Note to self: watch Rotem Sivan more often..... your approach to teaching guitar really resonates with me more than most youtube teachers. You have a more easy going Zen like approach with not much ego involved. I teach guitar for 35 years myself and I really think you are pushing all the right buttons.
Love your lesson's Rotem and your effortless approach to guitar and teaching! Since discovering you a few weeks ago my motivation to explore guitar has gone through the roof. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your wisdom!
It's weird to think about how the better you get at an instrument, the less you think about specifics and the more you think about bigger ideas. In the beginning you're thinking about each note in a scale while you're playing it and the idea of playing fast is terrifying, but eventually you get to a point where you just think 'G altered scale' or whatever, and your muscle memory does the rest of the work. I think that's a big thing that people miss when learning this kind of stuff. So much of it is just putting in the work to build muscle memory.
Dude, this is what I've been working on for years and been telling my students to give 100% attention to. Been busy with yourself, caring about what and how it feels while playing/practicing and studying yourself when it comes to picking notes (or syncing both hands to work together) make AT LEAST 70% of your playing progress. Very nice video helping ourselves to keep the attention to what it matters a lot on guitar playing. Chops are great but they'll come (or go depending on how consistent you are), but THIS here is not only muscle memory but BODY & SOUL memory and this stays for almost a lifetime! 👌👏
I love what you said about the degrees of freedom problem/reaching out for a cup of tea. Very Heideggarian. I'm not a jazz player, but I'm trying to grow my toolkit as far as weird scales and chord transitions to deploy. Not a huge fan of chromatic stuff. If I practiced like this, my girlfriend would probably kill me in my sleep.
My advice to myself 20 years younger: practice more while you have free time for it! Also, great vid. What do all these switches on a guitar do? I see some kind of midi pickup, but it doesn't require so many controls, afaik.
This might be your best video Rotem. I've seen others touch on this but its often a mashup of left hand AND right hand that assumes much of the novice audience. Seems like you are asking us to do one thing with the right hand - simple alternate pick - down up - then all right hand exercises. There are so many songs out there that I can muddy through but the clarity is never there because I really cannot do the fast runs that truly define the song and why I want to try to play it. Maybe there is hope ...
If "I were me?" Hmmm.... to get out of the way of the information. Be always open. Sometimes after playing for as long as I have it is difficult to not look at things from a fixed perspective. Especially in my case as I never took any lessons and learned mostly "by ear." Ie. Trial and error.
No, it doesn't have to be done. Just enjoy playing, and find your groove, whatever speed that ends up being. Sure, it's nice to see flashy players playing at lightning speed, but they soon become boring. I'd rather listen to Hank Marvin than Yngwie Malmsteen.
@@simonduncan3738 Been playing long? Remember if you play a wrong note, you're only ever one semitone from a right note, so a quick bend or slide puts things right. Also, if you play an obvious wrong note in a solo, repeat it at an appropriate point later on (e.g. 1 bar later), but only _once._ As if by magic, that turns the wrong note into the right note. I've been playing guitar for forty+ years, and I still play loads of wrong notes!
I used to record A LOT. I can easily put 100 hours or thousands of take into writing Im left handed and play RIGHT.So my dominant hand is on the fretboard. I have speed to beginning with. Recording with sets of chords I choose.. The beat/riff/feel makes a difference...becuase I know what the chords/arpeggios are...so I can harmonize better...and the drumming/feel/swing Speed isnt everything ( it's becuase I have speed) My playing became more balance..It'll let notes ring or scream. Alot of it is was becuase alot of my guitar heros play the entire fretboard. I couldnt do it at first...It is what it is..Lots of practice... SLOWLY on section of the fretboard I struggle with..so I could make smooth transitions. There's NO SHORT CUTS..Short cuts are retarded..that's why I couldn't play the entire fretboard to begin with..Doing stupid short cuts.lol
Which one you dig most?
All of them🙏 thank you
The finger gym tip 5 will help my bending. Thank you.
They're all great, but number 4 is particularly great for getting the flow to embellish an idea with a cool run
For me, it's number 4, but they're all great too😊👌.
I would trade all the lightning fast ascending/descending major/minor scale muscle memory for 1/3 of this guy's chord knowledge and sensibility.
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100%
Me too
Note to self: watch Rotem Sivan more often..... your approach to teaching guitar really resonates with me more than most youtube teachers. You have a more easy going Zen like approach with not much ego involved. I teach guitar for 35 years myself and I really think you are pushing all the right buttons.
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Love your lesson's Rotem and your effortless approach to guitar and teaching! Since discovering you a few weeks ago my motivation to explore guitar has gone through the roof. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your wisdom!
Throwing down the basics here with a purpose. I like this one. Thanks
Your analogy of picking and fretting is not much different than placing a mug on a shelf is BRILLIANT..!!!
I think that will be with me from now on…👍🏼
That intro was gnarly in the best way
Thank you for taking this effort and making it free. May God bless you more so that you can bless people more.
It's weird to think about how the better you get at an instrument, the less you think about specifics and the more you think about bigger ideas. In the beginning you're thinking about each note in a scale while you're playing it and the idea of playing fast is terrifying, but eventually you get to a point where you just think 'G altered scale' or whatever, and your muscle memory does the rest of the work. I think that's a big thing that people miss when learning this kind of stuff. So much of it is just putting in the work to build muscle memory.
You are truly amazing teacher Rotem
Best advice for myself. Be more organized with practice and do the right amount.
