefer to have my guitar rest on the right leg, as do most gypsy jazz guitarists. To each their own
@@DarioNapoliGuitar Hi....I play on right leg also if i m strumming, but for best dexterity the left leg is the way to go....Take care mate :)
yes - I think this is brilliant lesson and advice 👍
And it fits perfectly to what I am working on currently after the week in Samoreau inspired me to work again on typical arpeggio phrases.
In my "Gipsy Jazz resarch lab" I am currently investigating an imo fantastic and very typical phrase that the great Adrien Marco plays at lightning speed and with amazing precision.
czcams.com/video/sn7OTjXsC3I/video.html
Phrase is between 1:43 - 1:48 just in case you or anyone would like to look :)
Great that you are sharing your knowledge in these vids and in your new book!
@67er_matze97 much appreciated! Will check Adrien's phrase asap
Please don't get me wrong, your lesson is good, but why do teachers (the vast majority of them do) talk so much instead of just playing? Personally, I find all the explanations of why you shouldn't do this or that to be a distraction. Just show how you approach the problem. For example, show a difficult sequence and how you approach it step by step. Please excuse me for criticizing you, I could do that to most teachers. And maybe I'm an isolated case and many students love it when you explain to them what they shouldn't do and why. But when I see someone who shows me the way by actually walking it and not talking about it too much, and I see how they get to the goal, that convinces me much more and helps me better than any words.
@karlschmied6218 not sure if you watched the whole video but I do show the exact step by step process I use to tackle phrases..
@@DarioNapoliGuitar I've seen that, but I think a lot of people who think like me start your video and click away because they simply can't or don't want to spend the time and that doesn't help them and is actually a pity, especially when you show step by step how you do it. But that's just my opinion and I could be wrong. I think your lessons are very valuable despite my criticism.
@@karlschmied6218 I will keep in mind and maybe also post things in a different way, I appreciate your input Karl🙏🎶
@@DarioNapoliGuitar
So when does the good stuff begin??
@PEAKSocialPresence seems like for many people there's a lot of good stuff😜
This took me awhile to realize, but the problem is that i am 40 so speed is something i doubt will come in my lifetime. Genetics hits you hard, but i believe if i ever have a kid i can pass along the rest stroke through my dna. But i will have to thank Christiaan van Hemert for teaching it, and the players who showed him. For me my speed if i was to learn a new song would only get to the speed of elevator music. 😅 but i do know it could get faster, it just takes tens of thousands of quality repetitions in a quality setting. Problem is in Texas there are no gypsy jazz communities to jam with which is unfortunate, we have other cultures here which unfortunately my soul doesnt resonate with. I think it is probably our danish heritage why i gravitate towards gypsy jazz, i think i have heard my parents say we might have migrated here from denmark.
@bradejensen yes, I suggest to just focus on the quality repetitions, time will do the rest:) Many people have this problem where they don't know who or where to play...
40, really?
don't give up man
There are open and regular gypsy jazz jams in both San Antonio and Austin! If you’re interested, reach out and I’ll give you more info. Also, I’m 39 and doing alright, put in the work everyday and you’ll get fast before you know it.
@@bradejensensorry to hear that, hope you manage to make something happen there or find a way out. We’ve had big turnouts in both cities and it’s been a lot of fun. There’s also a great scene in Denver if you make it that way. If you find yourself SA or Austin, be sure to reach out!