Conversation : Christiaan van Hemert says I'll be okay at soloing in 3-4 years
Published 2024-05-13
And if you haven't already, visit his channel for more gypsy jazz lessons than you can handle: / @christiaanvanhemert
00:00 CvH is interested in my thoughts/practice
01:23 Jazz practice doesn't look like anything
05:00 This channel is a great accountability system
05:48 CvH's strict violin schedule as a child
06:48 Practicing 2 hours a day is barely enough for gypsy jazz
09:19 Seeing Antoine Boyer live made me quit guitar
10:13 How much does CvH practice?
12:00 I want to increase my practice time but (insert excuses)
13:32 My history with gypsy jazz guitar pt.1
15:13 Sean Penn can’t fake playing guitar
15:57 Back to my history with gypsy jazz guitar pt.2
16:48 CvH is surprised at how I learned gypsy picking
18:04 Back to my history with gypsy jazz guitar pt.3
19:25 Bad advice for noob jazz guitarists
23:36 High praise from CvH on passing Book 2
24:35 CvH asks: How long do you think it’ll take to learn to improv?
26:36 CvH asks: What’s your biggest struggle with improv right now?
29:15 Trying to understand Christophe changes
29:59 I should have read the books better
30:30 I fail CvH’s quiz on why to alter the first 251 of Christophe changes
31:36 CvH explains 3 variations of Christophe changes
34:32 CvH tells me to forget everything he just said
34:42 CvH gives options for playing over Christophe changes
35:39 I continue to explain my challenges with improv (when to start/end licks). ChV helps.
38:20 CvH demonstrates lick placement over All of Me (starting early/late)
41:08 Give yourself the chance to fail while practicing improv
41:38 CvH demonstrates taking a lick and trying it everywhere
42:27 May (cat) wants attention
42:37 Back to the lesson
43:42 My favorite Book 2 251 phrase
44:03 CvH demonstrates flexibility with 251 phrases
48:36 I get defensive when CvH asks if I’ve practiced like he’s demonstrating
50:22 Struggling to understand options for playing over Cm in Sweet Sue
52:26 CvH demonstrates playing 251s over Sweet Sue
55:22 Creativity is not a concern for me right now
55:59 CvH asks: Why do we do these exercises? I give wrong answers.
57:08 We play these exercises to have a shot at MAYBE playing the phrases one day
59:20 Stochelo gets excited about licks he never ends up playing
1:00:06 I ask: How long do you work on individual phrases?
1:01:02 The chance of playing any particular lick during an improv is low
1:01:35 Great players play the same things over every song
1:02:51 I ask: Should I keep learning new licks or stick with what I know for the time being?
1:04:58 Gushing over CvH’s books
1:05:31 Licks don’t make sense to me until I can play them quickly
1:05:51 CvH’s history as a transcriber
1:07:24 CvH tells me to practice improv with phrases I like
1:09:39 CvH insists I start jamming with people…
1:10:08 …but only jam on songs I know how to play over
1:10:37 Breaking News: I “jammed” the other day. It was a mess.
1:11:20 CvH says: You have to fix your rhythm
1:12:40 CvH says: Ask people to play the songs you know and fail every week
1:14:25 CvH says: One song is enough for now
1:14:43 The problem with precomposed solos
1:16:37 The level of South Korean players
1:18:18 The Rosenberg Trio used to tell CvH to sit out of songs
1:20:52 The value of humility
1:23:47 The phenomenon of “jam killers”
1:24:55 CvH needs an affiliate program
1:25:29 CvH asks: Any plans to attend a festival?
1:28:45 I want to play outside of my room one day
1:29:01 CvH tells me I’ll be okay in 3-4 years
1:29:47 CvH is confident he’ll be good, but not great
1:30:31 I ask: Why aren’t you great?
1:31:50 CvH is addicted to learning new stuff
1:32:16 CvH’s curse is our blessing
1:33:57 CvH doesn’t think he’ll ever be great at guitar
1:36:38 Wrapping up
1:38:15 CvH’s advice for this channel
All Comments (4)
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Hey mate, great interview. Who was the kiwi that you played with?
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I enjoyed this stream with you two! I watched the whole thing! Hope you'll make more like this in the future. So we can expect this channel to be renamed to "Just A Dude Soloing" in 3-4 years? 😁
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super cool!
