[QUOTE=Joe]How's it going everyone? I haven't posted here in weeks!

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It hurts to play guitar. I smacked my left hand into a clothes rail yesterday. My guitar teacher looked so pissed off today as I struggled with sweeping.

[QUOTE=Lunch]I have mine next week. They aren't going to be good.[/QUOTE]

same :upset: I did study however...:(

/anxious++

[QUOTE=Happy]It hurts to play guitar. I smacked my left hand into a clothes rail yesterday. My guitar teacher looked so pissed off today as I struggled with sweeping.[/QUOTE]
Pissed? He actually got mad at you for messing up? Mine doesnt do that usually...eh whatever.

[QUOTE=jpj]Heh, I don't have to take exams :cool: I have this whole week except for Friday off :D[/QUOTE]

There's something wrong here.

So I started to work a few weeks ago. Such a bad beginning of my work career... I work 6 hrs a weekend, three a day. Last monday I had off and had to work 8 hours. I have next monday off and I have to work 8 hours then too. Man.. it's a boring job too.

[QUOTE]same I did study however...

/anxious++[/QUOTE]

/didn't --

Any hockey fans? You guys see that Ovechkin goal :D

[QUOTE]There's something wrong here.[/QUOTE]
Only people who miss more than 3 days, got suspended, or need to raise their grade have to take exams here, so everyone else just skips the exam days (Tue.-Thur. + MLK Day.) It's pretty sweet.

[QUOTE=jpj]Only people who miss more than 3 days, got suspended, or need to raise their grade have to take exams here, so everyone else just skips the exam days (Tue.-Thur. + MLK Day.) It's pretty sweet.[/QUOTE]

Where is this?!?! Everyone has to show up unless you don't have an exam here. I had two today (one AP and one a foreign language so that was pretty bad) then tomorrow and thursday. Friday's off, Monday's off but I'm working all day.

I don't skip classes because of the unnecesary amount of post-traumatic distress for not attending a class.

Besides, calculus isn't really worth the skip. Or Civil Rights. Or Physics. Or chemistry.

>_>

I'm sad. :(

[QUOTE=jpj]Only people who miss more than 3 days, got suspended, or need to raise their grade have to take exams here, so everyone else just skips the exam days (Tue.-Thur. + MLK Day.) It's pretty sweet.[/QUOTE]


Thats amazing. This year I only have 3 midterms. Math and Spanish this friday and Forensics next wednesday. I have 8 days off (two 4 day weekends). Being a senior in my school is great. All my teachers decided to go easy on us.

Skipping class is pointless. It just makes life more difficult and stressful.

Guess who just got one of the first unedited US pressings of Pink Floyd's "A nice Pair" (PatGoD, SFoS).

[QUOTE=GenuineImitation]Thats amazing. This year I only have 3 midterms. Math and Spanish this friday and Forensics next wednesday. I have 8 days off (two 4 day weekends). Being a senior in my school is great. All my teachers decided to go easy on us.[/QUOTE]

Since I'm only a junior I hardly get a break. Next year finals will be easy because I'm planning on taking a few APs so that means I miss a lot of class for AP tests then I don't have to come at all on exam days. But for now I've only got 3 classes I'm not taking exams for

[QUOTE=Joe]There's something wrong here.

So I started to work a few weeks ago. Such a bad beginning of my work career... I work 6 hrs a weekend, three a day. Last monday I had off and had to work 8 hours. I have next monday off and I have to work 8 hours then too. Man.. it's a boring job too.



/didn't --

[B]Any hockey fans? You guys see that Ovechkin goal[/B] :D[/QUOTE]

The one he made over his head, lying down?? Man, that was too much.

[QUOTE=toaster135]The one he made over his head, lying down?? Man, that was too much.[/QUOTE]

I have a video clip of it. It's absolutely amazing. They got a shot of Wayne Gretzky's face after that goal. It was like he had seen a ghost or something he was so dumfounded. Apparently the crowd gave him an ovation after they saw the replay.

