Saturday, October 08, 2011

我的結他雜記: Berklee Scale/Chord 101

顧家輝伍樂誠陳輝揚係Berklee College of Music讀過。我將會成為佢地校友,sort of。Berklee's online college is offering 爵士結他證書課程,共五個courses,盛惠~US$6400。雖然超貴(五個course合共60星期教學,人地大師網上 教jazz guitar都係US$60三個月咋)但係人生苦短,仲有命都係唔好咁計較,同埋我覺得人地鼎鼎大名,編製出黎既課程同練習方法點都有番咁上下卦。It teaches by showing class materials (words, pre-recorded video/audio and some flash animation) on their website and organized their contents lesson-by-lesson, also grading weekly assignments. The only interactive part is online chat session. 最緊要係,俾左咁多錢,會有心機做佢既練習,就算幾悶都會。其實除番即係一個星期每科一百美金,揾有料結他導師單對單教一個鐘都唔平得幾多。學音樂除非自學否則都係高消費喇。 
咁今個學期我學緊Chord 101同Scale 101。前者教major/minor/sus/aug/dim/dominant 7th等等triad同chord,仲有inversion,以前我買既書都有講,不過一直無心機記同練。我一向無乜掃chord,轉chord甚慢,做功課逼住死練,都有幫助既。今次真係學到野,佢有解釋barre chord點解係咁㩒,而家識得以前彈jazz tab死練果d chord其實係乜chord(dominant 9th, min7b5等等)。

Scale 101對我黎講易dd,因為都係教5隻major scale fingering,同以前練既大同小異;major scale(5 different fingerings)同minor pentatonic(2 fingerings)彈左咁多年,總算有d底。其餘果d major pentatonic, minor blues, dorian, mixolydian, harmonic minor, melodic minor,真係記到儍,唯有當防止老人痴呆囉。以前聽人講彈jazz improvisation,要12個key既以上任何一個scale,可以在條頸任何一處開始彈(仲要識得由中間既音開始,唔係次次都root)呢個境界就係呢個班既目標。我諗都急唔黎,希望日子有功啦。
每個星期每堂要做兩份功課,即係錄音上載俾老師評核。功課多數係跟tab彈,死練都OK,我會好似得個樣既歌星咁逐段錄,剪接技巧已經純熟。而且instructor俾分幾鬆手, 過關唔成問題。so far轉chord唔夠快,彈單音唔夠legato,後者正在努力改善,基本上都係左手手指唔好咁快攞起,但變左甩少少beat(墮後),不過d同學話墮 後少少好過d音斷下斷下喎。

睇番同班同學,自我介紹有 website有錄左佢地彈既野,彈結他既水平已經好高,真係professional,我諗佢地係想補番d theory,同埋follow下個structure,第時開班授徒可以參考添!

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