A Big Collab (Lets do this)

[Calvin Phillips]

My comments on jaks video.

Whoever makes a track needs to start it acoustic like..hey..who wants to strum some chords? You'll get the entry to the song!

Then make it rock backtrack for the rest that follows the acoustic melody.. metal whatever normal track you want... eventually make it a crazy clean interlude. Transform into a fancy jazz riff. You get the point. I love this idea that jak crafted. We could even do duals! Team up with someone and make a neat dual .. so many possibilities.

Finish the back track. Post it. Everyone basically choose a time slot. And wait your turn. Once all slots are filled. One by one. I know that sounds hard but it wouldn't be too difficult if you had let's say.. a day or two to create your motif or whatever. Could literally be whatever you wanted it to be. If that's too difficult to handle then we could split the segments up but do the same thing.. thatd give people more time to plan.

Im just thinking out loud here. Let me know what you think.

 

[Jak Angelescu]

My comments on jaks video.

Whoever makes a track needs to start it acoustic like..hey..who wants to strum some chords? You'll get the entry to the song!

Then make it rock backtrack for the rest that follows the acoustic melody.. metal whatever normal track you want... eventually make it a crazy clean interlude. Transform into a fancy jazz riff. You get the point. I love this idea that jak crafted. We could even do duals! Team up with someone and make a neat dual .. so many possibilities.

Finish the back track. Post it. Everyone basically choose a time slot. And wait your turn. Once all slots are filled. One by one. I know that sounds hard but it wouldn't be too difficult if you had let's say.. a day or two to create your motif or whatever. Could literally be whatever you wanted it to be. If that's too difficult to handle then we could split the segments up but do the same thing.. thatd give people more time to plan.

Im just thinking out loud here. Let me know what you think.

Dude that's fucking BRILLIANT. I like the intro idea!

 

[Kfir Yaakovi]

Kfir
Tel-Aviv, Israel
28
Higher end of intermediate?

 

[Christian Schulze]

100% Agreed!
I love shredding but I am not a shredder(yet). More of an indie guy when it comes to my playing. Yess this video should showcase more of a variety, so that the world gets to see this school for what it is.
Its a damn shame that so few people are here. We gotta get more students!

 

[Dominik Gräber]

Oh well guys, count me in

Dominik Gräber (you can spell Graeber too, whatever )
Saarland, Germany
Level: Beginner

I love Calvins idea! My initial fear was not that I can't come up with something that shreds (which you totally don't need to) but if I was able to play in a certain key, with good timing. Those are really where my weaknesses are and I don't have much experience in that regard. But whatever, I'll manage

 

[Christian Schulze]

Oh well guys, count me in

Dominik Gräber (you can spell Graeber too, whatever )
Saarland, Germany
Level: Beginner

I love Calvins idea! My initial fear was not that I can't come up with something that shreds (which you totally don't need to) but if I was able to play in a certain key, with good timing. Those are really where my weaknesses are and I don't have much experience in that regard. But whatever, I'll manage

My man! Backing tracks backing tracks backing tracks!!!!
They helped me out sooo much! Practice scales and what not to them and this shouldn't be an issue anymore.

 

[Adin Shepherd]

I'll throw my hat in the ring.

Adin,
Melbourne, Australia
Beginner

Not sure how I am going to manage recording it yet, hopefully the video @Aileé Guerra Aréizaga is preparing will give me some ideas.

 

[Forgetabull]

@Gabriel Perez @Alan Carter
Guys I need to put you in either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced.
Please pick one, thanks.

I guess intermediate ?

 

[Filip Tomiša]

I'll try to make a couple of different backing tracks in different styles and then we can choose the best ones and then combine them or whatever. I already made a rock/metal loop version and posted it in the chat on instagram. Now I'm trying to make a blues backing track. I'm open for suggestions for chord progressions .

 

[AGA]

Oh well guys, count me in

Dominik Gräber (you can spell Graeber too, whatever )
Saarland, Germany
Level: Beginner

I love Calvins idea! My initial fear was not that I can't come up with something that shreds (which you totally don't need to) but if I was able to play in a certain key, with good timing. Those are really where my weaknesses are and I don't have much experience in that regard. But whatever, I'll manage

Glad to have you on board! Don't worry, like I said to Alicia, we got your back! We're gonna help each other polish our performances, so everyone feels awesome about what they are presenting.

 

[AGA]

I'll throw my hat in the ring.