[url]http://boss.streamos.com/qtime/capitals/quicktime/011606_ovechkin_p3g6.mov[/url]

[QUOTE=Deconstruction]Guess who just got one of the first unedited US pressings of Pink Floyd's "A nice Pair" (PatGoD, SFoS).[/QUOTE]


You.


I got to go write a 2000 word english paper for tomorrow and study for an english, spanish and math test. Im in for a fun night of work. Excellent... :(


EDIT: Joe, Im taking all AP and one honors class. My teachers are just cool like that.

[QUOTE=Deconstruction]Pissed? He actually got mad at you for messing up? Mine doesnt do that usually...eh whatever.[/QUOTE]
It looked like it from his face. Maybe he thought I hadn't been practicing.

[QUOTE=Joe]How's it going everyone? I haven't posted here in weeks!

Everyone's exams going well? Mine suck. I've got two left, Precal and Bio.[/QUOTE]
Hey man, pretty good.

Speaking of exams, I recently finished my mock exams. Results:
Biology - A 84/100
Chemistry - B
Physics - C 42/100 :/
German, three papers/exams - all A*
English - Both papers around C grade if I remember
History - E 19/40
Maths - scrape pass with a C at 23% :/

Not too bad, seeing as I did next to no revision but on the other hand not really that great. I'm doing GCSEs by the way.

[QUOTE=Joe]Where is this?!?! Everyone has to show up unless you don't have an exam here. I had two today (one AP and one a foreign language so that was pretty bad) then tomorrow and thursday. Friday's off, Monday's off but I'm working all day.[/QUOTE]
Brooke County, WV, trust me, it's the only upside to living here. Well, we're close to Pittsburgh so there are a lot of concerts to go to...

[QUOTE=Happy]It looked like it from his face. Maybe he thought I hadn't been practicing.[/QUOTE]
Still, I generaly don't practice much of what my guitar teacher gives me, right now it is the intro and verse/chorus to Stairway, which I think is one of the most monotous, overrated, and overplayed songs...Plus I just wait till the night before, because it is easy. But my sight reading is getting better.
To victor, damn straight! 10+shipping....Good condition

[QUOTE=Deconstruction]Still, I generaly don't practice much of what my guitar teacher gives me, right now it is the intro and verse/chorus to Stairway, which I think is one of the most monotous, overrated, and overplayed songs...Plus I just wait till the night before, because it is easy. But my sight reading is getting better.
To victor, damn straight! 10+shipping....Good condition[/QUOTE]
I don't get songs to learn. Today he showed me the chords to canon and made me sweep pick arpeggios over them (poorly I must say).

[QUOTE=Deconstruction]Still, I generaly don't practice much of what my guitar teacher gives me, right now it is the intro and verse/chorus to Stairway, which I think is one of the most monotous, overrated, and overplayed songs...Plus I just wait till the night before, because it is easy. But my sight reading is getting better.
To victor, damn straight! 10+shipping....Good condition[/QUOTE]



until you can play it 'perfect', stop whining bro

[QUOTE=jpj]Brooke County, WV, trust me, it's the only upside to living here. Well, we're close to Pittsburgh so there are a lot of concerts to go to...[/QUOTE]

Cool, it's one of the areas I'm thinking about going to school in a few years.

[QUOTE]I don't get songs to learn. Today he showed me the chords to canon and made me sweep pick arpeggios over them (poorly I must say).[/QUOTE]

My teacher said if there are any leads and such I want to learn just to ask him and we'll do it, but right now we're doing theory because know little about it. We're doing all sorts of modes of the C scale and such.

