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...... this was a thread called songs without words....... but now... as you can see..... it;s a thread without songs........ for the most part.......... ...
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aleshanee said:BALAAM said:
i like keola beamers music.... but i don;t like hearing him play because he has very poor fret discipline and drags his fingers across the strings....... it makes a nauseating screeching sound in his music...
.... his music really is good.... but in my opinion it actually sounds better when someone else plays it..... :-\
And here I always thought it was on purpose. Like his mo or mantra or something.
aleshanee said:BALAAM said:aleshanee said:BALAAM said:
i like keola beamers music.... but i don;t like hearing him play because he has very poor fret discipline and drags his fingers across the strings...
And here I always thought it was on purpose. Like his mo or mantra or something.
no.... finger screeches on the string is actually a sign of a very lazy guitarist.... and one who doesn;t practice enough...... it;s something concert guitarists try at all costs to avoid because it can mean the difference in having a full time job with a symphony or being forced to play in bars or on the street for spare change....... .... and the ability to avoid finger screeches or keep them to a minimum is considered one of the things that separates a passable guitarist from a true virtuoso ... ....
but even then it really is hard to avoid and still happens to even the best guitarists sometimes.... rare is a performance from a guitarist without at least one small finger screech in the strings...... the problem with keola beamer is that his playing is overwhelmed with a barrage of them.... they are constant.....
check this video out...... this is one of the best practice sessions of john dowlands allemande i have ever heard.....this guy is an amazing guitarist.... yet at the 12 second mark you an still hear a finger screech..... and a few smaller less noticeable ones later on...... but that;s why professionals practice constantly so they can work those glitches out of their performance by concert day.......
John Dowland - Allemande
Okay it was pretty good while I was still ignorant. Now I listen and it is like fingernails on a blackboard! I always noticed it but don't know enough about slack key guitar to know what is good and bad. Now it really sticks out.
We had as a guest at my church to play guitar for us. He was presented as a renowned, much awarded guitarist. Yes, he was entertaining, except for that irritating screech thing. I didn't put it together until this thread, but I'm thinking the guy is now past his prime.