Effective Lick Practice (Part 1)
Tue, 08/02/2011 - 08:10
BluesHarmonica.com's lesson plans are based on studying songs. Each song I write works very specific skill sets, each chorus designed to take on average two weeks to learn. Within each chorus are individual licks. To study these licks you loop the lick (with a program such as the Amazing Slow Downer) so you can listen, pause and copy until you can play it in time to the slower play-along track (commonly 30% slow). Here's the most effective way to learn a lick. Set your loop and...
1) Listen
2) Hum
3) Practice
4) Listen Once, Play Once
More on this tomorrow...