I just have my Law on thursday and English on Tuesday

NP-Dream Theater-Solitary shell

yea, maybe i should look for a teacher again


the last one i had was a nightmare, and complete waste of time + money

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]yea, maybe i should look for a teacher again


the last one i had was a nightmare, and complete waste of time + money[/QUOTE]
I have to say, it's very off putting when you have a guitar teacher who's poor at teaching guitar. My old teacher was very critical of everything I did and made me learn basic barre chords and pieces he wrote. I didn't have a problem with this. I did however have a problem with the fact that he was hardly in my lessons (most of it was spent outside talking to other people or wandering), and when he was he would either be taking the piss out of me or there would be one of his favourites in there (you know, show offs). All this made me incredibly nervous in front of him and I found it difficult to concentrate and play my best.

My new teacher is much better.

[QUOTE=Happy]I have to say, it's very off putting when you have a guitar teacher who's poor at teaching guitar. My old teacher was very critical of everything I did and made me learn basic barre chords and pieces he wrote. I didn't have a problem with this. I did however have a problem with the fact that he was hardly in my lessons (most of it was spent outside talking to other people or wandering), and when he was he would either be taking the piss out of me or there would be one of his favourites in there (you know, show offs). All this made me incredibly nervous in front of him and I found it difficult to concentrate and play my best.
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reminds me of my teacher a few years back (never took lessons since then). These people should be crucified, they're such a bad influence (little stoicy was so discouraged back then :()

my 4th and FINAL lesson consisted of me playing SILENT NIGHT to sheet music for THE ENTIRE LESSON!!!



for someone who works on petrucci, shred, sweeping, tapping, etc, its VERY insulting to do that to begin. Not to mention the countless times he brought up his "8 year old students" who have "no problems" with sight reading sheet music.

[QUOTE=Happy]I have to say, it's very off putting when you have a guitar teacher who's poor at teaching guitar. My old teacher was very critical of everything I did and made me learn basic barre chords and pieces he wrote. I didn't have a problem with this. I did however have a problem with the fact that he was hardly in my lessons (most of it was spent outside talking to other people or wandering), and when he was he would either be taking the piss out of me or there would be one of his favourites in there (you know, show offs). All this made me incredibly nervous in front of him and I found it difficult to concentrate and play my best.

My new teacher is much better.[/QUOTE]
Thats how I was with my teacher, then I got used to him...the being nervous around him because I didnt know him all that well.

i wasnt nervous at all. the sad thing i was always looking forward to learning, only to be let down by the "O, what were we doign last week" kind of thing. If im paying your fukking arse 30 bucks an hour, you could at least humor me by pretending you know what hte fuk your talking about


I mean he was a good slide player, but really, didnt impress me at all

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]for someone who works on petrucci, shred, sweeping, tapping, etc, its VERY insulting to do that to begin. Not to mention the countless times he brought up his "8 year old students" who have "no problems" with sight reading sheet music.


i wasnt nervous at all. the sad thing i was always looking forward to learning, only to be let down by the "O, what were we doign last week" kind of thing. If im paying your fukking arse 30 bucks an hour, you could at least humor me by pretending you know what hte fuk your talking about
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da[I]m[/I]n these "teachers", that was awful man! Did you reach the sweep level on your own by the way?

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]my 4th and FINAL lesson consisted of me playing SILENT NIGHT to sheet music for THE ENTIRE LESSON!!!



for someone who works on petrucci, shred, sweeping, tapping, etc, its VERY insulting to do that to begin. Not to mention the countless times he brought up his "8 year old students" who have "no problems" with sight reading sheet music.[/QUOTE]

oh please it's probably true that his 8 year old students can sight read better than you

as you can now tell, playing shred is near worthless to anyone who is serious about music

[QUOTE=Eggo]as you can now tell, playing shred is near worthless to anyone who is serious about music[/QUOTE]

What do you mean? :confused:

[QUOTE=Eggo]oh please it's probably true that his 8 year old students can sight read better than you

as you can now tell, playing shred is near worthless to anyone who is serious about music[/QUOTE]

It might be true, but it doesn't mean it's any more necessary. There are probably 8/9 year olds in my old school band that can read music better than I can. Obviously I'm getting better since I did it for 6 years and then stopped and am now doing it again, but it's still the theory I'm struggling with.

