WEEK 2 – Soloing skills
DAY 8 – FAST SOLOING AND HOW TO AVOID PLATEAUS
Inner game
DEALING WITH PLATEAUS
Lots of practicing but no results! Why does this happen and what can you do about it?
Shortcut
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU NEED?
How many hours do you need to practice each day, week or month in order to reach the skill level you want? This video answers this common question once and for all.
Practice method
BUILDING OUTSTANDING SOLOING SKILLS
Great soloing skills is not the combination of several skills, you can practice this skill separately and master it unbelievably fast.
CORE SOLOING EXERCISE
DAY 9 – PRACTICE IN YOUR SLEEP
Inner game
THE WINNING EDGE
It's not about practicing ten times as effectively or ten times as much. It's about the little difference that moves you out of the zone of average into extraordinary.
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THE PRINCIPLE OF MASS
Don't have enough hours in the day to practice? In this session I will show you how to practice all day at every little opportunity.
Practice method
CORE EXERCISE ADDING RHYTHM
Adding rhythm to your focused soloing exercise will make it complete. You are now practicing the core of the soloing challenge and that alone. Keep things simple and don't make a ton of mistakes. Make sure you can control the tools you use 100%. Do this and expect big results.
Meditation session
PRACTICE IN YOUR SLEEP
This last session gives you a unique tool. Use it before you go to sleep and as many times as you can during the day. This will make your brain get the most out of your practice sessions during the day.
DAY 10 – DEALING WITH IMPATIENCE AND TWO SOLOING TOOLS
Inner game
DEALING WITH IMPATIENCE
You must listen to this session. It will provide you with the truth of what goes on when we start getting impatient and what to do about it. You will avoid losing heart and stay out of the trap of giving up.
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BALLADS: CONNECTING THE DOTS
This session will teach you a simple method for soloing over ballads with total confidence - knowing that you can hit the right notes at the right time.
Practice method
THE BREAK
This method is extremely effective and so much fun. It will pull the best out of you and allow you to develop the ability to come up with great lines on the spot.
DAY 11 – MUSIC IS TOO FAST, CAN’T KEEP UP
Inner game
PRINCIPLES OF WAR AND PRACTICE
In this session we will learn from principles developed with the highest stakes in mind. We will learn from the two powerful principles of the objective and the offensive.
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UPTEMPO SOLOING TRICK
What do you do when you have to play a solo over a fast track. Too fast for you to follow with the technique you have. You use my up tempo soloing trick. It's works with very little practice.
Practice method
RIFFING & SOLOING
This method is very effective. It will teach you how to stay in time, how to play cool lines that fit the music and how to go from playing riffs to single lines. Use it every day!
DAY 12 – HOW TO CREATE A PRACTICE PLAN AND STICK TO IT
Inner game
PRINCIPLE OF ECONOMY AND FLEXIBILITY
The first principle will help you create an effective practice plan that focuses on all the areas of guitar playing - The second will guarantee that you never give up that plan.
Shortcut
TWO NOTE HARMONY PEDAL POINT TRICK
I have used this trick hundreds of times. It's effective, it sounds great and it's easy. You only need only a couple of seconds to prepare one you have tried it a couple of times.
Practice method
THE ANCHOR
This exercise will put your focus on the core of the soloing challenge. Your arsenal of focused exercises that gives you results grows.
Meditation session
BUILDING A TOTAL CONVICTION
This audio tool will make sure you build a firm conviction that you can reach your ultimate destination and become the guitar player you want to be. You can't get too confident in yourself in this area. The more confident you are the more resilient you are to the ups and downs of developing world class skills.
DAY 13 – SOUND LIKE A PRO – USE THIS METHOD
Inner game
THE PRINCIPLE OF MORALE
Know the road ahead and make sure you react constructively to the inevitable ups and downs of reaching your ultimate skill level. This session could be the best 20 minutes you have spent on improving your guitar skills.
Shortcut
THE NOTE HANGER
Enjoy playing solos that sound like studio recordings with no preparation. I have used this technique to develop my ability to structure my solos. It's an easy and enjoyable process once you get the hang of it.
Practice method
PRO PAUSING
Not playing anything is the way to make what you are playing stand out. Being aware of the spaces in between your notes will change the way you play completely. This practice method will make it happen.
NO POINT - NO AIM - NO RESULT
DAY 14 – INSTANT SCALE AND ARPEGGIO MASTERY
Inner game
PRINCIPLE OF SIMPLICITY AND PERSEVERANCE
The last two principles of this week are essential to reaching the skill level you dream of. The first determines how effective you will be, the second whether you will push all the way or stop before you get there.
Shortcut
INSTANT SCALE & ARPEGGIO MASTERY
This trick is amazing. It allows you to assume the position of scale and arpeggio superiority long before you master any of these tools. This shortcut allows you to apply any knowledge of what scales and arpeggios to use in your solos instantly.
Practice method
COMBINING ALL METHODS & SHORTCUTS
Once you have spent some time getting really good at using each soloing shortcut and practice method you can start combining them all. Spend a week on each and then four weeks practicing combining them all. This will transform your soloing skills completely.
