0:00:05.389,0:00:07.500 Hey, how ya doing?[br]Justin here today. 0:00:07.500,0:00:09.454 I'm gonna share with you[br]an awesome little exercise 0:00:09.454,0:00:11.056 called "Minimum Movement". 0:00:11.056,0:00:14.560 It's a small idea with big consequences, this one. 0:00:14.560,0:00:17.047 Uh, we're gonna be using the G major scale. 0:00:17.047,0:00:19.143 Doesn't really matter what scale you use. 0:00:19.143,0:00:21.898 This is just a good one because[br]it's using all of your fingers. 0:00:21.898,0:00:24.416 Um, but you could use [br]another scale if you like. 0:00:24.416,0:00:29.060 Um, and the idea here really, it's all just [br]about learning to control your fingers. 0:00:29.060,0:00:32.252 I'm gonna talk about it a little bit [br]more after I've given you the close up 0:00:32.252,0:00:33.175 and the proper example of it. 0:00:33.175,0:00:34.260 But, uh, let's get to our close up 0:00:34.260,0:00:38.229 and, uh, check out actually [br]how to do this exercise. 0:00:38.229,0:00:40.729 Let me start by playing [br]you the G major scale 0:00:40.729,0:00:44.372 the one way I most commonly see it[br]if I ask a student to play me the scale. 0:00:44.372,0:00:45.696 So, it might look something like this. 0:00:45.696,0:00:53.376 'playing' 0:00:53.376,0:00:55.386 Okay? Now let me play it another way 0:00:55.386,0:00:56.689 and see if you can spot the difference 0:00:56.689,0:01:02.649 'playing' 0:01:02.649,0:01:03.589 Looks pretty different, doesn't it? 0:01:03.589,0:01:14.699 'playing' 0:01:14.699,0:01:17.252 So the difference is[br]that my fingers are under control. 0:01:17.252,0:01:19.811 I call it "Flying Fingers" when[br]people's fingers, you know 0:01:19.811,0:01:22.396 particularly little fingers,[br]for a lot of people they really 0:01:22.396,0:01:25.370 want to fly right off the neck [br]as soon as they finish playing the note. 0:01:25.370,0:01:27.219 Whee! Off goes little finger. 0:01:27.219,0:01:29.650 So, what you want to do with this exercise is 0:01:29.650,0:01:38.560 play the G major scale really slowly [br]and try not to let any finger move more [br]than a millimeter or two from the fingerboard. 0:01:38.560,0:01:42.449 Right? Doesn't sound like that difficult a thing[br]but when you try it you're gonna find it is. 0:01:42.449,0:01:47.252 So, first note. Now, let's just[br]put the little finger down. 0:01:47.252,0:01:50.856 There we go, now first finger's [br]actually already kind of in place. 0:01:50.856,0:01:54.559 Now second finger has just got[br]to move over there, there we go. 0:01:54.559,0:01:58.478 Little finger, now don't let it[br]move up, there we go. 0:01:58.478,0:02:00.476 First finger over now,[br]and it's just really 0:02:00.476,0:02:05.097 slowly trying to get the fingers 0:02:05.097,0:02:08.010 cause you are gonna find[br]I'm almost certain that 0:02:08.010,0:02:14.651 some of the fingers [br]want to lift right up off the fingerboard. 0:02:14.651,0:02:17.316 Particularly like here, [br]moving that third finger over. 0:02:17.316,0:02:19.056 Little finger wants to go "Hey!" 0:02:19.056,0:02:23.377 But you gotta try and keep[br]it under control there. 0:02:23.377,0:02:25.849 The whole way, especially [br]here agian, that- th- 0:02:25.849,0:02:30.500 could really feel my little finger[br]wanting to lift up there. 0:02:30.500,0:02:35.309 Wo- wait- actually, I let them[br]all have a bit of a run there. 0:02:35.309,0:02:38.974 So we're just really trying[br]to get those fingers 0:02:38.974,0:02:43.934 so they're hardly moving at all,[br]and you really want to go slow with this. 0:02:43.934,0:02:48.415 There's absolutely no point in trying to do it fast. 0:02:48.415,0:02:51.564 And you're gonna find when you[br]try and do this exercise yourself 0:02:51.564,0:02:54.695 it's actually a lot more difficult than it looks. 