My name is Adam Schwartz, and I've been playing for over 20 years. Most of these years, I struggled to understand the ideas I'm going to share with you today.
I spent most of my time playing the same songs over and over, noodling around, and seeing little progression. On top of that, my practicing was very inconsistent.
But now, I see daily progression! I can play many of the song I thought were impossible for me, and I'm constantly learning and writing new songs.
In the world of metal guitar, having the right guidance can mean the difference between jamming with your favorite songs or losing motivation!
We’ve seen students transform their skills in just weeks!
Inconsistent timing resulting in mistakes while playing basic licks.
Lacking foundational techniques, making it difficult to progress.
Frequently gave up on songs due to overwhelming complexity.
Lacked understanding of music theory concepts, hindering progress.
Struggled to find inspiration and direction when writing metal riffs.
Practiced aimlessly without a clear plan or focus, leading to minimal improvement.
Achieved precise time, leading to flawless hand synchronization.
Plays complex riffs and solos with ease and confidence.
Completes challenging songs with newfound determination and ease.
Gained a solid grasp of music theory, enhancing overall musicianship.
Follows a proven approach that sparks creativity and direction in songwriting.
Engages in structured practice sessions that drive consistent progress.
This course focuses on what a metal guitarist needs to focus on! I would recommend this to any up and coming metal guitarists.
-Brady
Simplistic Riff Mastery taught me what I need to practice in order to learn the riffs I really want to play.
-Birk
This program has been a game-changer for my guitar playing! The weekly lessons were easy to understand and the progress I made is truly incredible.
-Jay
This would be equivalent to a cage fighter training for a fight by simply sparring with other fighters, and hitting a punching bag. He probably wouldn't win the fight by doing this.
There are specific ideas and techniques necessary to practice exclusively for them to become instinct. So when learning songs, you don't have to think about them. This allows you to focus on the unique ideas portrayed in each piece of music.
Think of learning guitar like getting in shape by working out at a gym. You wouldn't just show up and jump from machine to machine, with no understanding of what you are doing.
Instead, you would have a written exercise routine that targets all the necessary muscle groups weekly.
It's crucial that you focus on all the ideas necessary to become the guitarist you want to be.
This includes:
This is an area that most beginners struggle with. It's not enough to learn a few riffs, or even an entire song but play it with no band.
As soon as you can, it's crucial that you learn entire songs, and play them to the track, or with other musicians. This is the reason you want to learn guitar! There are songs easy enough for you to play, at your current level.
I will teach you the most efficient way to learn an entire song. By the end of this program, you will have learned your first song, and have the knowledge and confidence to repeat the process over and over.
Document your framework so you do not have to think about what you are going practice each day. I teach my students to use flash cards for this.
We will go through everything you learned during this program, and decide what you need to focus on daily, in order to see consistent progression.
All the ideas we decide are essential for your success, will be written down on flashcards. Then all you need to do, is go through your stack of cards when you sit down to practice.
This makes the process super simple and practically takes away any thought behind what you should be doing.
This is not a good approach, and you will likely not see the results you want.
Remember the cage fighter who just spares and hits the bag?
Once you start to see daily progression with your riffing, it will be fun and addicting.
As your new guitar coach who has spent hundreds of hours trying to figure this out, and hundreds more hours trying to figure out how to explain it to you. I have broken down the five key areas you need to focus on as a metal guitarist to see
daily progression.
This week we will cover both hands, and hand synchronization. We will go over
techniques such as galloping, alternate picking, trills, and more. By the end,
you will understand exactly how to approach all of the basic techniques.
I will give you exercises and riffs to perfect all of them.
This week we will cover more advanced techniques such as string skipping,
and pinch harmonics. We will also be learning metal riffing techniques like
power chord riffing and metalcore riffing. By the end, you will understand
the theory behind the power chord, and have exercises to efficiently practice
all of these techniques.
This is the week where I will teach you an entire metal song! You will
also see the process used to learn songs efficiently. By the end, you
will be confident to repeat this process time and time again.
This week is dedicated to metal theory! You will start to understand the
fascinating subject of music, and how it is connected to the fretboard.
I will teach you the fundamentals as well as the daily steps you need to take
in order to progress in this area of guitar. You will learn the most important
scale in metal ,and how to use it in your own guitar playing. You will also
learn the three chords every metal guitarist needs.
This is the week where you will get creative, and write your own riffs. We'll
cover three ways to write metal songs. Then we will write a song together. By the end, you will have written your first song, and have the confidence to write many more.
This is the most important week since we will decide what needs to go on
your flash cards. We will go through everything covered in these five weeks,
and decide what you need to focus on specifically in order to become
the guitarist you wish to be. By the end, you will have a very effective framework
for practicing metal guitar, and understand the adjustments you need to
make in order to continue seeing progression.
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