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Dude, this is what I've been working on for years and been telling my students to give 100% attention to. Been busy with yourself, caring about what and how it feels while playing/practicing and studying yourself when it comes to picking notes (or syncing both hands to work together) make AT LEAST 70% of your playing progress. Very nice video helping ourselves to keep the attention to what it matters a lot on guitar playing. Chops are great but they'll come (or go depending on how consistent you are), but THIS here is not only muscle memory but BODY & SOUL memory and this stays for almost a lifetime! 👌👏
this is exactly what i've been looking for, thank you for making me actually wanna go back to practice
This is one of the most educational videos I've watched this year.
Thank you. 🙇
Now I know what to do with my best buddy!
I love what you said about the degrees of freedom problem/reaching out for a cup of tea. Very Heideggarian. I'm not a jazz player, but I'm trying to grow my toolkit as far as weird scales and chord transitions to deploy. Not a huge fan of chromatic stuff. If I practiced like this, my girlfriend would probably kill me in my sleep.
Merci beaucoup pour ton magnifique travail, toujours au service de la musicalité. Bravo from France !
Dude, you're amazing. Going to check out your patreon page now.
Thank You for the PDF on PATREON 👍🏼 …my advice to myself would be: "Listen and learn from the jazzmasters !"
I used to hold my breath doing practice scales I dont anymore but so important to relax and breath but stay focused.
Did´nt know that one can beam something from the speaker of a mobile across a pickup to a looper pedal. Thx a lot for this hidden advise.
This was very informative. Thank you!
Excelent ! Really interestling, lot ofvthanks you've got it!
Excellent video, but you get the like because of the question at 9:13 :). So funny🤣
Excellent lesson!
Thank you!!
Yes, it was very interesting. Thank you! 😁🎸
Mindblown... thanks!
Such good ideas. Thank you
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Please what guitar are you playing? really love it. Looks and sound awesome
Preciate the lessons
Saw you in Armore Pennsylvania a few months back. Great band/show but i thought YOU stole the show… really great playing.
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I wanna go fast! Cheers Rotem!!
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My advice to myself 20 years younger: practice more while you have free time for it!
Also, great vid. What do all these switches on a guitar do? I see some kind of midi pickup, but it doesn't require so many controls, afaik.
so good my friend
This might be your best video Rotem. I've seen others touch on this but its often a mashup of left hand AND right hand that assumes much of the novice audience. Seems like you are asking us to do one thing with the right hand - simple alternate pick - down up - then all right hand exercises. There are so many songs out there that I can muddy through but the clarity is never there because I really cannot do the fast runs that truly define the song and why I want to try to play it. Maybe there is hope ...
What pick do you use? Great lesson, too!
You can get 4× speed if you watch the video on 2×
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Which kind of pick do you use? jazzpicks?
Just a minor note Rotem, the pdf attached to the video at 7:39 is incorrect. Thanks for the tips!
Oh sorry! I'll correct on the pdf🙏
Hi Rotem ! 🌹
LOVE YOU ROTEM! FROM ISRAEL:)))))
Practice with metronome set at 40 BPM, it’s mind numbing but very useful
If "I were me?" Hmmm.... to get out of the way of the information. Be always open. Sometimes after playing for as long as I have it is difficult to not look at things from a fixed perspective. Especially in my case as I never took any lessons and learned mostly "by ear." Ie. Trial and error.
I must concentrate on this unfortunately I find it boring but I suppose it has to be done to improve great video thanks
No, it doesn't have to be done. Just enjoy playing, and find your groove, whatever speed that ends up being. Sure, it's nice to see flashy players playing at lightning speed, but they soon become boring. I'd rather listen to Hank Marvin than Yngwie Malmsteen.
@@ParaBellum2024 I'm not really interested in lightening speed but one wrong note and I'm lost
@@simonduncan3738 Been playing long? Remember if you play a wrong note, you're only ever one semitone from a right note, so a quick bend or slide puts things right. Also, if you play an obvious wrong note in a solo, repeat it at an appropriate point later on (e.g. 1 bar later), but only _once._ As if by magic, that turns the wrong note into the right note. I've been playing guitar for forty+ years, and I still play loads of wrong notes!
The best advice to myself if I were myself: go to the library and google it.
Lol
Watched this at 2X.
I used to record A LOT. I can easily put 100 hours or thousands of take into writing
Im left handed and play RIGHT.So my dominant hand is on the fretboard.
I have speed to beginning with. Recording with sets of chords I choose..
The beat/riff/feel makes a difference...becuase I know what the chords/arpeggios
are...so I can harmonize better...and the drumming/feel/swing
Speed isnt everything ( it's becuase I have speed)
My playing became more balance..It'll let notes ring or scream.
Alot of it is was becuase alot of my guitar heros play the entire fretboard.
I couldnt do it at first...It is what it is..Lots of practice...
SLOWLY on section of the fretboard I struggle with..so I could make smooth transitions.
There's NO SHORT CUTS..Short cuts are retarded..that's why I couldn't play the
entire fretboard to begin with..Doing stupid short cuts.lol
...you can't be serious with this shit.
The thing Ive found is audiences get super bored and "worn out " from A LL THIS MINDLESS HYPER PLAYING.. try playing nice notes
LOL why so many downvotes?
Rotem, you need a new mug.
The best way to loop.... ahhahaha
aucun intérêt pour faire de la musique