Focus 90% Of Your Practise Time On SKILLS and only 10% On Songs... Here's Why

bingefeller

i think the OP is making another YouTube viddy.  

xDottore

Wazmeister said:

stratman3142 said:

This "make a bold statement to get attention" thing is becoming tiresome to me but seems to be getting more prevalent these days, even amongst those whose channels I follow and respect.

I agree mate... 


I'm sure the guy means well, but I've just commented in his other thread. Me personally, I found both threads a bit too "in my face" and loud. There is something annoying about continually being told what to do...

Just sayin'....

"10 [insert genre] progressions you MUST know!!!". As soon as I see this it's time to leave the site. 

Sporky

Dottore said:

"10 [insert genre] progressions you MUST know!!!". As soon as I see this it's time to leave the site. 

We could do a whole thread of these!

"12 guitar tricks that are banned everywhere except [insert country] - number 7 will blow your mind!"

"[insert town near where you live" housewife makes £150 an hour playing guitar! Find out how!"

Danji

The top five things Slash doesn't want you to know

bingefeller

The best thing I ever got for practice was Transcribe!  Totally worth the money.

DLM

@missmisstreater Oh Levi, would you care to take a look at this chap?

You might start here:

 :halo: :sweetnessandlight:

Cirrus

It utterly depends what you want to do. Personally, I only care about being good enough to create new songs, and play the songs that inspire me.

When I come up with an idea I can't play, then I put the practice in.

stratman3142

Am I the only one who's starting to feel a bit bad about this now. It (kind of) feels like kicking a puppy Not that I've ever done that.

Maybe we should move on and wish the guy well for the future.

Philtre

Yes, I really should master my double-stop technique before I attempt the opening riff of Smoke on the Water...

- said no one ever.

Vibetronic

DLM said:

@missmisstreater Oh Levi, would you care to take a look at this chap?

You might start here:

 :halo: :sweetnessandlight:

@DLM ;think he might be a little busy with the Hess stuff Have you read it all? Insane!

I would disagree somewhat with the OP too. Currently teaching a 6 year old who's a complete beginner; he's a lot more interesting in the little riffs/melodies/parts of songs I'm doing with him than specific skills. Those will come with learning that stuff anyway, and he'd be bored out of his mind if I focussed on skills. Still, it's another way of doing things I guess, so might work for some people. I do tend to agree with all of @octatonic 's comments though.

FreddieVanHalen

@DLM ;;;think he might be a little busy with the Hess stuff Have you read it all? Insane!

As noted above, I think that's why Levi might be interested - pretty sure this lad has some association with Hot Mess Hess.

Vibetronic

FreddieVanHalen said:

@DLM ;;;think he might be a little busy with the Hess stuff Have you read it all? Insane!

As noted above, I think that's why Levi might be interested - pretty sure this lad has some association with Hot Mess Hess.

ah sorry, hadn't twigged

DLM

@Vibetronic No, I've not, where can it be read? I don't have a Facebook account. I have watched bits of a few of his video on Hess, though.

FreddieVanHalen

DLM said:

@Vibetronic No, I've not, where can it be read? I don't have a Facebook account. I have watched bits of a few of his video on Hess, though.

Hmm...most of it is on facebook, although there's quite a bit in the youtube comments that you might have seen.

Vibetronic

DLM said:

@Vibetronic No, I've not, where can it be read? I don't have a Facebook account. I have watched bits of a few of his video on Hess, though.

I don't know if you can read this without an account, but have a go - this is the biggest thread: 

https://www.facebook.com/leviclay/posts/10159130385415621?pnref=story

Really quite creepy stuff and Levi @missmisstreater has done a great job exposing it. Total shitstorm of dubious moral/ethical practice. Some of the behaviour pretty much verges on grooming. 

bingefeller

What's the point in trying to "expose" people who are associated with Tom Hess?  Life's too short to be getting involved in internet fights with others over the most absurd shit.  Some people invest way too much time and effort.  

Vibetronic

bingefeller said:

What's the point in trying to "expose" people who are associated with Tom Hess?  Life's too short to be getting involved in internet fights with others over the most absurd shit.  Some people invest way too much time and effort.  

from what I can gather it's because they're fleecing customers for a lot of cash in exchange for badly taught material from people who really aren't that good. The way they go about it is just wrong - the original post on that thread was about a tutor not 'allowing' his student to attend some other jam session/band thing, and then trying to persuade the kids parents that he (the tutor) wasn't an inappropriate influence. So from that point of view it's worthwhile.

but yeah, I wouldn't have time to do it. I follow Levi for his tutorial stuff/music, but this obviously came up on his feed and I found it interesting. And yes, I've spent far too long reading it

bingefeller

Vibetronic said:

bingefeller said:

What's the point in trying to "expose" people who are associated with Tom Hess?  Life's too short to be getting involved in internet fights with others over the most absurd shit.  Some people invest way too much time and effort.  

from what I can gather it's because they're fleecing customers for a lot of cash in exchange for badly taught material from people who really aren't that good. The way they go about it is just wrong - the original post on that thread was about a tutor not 'allowing' his student to attend some other jam session/band thing, and then trying to persuade the kids parents that he (the tutor) wasn't an inappropriate influence. So from that point of view it's worthwhile.

but yeah, I wouldn't have time to do it. I follow Levi for his tutorial stuff/music, but this obviously came up on his feed and I found it interesting. And yes, I've spent far too long reading it

Yes man I wasn't getting at you. Just the people in general who are exposing others, some who are supposedly involved with Tom Hess, and calling it a cult.  It's pretty ridiculous.  I read the thing about that Rio kid and, yes I agree that is messed up.   

Vibetronic

bingefeller said:

Vibetronic said:

bingefeller said:

What's the point in trying to "expose" people who are associated with Tom Hess?  Life's too short to be getting involved in internet fights with others over the most absurd shit.  Some people invest way too much time and effort.  

from what I can gather it's because they're fleecing customers for a lot of cash in exchange for badly taught material from people who really aren't that good. The way they go about it is just wrong - the original post on that thread was about a tutor not 'allowing' his student to attend some other jam session/band thing, and then trying to persuade the kids parents that he (the tutor) wasn't an inappropriate influence. So from that point of view it's worthwhile.

but yeah, I wouldn't have time to do it. I follow Levi for his tutorial stuff/music, but this obviously came up on his feed and I found it interesting. And yes, I've spent far too long reading it

Yes man I wasn't getting at you. Just the people in general who are exposing others, some who are supposedly involved with Tom Hess, and calling it a cult.  It's pretty ridiculous.  I read the thing about that Rio kid and, yes I agree that is messed up.   

No probs, didn't think you were Yep, it's all a bit bonkers. I wouldn't call it a cult, just a bit wrong...

FreddieVanHalen

@bingefeller @Vibetronic if we're talking "go to Waco or Jonestown" type of cult, then no, it's not that bad.

If the definition is more along the lines of "you will do what the master says or be thrown out" then yes, I'd say it's getting cult-like.

Is it worth devoting hours of ones life to expose and rail against? For your average guitar player probably not.