0:02:54.695,0:02:59.897 Oh, little finger just had a little bit of a wander as well. 0:02:59.897,0:03:03.209 It's difficult! You know, especially there as well. 0:03:03.209,0:03:07.980 When you're changing [br]fingers behind little finger when it's already off. 0:03:07.980,0:03:11.255 Like now, it wants to lift up, [br]and you have to really 0:03:11.255,0:03:15.064 concentrate to make sure 0:03:15.064,0:03:16.652 oh, there it goes again 0:03:16.652,0:03:20.177 You stay down, [br]you little rumin. 0:03:20.177,0:03:21.481 Again, it was jumping[br]a little bit. 0:03:21.481,0:03:23.651 But that's the exercise. 0:03:23.651,0:03:26.121 So this exercise is all about[br]controlling your fingers. 0:03:26.121,0:03:29.323 The speed thing is really-really[br]not important here 0:03:29.323,0:03:30.432 It's not at all 0:03:30.432,0:03:33.222 So doing it fast will[br]just spoil the excercise 0:03:33.222,0:03:34.442 And there'd be no point in doing it[br] 0:03:34.442,0:03:39.042 You really wanna be doing slow, careful,[br]controlled movements 0:03:39.042,0:03:41.832 And making sure that[br]you're in control of all of your fingers 0:03:41.832,0:03:45.794 All the time. Most people struggle[br]with the little finger particularly 0:03:45.794,0:03:48.653 The fact is that it'll just play[br]and as soon as I finish playing the note 0:03:48.653,0:03:49.871 it jumps right[br]off the fingerboard 0:03:49.871,0:03:52.531 and that's really normal[br]but you'll just have to do it 0:03:52.531,0:03:55.983 slowly enough to get it right.[br]Okay, now I'm gonna move over 0:03:55.983,0:03:59.513 to my 1st finger now, little finger[br]you'll just stay there and just concentrate 0:03:59.513,0:04:01.860 on that little finger, making sure[br]it doesn't lift off. 0:04:01.860,0:04:04.517 Concentrate 'n' concentrate [br]and try, and you will find 0:04:04.517,0:04:07.437 that you can control it![br]You can do it! 0:04:07.437,0:04:08.978 Even if it feels like[br]you can't originally, 0:04:08.978,0:04:11.747 you can definitely[br]control your fingers properly. 0:04:11.747,0:04:16.382 You just have to practice doing it[br]and learn how to make sure that 0:04:16.382,0:04:20.179 there's no kinda instinctive[br]muscle reactions thrown out 0:04:20.179,0:04:22.944 by your brain while you're playing.[br]You wanna be in control of 0:04:22.944,0:04:26.780 every little movement that they make.[br]Now, what you gonna find, it's really 0:04:26.780,0:04:29.610 interesting is this has a big effect[br]on your playing all over. 0:04:29.610,0:04:33.358 Without having to practice individual[br]things, so if you'd work on this 0:04:33.358,0:04:36.315 using the G major scale, as [br]I'm suggesting, you'll find that 0:04:36.315,0:04:39.658 it's just naturally kind of infects[br]your blues scale and the licks 0:04:39.658,0:04:41.690 that you're playing and songs[br]that you're working on. 0:04:41.690,0:04:44.420 Your fingers will naturally be[br]a lot more under control and 0:04:44.420,0:04:47.460 you'll find them flying off a[br]little bit more, if you do find it, 0:04:47.488,0:04:50.126 particularly, for a, you know,[br]well, a particular tune or 0:04:50.126,0:04:52.641 a riff that you're learning when[br]your fingers are flying about a bit, 0:04:52.641,0:04:54.893 then, you might wanna spend[br]little bit of time with that 0:04:54.893,0:04:56.961 one riff, or that one lick,[br]or whatever it is, that you're[br] 0:04:56.961,0:04:59.276 struggling with, but generally[br]you're gonna find that this 0:04:59.276,0:05:02.912 one exercise, 5 minutes a day[br]this one, is a really big deal. 0:05:02.912,0:05:04.870 It's a great thing to have[br]in your practice routine. 0:05:04.870,0:05:08.191 Good little warm-up thing as well,[br]because it's not very strenous and 0:05:08.191,0:05:11.312 not very fast, so you can just[br]really get you know, get your brain 0:05:11.312,0:05:14.272 into the zone there, so[br]really, unbelievably great 0:05:14.287,0:05:16.398 exercise is it. It was a [br]real game-changer for me 0:05:16.398,0:05:19.628 to, made a huge impact on my[br]technique generally, so 0:05:19.628,0:05:21.414 I hope it does the[br]same for you. 0:05:21.414,0:05:23.603 See you for plenty more[br]lessons and songs very soon, 0:05:23.603,0:05:25.303 You take care of yourselves![br]Bye-bye!