Adin,
Melbourne, Australia
Beginner

Not sure how I am going to manage recording it yet, hopefully the video @Aileé Guerra Aréizaga is preparing will give me some ideas.

No worries! In addition to the video I'll give everyone some tips to record.

 

[Dominik Gräber]

Glad to have you on board! Don't worry, like I said to Alicia, we got your back! We're gonna help each other polish our performances, so everyone feels awesome about what they are presenting.

Don't make it too easy for me When I'm gonna participate I will want my best to come up with something good and original!

 

[AGA]

LOVE THIS! This are some great points. When Jak talked about how this should showcase what this school is all about, it got me thinking that perhaps we should take inspiration from the lessons themselves. Like she said, the blues masterclass, the CAGED lessons, maybe even some of the etudes. I'm not saying play the etudes, but rather SHOWCASE what we've learned here.

 

[AGA]

My comments on jaks video.

Whoever makes a track needs to start it acoustic like..hey..who wants to strum some chords? You'll get the entry to the song!

Then make it rock backtrack for the rest that follows the acoustic melody.. metal whatever normal track you want... eventually make it a crazy clean interlude. Transform into a fancy jazz riff. You get the point. I love this idea that jak crafted. We could even do duals! Team up with someone and make a neat dual .. so many possibilities.

Finish the back track. Post it. Everyone basically choose a time slot. And wait your turn. Once all slots are filled. One by one. I know that sounds hard but it wouldn't be too difficult if you had let's say.. a day or two to create your motif or whatever. Could literally be whatever you wanted it to be. If that's too difficult to handle then we could split the segments up but do the same thing.. thatd give people more time to plan.

Im just thinking out loud here. Let me know what you think.

I like the duel idea or even a duet. Like Jak said, maybe a rhythm player can play acoustic, while someone plays a melodic part, or we could have two people harmonize.

@Filip is the one making the backing track, and @Ids had already talked about composing some motiffs.

First things first though, let's get to the sign up deadline and then we start planning what we'll play once we know how many people we got.

 

[Gabriel Perez]

@Gabriel Perez @Alan Carter
Guys I need to put you in either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced.
Please pick one, thanks.

Hi, sorry, I'd say I'm intermediate? I can do tapping and a bit of sweep picking but not that fast so I'm sticking with intermediate

 

[Ben Grosskreuz]

Benmamin Grosskreuz
WI, USA
Intermediate

 

[idssdi]

I'll try to make a couple of different backing tracks in different styles and then we can choose the best ones and then combine them or whatever. I already made a rock/metal loop version and posted it in the chat on instagram. Now I'm trying to make a blues backing track. I'm open for suggestions for chord progressions .

How crazy can I make it? I don't mind a part where the chords go a little crazy to solo over

 

[Dominik Gräber]

I like the duel idea or even a duet. Like Jak said, maybe a rhythm player can play acoustic, while someone plays a melodic part, or we could have two people harmonize.

@Filip is the one making the backing track, and @Ids had already talked about composing some motiffs.

First things first though, let's get to the sign up deadline and then we start planning what we'll play once we know how many people we got.

Don't you think this might get a little complicate to organize and put in one video? Maybe we could do a couple of different one with different themes. We could do a "simple solo collab" now where we all just play something tiny over a backing track and then do smaller collabs like "duets", "rhythm vs lead" or one with crazy chords for Ids ;P
Just my thoughts on this right now

 

[Jak Angelescu]

Don't you think this might get a little complicate to organize and put in one video? Maybe we could do a couple of different one with different themes. We could do a "simple solo collab" now where we all just play something tiny over a backing track and then do smaller collabs like "duets", "rhythm vs lead" or one with crazy chords for Ids ;P
Just my thoughts on this right now

That's why in the video I suggested doing several videos because it'll get too long

 

[Filip Tomiša]

How crazy can I make it? I don't mind a part where the chords go a little crazy to solo over

I wasn't thinking anything crazy. I was thinking some simple chords that work well together and are nice to play over. Like if there are chords or chord progressions that are specific to a genre. That doesn't mean that the chords have to be just simple major or minor chords but it would be great if they weren't complicated like Cm/maj9add6x5(3+2) because I probably can't play them and record them. But then again I could just programm a piano to play those chords for example for the blues backing track and it wouldn't be a problem.

Also if we are gonna do a couple of different genres should all backing tracks be in the same key or can they be in different ones?