pat metheny seminario

BadSneakers Says:

Aug 20, 2008 - I am very familiar w/ PM and his work. (We love to listen to "Gathering Sky" when it's about to rain.) But the comparison to Bach when his playing was technically lacking, was a bit of a stretch. I showed my wife (she is a classically trained pianist.) She couldn't believe the mistakes. Yes, Metheny plays the pick backwards because when he started out he could only find thin picks, so he played by picking with the fatter part. I was just making an observation. I love Metheny.

dingomine Says:

Aug 23, 2008 - Technic is nothing compared with his music,..that's the most important, and at that point he doesn't fail, his music is brilliant. There are lots of technically better guitarists than Pat, but only one Metheny,...talent is the main key to success.

eyeconoclash Says:

Aug 30, 2008 - technique has its limitations musically, it can't beat compositional artistry which pat metheny is a master at. you can possess a lot of fancy scales and stuff and yet cant come up with a brilliant musical piece that will capture a wide and aesthetically matured audience

osensei2987 Says:

Sep 3, 2008 - First of all, if you want to talk guitar technique, then let's talk finger style! Picking technique is an invention of folk musicians not classically trained masters. So if you're a stickler over technique then go listen to Segovia! It's not about the pick or perfect alternate picking or sweeps. It's about the melodic line and the phrase! You pick the way that feels right within the phrase. Too much technique = robotics = plastic music!

SpeedPic2782 Says:

Sep 10, 2008 - I'm sorry BadSneakers, but i have been playing since the age of 5. I listened to this video 7 times so far and everything make complete sence!! Everything was pretty much perfect!! Lee ritenour is great too, but i've personally heard alot of mistakes come from him!! As far as experience, feeling, technique and brillance, Metheny's the one and only!!!

SpeedPic2782 Says:

Sep 10, 2008 - I don't think BadSneakers has any kind of an ear for music! When i listen to metheny, I can relate to him like no other! Everything is perfect!!

tcreverb Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - Excellent playing. Don't worry about commenting on whether he's playing clean and technical. What is the Bach piece he's paraphrasing? Is it from the Well Tempered Clavier or Bach Violin Sonatas perhaps? He's definitely doing things around the cycle, which is a practice method many jazz players use. He starts that way with Major 7th arpegios. Very inspiring.

achangames Says:

Sep 13, 2008 - you are using the name of o'sensei morihei ueshiba in vain! shame on you.

superguitarras111 Says:

Sep 21, 2008 - alguien puede traducir el principio en español ??

playfenderstrats Says:

Oct 7, 2008 - john mayer FTW!

rodrigocastrofoto Says:

Oct 10, 2008 - amazing!

avatarist Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - You wish you could "noodle" like this "guy"! Save your comment for your own video.

avatarist Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - Amen to that! He's totally the man! I think God already gave him the "nod" by blessing him as such a wonderful musician. Also thanks to Pat for the lifetime of hard work on his craft! i Love this man!

avatarist Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - Who would critique a person for their technical precision while they're warming up? He's a Master. Plain and simple. If there is ever such a thing. This spans musical genres and instruments and eons. There is no shortfall that is less than the "human nature" of us all. What do you know about Bach's technique anyway... WTF! How could someone be so stupid as to compare? There are tons of outstanding "technically proficient" guitarists and other musicians here. There's only one Metheny

BadSneakers Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - Good grief, I'm not the one who brought up Bach - others were comparing his "warm up" to Bach. The shame!

osensei2987 Says:

Oct 13, 2008 - I don't see how I dishonor O'Sensei by using osensei as a handle. Maybe you might care to elaborate? I never claimed to be a great teacher or a Soke! Rather, I chose this name to honor the founder of Aikido and Omotokyo.

timple415 Says:

Oct 29, 2008 - do you imagine "another hour" of beautiful and inspiring musical ideas like these??

mithomaniac12 Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - Segovia was perfect.But I'm sorry he didn't improvise.Pat does.

Kubolski Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - Hey, what's the chord @ 2:10 to 2:15 ?? I love it!

diminishedlogic Says:

Nov 12, 2008 - that warm up soudns like final fantasy 2. hes got skill

osensei2987 Says:

Nov 13, 2008 - So what's ur point? I simply stated that if someone is looking for the perfect technician then they should listen to someone who's classically trained, not a jazz artist! My point is that no one is expecting artists like Metheny to have perfect technique. And if you wanna bitch about technique then go listen to artists like Segovia instead of a popular musician. This is in response to they guy who say Pat's technique is lacking. OK! We know he's not perfect and we don't really give a shit!

osensei2987 Says:

Nov 13, 2008 - This is as stupid as going to a BB King concert and then complaining that BB's technique is lacking! Duh ....! No shit Sherlock?! If you went to a BB King concert expecting the Concierto de Aranjuez then ur the moron aren't you?

adondebass Says:

Nov 14, 2008 - I think he is playing the arpeggio of the Emin7(b5) chord (locrian), but starts from the b5 which is a Bb. So the secuence is Bb - D - E - G - Bb - D - E .. etc..

CarlOlav Says:

Nov 25, 2008 - "Aesthetically matured"? Could you try to be a little more elite? hehe

yagamei Says:

Dec 1, 2008 - they're just arps and a couple of other little warm-up things. Exercises, really. I'm kinda disappointed this video doesn't showcase more of him talking and actually playing things that demonstrate what he says.