practice diary - post 1

What have I been practicing this week?

For this week I have been practicing Johnny B. Goode by chuck berry on guitar.

1)

In college (Technical Development; Band Skills; Stylistic Awareness):

Any new skills learnt?

i have recently just learnt this style of music and am really interested to learn more about it. i have set time out every day to eventually learn the introduction to the song which is very hard to learn especially in the time that i gave myself. However, i believe that i have achieved a good standard and i think i will be able to play it live now.

What went well?

i felt that my rhythm was in time when playing the chords as originally when i first started t learn the song i went out of time very quickly. however, after practicing it i believe that my timing has improved drastically.

What could I improve?

i believe that i could improve my tone as i hit the string fairly lightly when playing in order to maintain a constant rhythm.

What went well?

i felt that i have mastered the tone of the lead guitar throughout Johnny B. Goode as he gets a really trebly sound that is hard to replicate.

in band skills, i have been learning 'rocks' by primal scream. i found this to be fairly easy to learn however getting the right tone on the open chords is an issue as i own a single coil guitar so it doesn't have the same depth as a humbucker guitar ( which is what they used in the song )

In stylistic awareness i have been learning Johnny B. Goode. i found this song to be fairly easy as i have learnt it before so it was good to refresh my memory.

2)

Personal practice:

Any new skills learnt?

Ive focused on developing my knowledge of music theory as i have started to read theory online, right now i am focusing on developing a knowledge of the CAGED system

What went well?

i have learnt the basics of the CAGED system 

What / how could I improve?

i am going to continue to develop my knowledge on the CAGED system 

3)

What are my targets for next week?

my target for next week is to learn how to play night train by Guns N' Roses