monster mike acc

Posted Sat, 07/20/2013 - 12:36 by Bill56

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Judging

by Gary Smith - 08/11/2013 - 08:20

Song 1
CH1 - Good job matching the guitar hook in the opening. I like that you did a variation for the IV Chord
CH2 - A little busy for this chorus... fill probably would have been better

Song 2
Open - Ah, call and response with guitar, cool
CH1 - Good

Song 3
You're not playing anything wrong here, but it would have been better in my opinion to play the hook presented by the bass/guitar instead of creating your own... it competes a little bit in my opinion

Song 4
1st Position octaves... very good idea

Song 5
CH1 - Long holds... good idea. 4 draw on IV Chord bugs me a little bit (bars 5-6)... rest is good
CH2 - This would have been a good place to play fills between vocals since no one else is doing it prominently

Song 6
Chording sounds good... I would have changed to single notes on the V Chord (like you did the second time around). You could also peak out every now and again and play more actively.

judging

by Mark Hummel - 08/10/2013 - 19:48

I agree with Rick's assessment . I felt the playing tasteful but kind of stuck on the tonic note-mainly 2 draw & a bit behind the beat. I think you could work on playing with a bit more focus on holding the tension in the timing. Also try a few more melodic ideas. You're awareness on staying out of the way is working & should be commended.

A little robotic, but basically getting the right idea

by jimsammy - 08/10/2013 - 00:10

You have a nice tone and a nice vibrato. I also like the fact that you're trying to practice good taste and stay out of the way, but you sound a little overly cautious and that can lead to sounding somewhat plodding and monotonous.
On the slow tune I'd like to have heard you paying closer attention to the chord changes.