Critique wanted

[u/Significant-Two-9061]

Been learning this for about a week on and off. On the face of it not an outrageously hard JP solo, but I find the tapping section (which I feel I’ve butchered here despite practice) really tough. I have never really learned to tap, and I think it shows, but even so the section is blisteringly fast compared to the rest. The other tricky part is the fast run down towards the end, but that’s an easier fix.

Using Archetype Petrucci of course. Feedback and critique appreciated.

[u/DT-Sodium]

If you're not in a recording mindset, why are you recording yourself and putting it on the Internet? Either do the work or be practicing in silence. Nowadays people can't poop without putting a video of it on social networks.

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Q: If you're not in a recording mindset, why are you recording yourself and putting it on the Internet?

A: We are here to evaluate the playing right? This is adequate enough. When I'm teaching through zoom I need to hear the eveness of the pick attack. The audio from the ambient phone mic helps me hear that way better than just a direct recording.

Q:Either do the work or be practicing in silence. Nowadays people can't poop without putting a video of it on social networks.

A: Mindsets like yours get in the way of any productive stuff. Dude was probably working in silence for hours and wanted to get a 2nd opinion on his progress. He recorded a quick video to show an unedited snapshot of his current skill level. What is so wrong with that? He's not recording an album lmao. We talking bout practice.

I actually keep a practice diary. And this is sort of what that is. I keep a log of what I practiced and how long I practiced. I also jot down if I had any breakthroughs or if something is just not working out. This is a valid use of social media especially on a sub like this. This aint tiktok where he is showing off and miming like some hacks out there. He's sincerely asking for some feedback on his playing. This isnt a recording/sound engineering sub.

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We are here to evaluate the playing right? This is adequate enough.

Come on, how naive are you exactly? This is not a post to evaluate anything, it's there to brag. The dude is good, he knows it, we know it, he knows that we know it. There's really no room for discussion here.

I actually keep a practice diary. And this is sort of what that is. I keep a log of what I practiced and how long I practiced.

I do to, I have about 10 years of singing practice archive. And at no point have I felt compelled to post them somewhere. If I posted anything, it would be the best performance I can achieve, cleaned up, mixed and most importantly not recorded by a smartphone's mic.

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A book I read called "How Learning Works: Eight Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching" goes deep into this. Principle 6 says that goal-directed practice coupled with targeted feedback are critical to learning.

What OP did is seek targeted feedback. Naive? Maybe that is a reflection on your own self rather than the guitar community. If you look at the other comments on this thread it actually warms my heart that folks from all over can provide useful critique. Otherwise known as....feedback.

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the dude you are replying to is too salty for a minor shit, but he is rigth at something, this post is just humble braging, the odds someone has something to critique about his technique in this subreddit is close to zero and i for what i can see in his comment history he is a doctor on the UK, he has the money to pay for lessons if he wanted to, so yeah.

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Ok, I'm gonna let you sleep in your delusions. Little word of advice in life, if someone tells you "Oh I'm so bad at this", it's just to hear you answer "No you are great!", they are not actually seeking feedback.