[QUOTE]What do you mean?[/QUOTE]

I agree with Eggo. I think it takes little musical talent to be able to seriously shred. I think it takes more talent to come up with a good slow solo that's all over the fretboard in different but perfect keys and modes and such.

[QUOTE=Eggo]oh please it's probably true that his 8 year old students can sight read better than you

as you can now tell, playing shred is near worthless to anyone who is serious about music[/QUOTE]


yea, i understand that jack arse..


thanks for interjecting your "beliefs"

[QUOTE=Stoic]da[I]m[/I]n these "teachers", that was awful man! Did you reach the sweep level on your own by the way?[/QUOTE]


ive literally done EVERYTHING on my own, kinda sucks, but if you want something done ''right" ...

[QUOTE=Stoic]What do you mean? :confused:[/QUOTE]

the stereotypical shredder who can only regurgitate the same scalar lines and arpeggio voicings will get laughed out of a respectable music school

no one wants a dragster...they just go very fast in a straight line and that's it :-D

[QUOTE=Eggo]as you can now tell, playing shred is near worthless to anyone who is serious about music[/QUOTE]
That's not true in the least. To be a diverse artist you should be able to play anything. Playing shred doesn't mean you can't play anything else.

[QUOTE=Moses]That's not true in the least. To be a diverse artist you should be able to play anything.[/QUOTE]

you're making the common mistake of correlating shred with technique

[QUOTE=Eggo]the stereotypical shredder who can only regurgitate the same scalar lines and arpeggio voicings will get laughed out of a respectable music school

no one wants a dragster...they just go very fast in a straight line and that's it :-D[/QUOTE]



you might need to look at your stereotypes through a microscope again..



i couldnt care less wtf every other "shredder" does, nor have i stated i like to limit my "style" to a few scales.


Id rebut more, but i wouldnt get satisfaction either way

[QUOTE=Moses]That's not true in the least. To be a diverse artist you should be able to play anything.[/QUOTE]

You're right too, but a [I]shredder[/I] is somewhat worthless. Sure it's :amaze: when you see someone's fingers move that fast along the fretboard but it just looks cool.

For example

Layla Unplugged solo > any Yngwie Malmsteen solo. sure Yngwie is a good guitarist, but I don't find him any better.

[QUOTE=kurrptsenate]i couldnt care less wtf every other "shredder" does, nor have i stated i like to limit my "style" to a few scales.[/quote]

shredders can play a million different kinds of scales but the whole definition of shred means you'll have to compromise any sense of sophistication in your phrasing

[quote=kurrptsenate]Id rebut more, but i wouldnt get satisfaction either way[/QUOTE]

the point i'm making is that all the shred, petrucci, tap, and sweep practicing in the world and your teacher says 8 year olds sight read better than you

see what i'm saying

[QUOTE=Joe]You're right too, but a [I]shredder[/I] is somewhat worthless. Sure it's :amaze: when you see someone's fingers move that fast along the fretboard but it just looks cool.

For example

Layla Unplugged solo > any Yngwie Malmsteen solo. sure Yngwie is a good guitarist, but I don't find him any better.[/QUOTE]


we're not really talking about that here tho...

[QUOTE=Joe]You're right too, but a [I]shredder[/I] is somewhat worthless. Sure it's :amaze: when you see someone's fingers move that fast along the fretboard but it just looks cool.

For example

Layla Unplugged solo > any Yngwie Malmsteen solo. sure Yngwie is a good guitarist, but I don't find him any better.[/QUOTE]
Ugh, of course I know that. What I'm trying to say is there's a difference between someone who's a shred guitarist and someone who can play shred.

For example: Any Nevermore solo > Layla Unplugged solo