Guitar Techniques Builders

Joe Pinnavaia·

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Whenever you hear the phrase “improve your guitar technique” I’m sure that the first image that comes to mind is a guy playing super fast arpeggios and sequence runs. That may be great technique but most of us want to play music and not sequences. So with that in mind I set out to write an ebook that dealt with building technique in order to play the things that you want to play. Good technique does not mean shredding. It means that you have command over your instrument. Some of these exercises got their inspiration from MIT/GIT, Steve Vai’s 10 hour workout and George Lynch’s finger stretching exercises. I was also thinking of ways to improve my sweep picking and transitioning around the fretboard. This course will cover Alternate picking, directional picking, Cross picking, Angular exercises, Finger independence and Stretching. I will also include two short synchronization exercises as well as the Guitar Techniques eBook. We will breakdown the technique of alternate picking into up and down strokes in order to even out the attack and the rhythm. This is will weed out the weaker movements of the right hand which can effect rhythm playing as well as lead playing. The down strokes are the power movement and the upstrokes are the weaker movements. By evening these out it can tighten up your rhythm and single line playing at the same time. This concept carries over to the rest of the exercises as well. Cross string exercises will help you with picking between strings in which there is a crossing over one string to perform a down or upstroke. Transitioning between strings has always been an issue for me as well and with wanting to get better at this technique I started doing these exercises while in college. Angular exercises will help you in getting used to sweep picking and transitioning between string sets. Finger Independence deals with being able to play different finger combinations which are covered with the alternate picking exercises as well as pivot exercises. This practice technique can save time by combining skill sets together to get the most from your practice time. Stretching exercises help with reaching notes and being able to accommodate four notes per string lines. If that’s what you are going for. If not it will help with stretching for sure. The Synchronization pieces are meant to put the ideas into practice in a more musical context. You could also go out and look at Bach pieces for some of the same integration of these techniques as well. So go into this with an open mind and the desire to find new ways to expand your practice routine to improve technique. The goal is for you to start developing and being able to play those ideas that make you your unique self on the instrument. To develop your own musical voice.

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Mindfulness
Practicing
Technique

Sub-topic 1 Examples of alternate, Directional and crosstring picking
Sub-topic 2 Angular Exercises and String Skipping Exercises
Sub-topic 3 Two Musical Examples uses some of the discussed techniques

Course Content

Lessons

4 and 3 note per String Exercises962
Angular Exercises641
Conclusion322
Course Intro122
Cross String Exercises395
Quadrophonic Equations805
Stretching Exercises589
String Skipping Exercises972
Synchronization Exercises653

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Joe Pinnavaia is a Guitarist and Instructor having been a featured artist on Steve Vai's Digital Nations Label.With over 30 years of playing experience and 25 years of teaching experience Joe is able to provide results for those who seek to elevate their playing to another level. Joe completed his musical education at Villa Maria College of Buffalo and at the University at Buffalo where he studied with Joanne Castellani from the world renowned Castellani/Andriaccio Duo. He also studied with Canadian virtuoso Dave Martone.Joe has released three solo efforts and his latest EP features Garrett Whitlock from the Mark Tremonti Project on drums and teams up with Corey Lowery (Seether, Dark New Day) as producer to create three exciting tracks of instrumental progressive rock.