Extreme improv Challenge 👺👺👹👹😱😱

[idssdi]

I had an idea just now and I figured maybe some other people would like to participate too.

Basically the general idea is that you randomly pick a backingtrack from one of the lessons on the school everyday and improv over it(I mean it's a bit lenient so if you miss a day because you're busy it isn't a big day) and post it on the riff page. Personally I'll probably write a python script for it(yes, I'm that kind of nerd).

Improvising over backingtracks is a great tool to boost you musicality and it's fun and the best part is that this doesn't have to take anymore than 30 minutes out of your day!

so who's in?

 

[Chris Johnston]

I had an idea just now and I figured maybe some other people would like to participate too.

Basically the general idea is that you randomly pick a backingtrack from one of the lessons on the school everyday and improv over it(I mean it's a bit lenient so if you miss a day because you're busy it isn't a big day) and post it on the riff page. Personally I'll probably write a python script for it(yes, I'm that kind of nerd).

Improvising over backingtracks is a great tool to boost you musicality and it's fun and the best part is that this doesn't have to take anymore than 30 minutes out of your day!

so who's in?

If I can remember to keep up to date with it I'd be down for it!

 

[William B.]

I'll play, you'll probably hear me sliding into everything. I'll practice bending up if I'm short

 

[Ed Seith]

I'm in. Probably needs to be short takes, because no one wants to listen to 8 people do 10-minutes of improv noodling. I mean, we're not Phish.

 

[Donnie Keeney]

I'm in. Probably needs to be short takes, because no one wants to listen to 8 people do 10-minutes of improv noodling. I mean, we're not Phish.

Agree completely! Maybe keep them to under 60 seconds?

 

[William B.]

2-3 minutes is good for me, aren't the backing tracks pretty short anyway? I've only heard a few so far

 

[Dominik Gräber]

Sounds fun. Gonna see how I can manage time wise. By the time I get to play I usually have to leave my amp off cuz people are sleeping

 

[idssdi]

I'm in. Probably needs to be short takes, because no one wants to listen to 8 people do 10-minutes of improv noodling. I mean, we're not Phish.

I think most backingtracks aren't that long tbh

 

[idssdi]

The random number generator said 94 so lesson 94 is the one for today

https://syngates.com/lessons/fingerpicking-exercises-3-lesson-94.94/

 

[Chris Johnston]

Is there a way of downloading the backing tracks or are you just going to the lesson, switching to the audio track and recording from that?

 

[idssdi]

Is there a way of downloading the backing tracks or are you just going to the lesson, switching to the audio track and recording from that?

That's what i'm doing. As far as I'm aware there isn't a way to download the backingtrack.

 

[William B.]

guys, define improve please. Are we going to do like 5-10 minutes warmup over the track than press record? for 2 minutes of bliss? that's what i'm gonna do

 

[Christian Schulze]

Im in! Im gonna go with my blues backing track in A! As far as recording it.....I mean sure why not. let's see what I can come up with.

 

[William B.]

@Christian J.S. Schulze Aguiar he picked a random lesson, it's number 94. I think were all using that one

 

[Chris Johnston]

That's what i'm doing. As far as I'm aware there isn't a way to download the backingtrack.

No worries! I did a random number generator and got Lesson 6 - here comes the dorian!

 

[idssdi]

guys, define improve please. Are we going to do like 5-10 minutes warmup over the track than press record? for 2 minutes of bliss? that's what i'm gonna do

In principle you press record the first time you play over it. Of course get to know the chord present in the progression but for me personally taking 5-10 minutes to warm up is like writing a solo instead of improvising

 

[Chris Johnston]

No worries! I did a random number generator and got Lesson 6 - here comes the dorian!

Ah just seen that it's lesson 94! I'll keep the lesson 6 one for another time

 

[Lindsey]

The random number generator said 94 so lesson 94 is the one for today

https://syngates.com/lessons/fingerpicking-exercises-3-lesson-94.94/

That random number generator is also a great way to pick lessons you haven't gotten to yet. I may not record something but I'm in

 

[Lindsey]

Fun thing to do with this backingtrack from lesson 94 is to play the Am scale with a sharp 7 and sharp 4. That's the blues scale mixed with harmonic minor.

 

[Chris Johnston]

This is my take - very rough around the edges but it was a fun challenge! (ft. my cat, Crowley)

I've noticed my camera/recording fear really interferes with my flow with these, so things start to get more natural feeling towards the end of the improv - if only people could hear the tempo of my heartbeat during recording haha!