[Script Info]
Title: 
[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.39,0:00:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, how ya doing?\NJustin here today.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.50,0:00:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna share with you\Nan awesome little exercise
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.45,0:00:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "Minimum Movement".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.06,0:00:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a small idea with big consequences, this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.56,0:00:17.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uh, we're gonna be using the G major scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.05,0:00:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doesn't really matter what scale you use.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.14,0:00:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just a good one because\Nit's using all of your fingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.90,0:00:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, but you could use \Nanother scale if you like.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.42,0:00:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, and the idea here really, it's all just \Nabout learning to control your fingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.06,0:00:32.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm gonna talk about it a little bit \Nmore after I've given you the close up
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.25,0:00:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the proper example of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.18,0:00:34.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, uh, let's get to our close up
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.26,0:00:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, uh, check out actually \Nhow to do this exercise.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.23,0:00:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me start by playing \Nyou the G major scale
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.73,0:00:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the one way I most commonly see it\Nif I ask a student to play me the scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.37,0:00:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it might look something like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.70,0:00:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'playing'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.38,0:00:55.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay? Now let me play it another way
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.39,0:00:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see if you can spot the difference
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.69,0:01:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'playing'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.65,0:01:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looks pretty different, doesn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.59,0:01:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'playing'
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.70,0:01:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the difference is\Nthat my fingers are under control.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.25,0:01:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I call it "Flying Fingers" when\Npeople's fingers, you know
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.81,0:01:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly little fingers,\Nfor a lot of people they really
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.40,0:01:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,want to fly right off the neck \Nas soon as they finish playing the note.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.37,0:01:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whee! Off goes little finger.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.22,0:01:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what you want to do with this exercise is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.65,0:01:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,play the G major scale really slowly \Nand try not to let any finger move more \Nthan a millimeter or two from the fingerboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.56,0:01:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right? Doesn't sound like that difficult a thing\Nbut when you try it you're gonna find it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.45,0:01:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, first note. Now, let's just\Nput the little finger down.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.25,0:01:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There we go, now first finger's \Nactually already kind of in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.86,0:01:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now second finger has just got\Nto move over there, there we go.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.56,0:01:58.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Little finger, now don't let it\Nmove up, there we go.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.48,0:02:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First finger over now,\Nand it's just really
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.48,0:02:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowly trying to get the fingers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.10,0:02:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cause you are gonna find\NI'm almost certain that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.01,0:02:14.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some of the fingers \Nwant to lift right up off the fingerboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.65,0:02:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Particularly like here, \Nmoving that third finger over.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.32,0:02:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Little finger wants to go "Hey!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.06,0:02:23.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you gotta try and keep\Nit under control there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.38,0:02:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole way, especially \Nhere agian, that- th-
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.85,0:02:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could really feel my little finger\Nwanting to lift up there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.50,0:02:35.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wo- wait- actually, I let them\Nall have a bit of a run there.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.31,0:02:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we're just really trying\Nto get those fingers
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.97,0:02:43.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they're hardly moving at all,\Nand you really want to go slow with this.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.93,0:02:48.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's absolutely no point in trying to do it fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.42,0:02:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you're gonna find when you\Ntry and do this exercise yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.56,0:02:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's actually a lot more difficult than it looks.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.70,0:02:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, little finger just had a little bit of a wander as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.90,0:03:03.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's difficult! You know, especially there as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.21,0:03:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're changing \Nfingers behind little finger when it's already off.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.98,0:03:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like now, it wants to lift up, \Nand you have to really
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.26,0:03:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concentrate to make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.06,0:03:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oh, there it goes again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.65,0:03:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You stay down, \Nyou little rumin.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.18,0:03:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again, it was jumping\Na little bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.48,0:03:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's the exercise.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.65,0:03:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this exercise is all about\Ncontrolling your fingers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.12,0:03:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The speed thing is really-really\Nnot important here
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.32,0:03:30.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not at all
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.43,0:03:33.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So doing it fast will\Njust spoil the excercise
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.22,0:03:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there'd be no point in doing it\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.44,0:03:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You really wanna be doing slow, careful,\Ncontrolled movements
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.04,0:03:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And making sure that\Nyou're in control of all of your fingers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.83,0:03:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the time. Most people struggle\Nwith the little finger particularly
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.79,0:03:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The fact is that it'll just play\Nand as soon as I finish playing the note
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.65,0:03:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it jumps right\Noff the fingerboard
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.87,0:03:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's really normal\Nbut you'll just have to do it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.53,0:03:55.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,slowly enough to get it right.\NOkay, now I'm gonna move over
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.98,0:03:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to my 1st finger now, little finger\Nyou'll just stay there and just concentrate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.51,0:04:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on that little finger, making sure\Nit doesn't lift off.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.86,0:04:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Concentrate 'n' concentrate \Nand try, and you will find
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.52,0:04:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can control it!\NYou can do it!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.44,0:04:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if it feels like\Nyou can't originally,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.98,0:04:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can definitely\Ncontrol your fingers properly.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.75,0:04:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You just have to practice doing it\Nand learn how to make sure that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.38,0:04:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's no kinda instinctive\Nmuscle reactions thrown out
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.18,0:04:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by your brain while you're playing.\NYou wanna be in control of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.94,0:04:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every little movement that they make.\NNow, what you gonna find, it's really
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.78,0:04:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interesting is this has a big effect\Non your playing all over.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.61,0:04:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without having to practice individual\Nthings, so if you'd work on this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.36,0:04:36.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using the G major scale, as \NI'm suggesting, you'll find that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.32,0:04:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's just naturally kind of infects\Nyour blues scale and the licks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.66,0:04:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you're playing and songs\Nthat you're working on.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.69,0:04:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your fingers will naturally be\Na lot more under control and
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.42,0:04:47.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll find them flying off a\Nlittle bit more, if you do find it,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.49,0:04:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particularly, for a, you know,\Nwell, a particular tune or
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.13,0:04:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a riff that you're learning when\Nyour fingers are flying about a bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.64,0:04:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then, you might wanna spend\Nlittle bit of time with that
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.89,0:04:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one riff, or that one lick,\Nor whatever it is, that you're\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.96,0:04:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,struggling with, but generally\Nyou're gonna find that this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.28,0:05:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one exercise, 5 minutes a day\Nthis one, is a really big deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.91,0:05:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a great thing to have\Nin your practice routine.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.87,0:05:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good little warm-up thing as well,\Nbecause it's not very strenous and
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.19,0:05:11.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not very fast, so you can just\Nreally get you know, get your brain
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.31,0:05:14.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the zone there, so\Nreally, unbelievably great
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.29,0:05:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exercise is it. It was a \Nreal game-changer for me
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.40,0:05:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to, made a huge impact on my\Ntechnique generally, so
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.63,0:05:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope it does the\Nsame for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.41,0:05:23.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See you for plenty more\Nlessons and songs very soon,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.60,0:05:25.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take care of yourselves!\NBye-bye!