Masks & more masks....

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Y'know what seems almost a constant in first teaching someone guitar, DM? A newbie tries to split concentration between their two hands - looking back & forth between the neck fingering and the strum hand. I tell a person not to worry about getting both in sync right away, but to concentrate on each one at seperate times. Like, while learning the chord positions and transitions, just bang away on the strings. Or when practicing stumming or picking, the chords/fingering isn't as impotant.

Ron

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

haha!

I was able to get some idea - although "plage" looks like "plague", I recognized it as "beach". (As in "Pauline a la plage", one of my aforementioned videos.)

I think it was on Jay Leno's US late night show where he said the upside to SARS is that the karoake bars in HK were empty, hahaha!

Ron

debbie mannas · Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 1352

I play geetar - in moderation. Enough to accompany myself in public, but not when there's superior talent around, like Colin. hahahahahaha

I might be playing some on the lighter songs - otherwise I put too much energy into singing, can't do justice to both.

:gl

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

You usually play an acoustic when you geetar, Debbie?

droolymutt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 5:07 am Post subject: Re: oyyyyyyyyyyy

There's another thing....

I want to find out if this young lady has the potential/desire to sing.....

If so, I won't teach her scales or improv at all.

If she can be a singer, I'll focus on teaching her how to play the right chords/inversions/bass notes to simply back up her vocal.....

droolymutt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 5:14 am Post subject: Re: oyyyyyyyyyyy

'tis a funny thing about playing and singing at the same time.....

You need to think about so many things....

But the best Music comes out when you don't think at all....

Funny...

droolymutt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 5:17 am Post subject: Re: oyyyyyyyyyyy

what the hell is "oyyyyyyyyyy"....?

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

A variant of the Yiddish "oy vey", I'm guessing. Kinda similiar to the old Minnesota expression of exasperation and/or amazement, "Uff Dah!".

Ron

droolymutt · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 6:02 am Post subject: Re: oyyyyyyyyyyy

yikes.

late.

sleepy.

niters.....

be kind to animals.....

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..........

debbie mannas · Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 1352

Yeah, Ron, I play accoustic guitar. As a result when I try electric I'm very hard on the strings. I can do ballady stuff well on my own, but when it comes to rocky stuff I leap around and if there's space on stage (usually never enough) I use it a lot... so being tied to a guitar is no fun then.

Oyyyyyyyyyyyyyy means Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Just a rude manerism I have :laugh

Hokay, g'nite all!

d

bbchris · Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 7:56 am Post subject: Re: Accoustic

I love being 'tied' to a guitar for some songs. I look SO GOOD with an electric guitar! hahahahahahhaa I have an acoustic I take on holidays to write songs with but I'm much more an electric rock chick it's unreal... :larree

hahahaha

debbie mannas · Joined: 30 Sep 2002 Posts: 1352

I just love to siiiiiinnnnnnnnnng. hahahahahaha.

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Cool. I prefer dabbling with an acoustic myself, Debbie. Of course, one can always vocally mimic an elec guitar if one deems it necessary whilst playing acoustic. Now, Chris being an extreme guitarchick prob never has experienced that particular joy....

RonOnGuitar · Joined: 08 Jan 2003 Posts: 1916

Another mask!

A model wears a beaded mask, part of the Hong Kong Collection from Dorian Ho, at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney May 7, 2003. Fashion Week is showcasing over 60 designers from Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

bbchris · Posted: Fri May 09, 2003 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Masks & more masks....

Wow! That's an expensive looking mask! Really accentuates her eyes.........