For this session I spent an equal medium of time In which to practise any chosen part of my solos. In this case I spent 20 minutes for each part and reviewed my progress on each after these intervals. These were my results:
> Firstly I practised sweep picking in which is required in one of the guitar solos of my pieces. To develop my competence in this particular technique I "swept" movable A minor triads starting on the low E string. This included inversions. I did this at starting at a slow tempo and building up to a speedier tempo in order to develop confidence in sweeping.
The result was a success as after I had completed the set time I had achieved smoother playing of swept triads and was even able to apply it in a musical situation. However, I believe my progress may have been faster if I had used a metronome as it could help substantially with increasing the speed in which I developed.
> Secondly I practised the higher notes of the bridge in "Say it ain't so" through repeating the bridge section over and over. This consolidates familiarity and confidence of this potentially vocally straining section which includes large interval leaps.
The result was not a complete success as I only partially managed to produce a more competent approach to the bridge but singing half if not most of it with more conviction.
> Thirdly I spent 20 mins inserting more interpretative techniques into the final guitar solo of "Just" by Radiohead. I did this through addition of more erratic pitch bending and chromatic note placement where appropriate in order to create an even more blues-esque sound.
The result was a complete success with the solo much the same but could be considered tailored to my style of playing. It would have been better if I could have played it with the backing track so that I had the harmony underneath the guitar melody. This could of helped me to create a more accurately interpretive solo.
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