Do you practisce melody notes on guitar or such if your plan is singin the song and try to reach the right pitch??
do you practice melody notes on guitar or such,if your plan is singin the song
Yeah, Willem like we talked about.(Nobody needs to get in the habit of doing this anymore than I do!) I think it is great thing to do because it not only helps give you a target pitch to work with...but gives you a more intimate relationship with the guitar fretboard (rather than a superficial one...like that of your average barre chord bashing punk rock band.) In other words, it allows you to navigate the fretboard easier/better. It also makes you more well-rounded & musical.
I agree with lueders that playing melody notes has the potential to give you a better understanding of the fretboard. But I think it's a stretch to suggest that NOT doing it is analogous to punk-rock guitarists or anyone else who knows little or nothing about his instrument.
A lot of people use the guitar solely as accompaniment for their voices. I fall into that category. I'm just not interested in very many songs that don't feature a voice.
A lot of people use the guitar solely as accompaniment for their voices. I fall into that category. I'm just not interested in very many songs that don't feature a voice.
dennisg wrote:
I agree with you Dennis, that was kind of a sweeping generalization. I apologize. I should have qualified/specified my remarks a little better. What I meant was for people like me, who are practically tone deaf and have trouble hearing the target pitch it is probably a good practice. You can sing. I can't yet. You, as a singer either naturally can hear the correct pitch of the melody note and probably do not need this exercise. But for me..it is probably a real good idea.) I think Willem is onto something.
*Also, I probably shouldn't have put down punk rock quite so cavalierly. It does take a certain amount of proficiency with rhythm/timing/dexterity & little guitar tech knowledge to pull off a lot of that stuff. I even like some of it. The Talking Heads, they are supposedly punk...and I think David Byrne is a genius.
I agree with lueders that playing melody notes has the potential to give you a better understanding of the fretboard. But I think it's a stretch to suggest that NOT doing it is analogous to punk-rock guitarists or anyone else who knows little or nothing about his instrument.
A lot of people use the guitar solely as accompaniment for their voices. I fall into that category. I'm just not interested in very many songs that don't feature a voice.
I agree with you Dennis, that was kind of a sweeping generalization. I apologize. I should have qualified/specified my remarks a little better. What I meant was for people like me, who are practically tone deaf and have trouble hearing the target pitch it is probably a good practice. You can sing. I can't yet. You, as a singer either naturally can hear the correct pitch of the melody note and probably do not need this exercise. But for me..it is probably a real good idea.) I think Willem is onto something.
*Also, I probably shouldn't have put down punk rock quite so cavalierly. It does take a certain amount of proficiency with rhythm/timing/dexterity & little guitar tech knowledge to pull off a lot of that stuff. I even like some of it. The Talking Heads, they are supposedly punk...and I think David Byrne is a genius.
I'm not really onto something,just want to bring something that can help for singin..and some discus about it,,when you(if you)want to practice melody/singin do you use you guitar to play the notes,(maybe only the first note,to have a start),after that can you place or hear the notes in your chord??? I know you can listen to the artist of the song you want to do,,but a litlle knowledge to play it also(for study)does nobody arm i think and maybe the intervals are more to understand,,just some thought's..