bazam2020
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Hi All, I need some support and your thoughts on this situation.
Ive been playing Ukulele for about 3 years self taught. My family and friends think i play well. I have two Ukulele's.
An Ashton Acoustic Soprano GCEA tuned, nylon strings with belcat pick. And a Fanner Pixelator Tenor GCEA tuned electric with metal strings and two hand wound pick-ups which sounds amazing.
I can strum reasonably well and pick chords and progressions but prefer to not use a pick as like to using finger/thumb. I mostly strum patterns by ear to which suit the rythm and tempo and timing of the song and are usually pretty close to the recommended strum pattern for a particular song but not always exact. Or I strum what I like that sounds good.
I have struggle with learning recommended patterns as written down for a given song you D U D D U U D stuff.
I recently started a band with group fellow musicians, and this is when things have gone bad for me.
The electric guitarist Mr X who is also self taught player, just doesn't like anything i play. He criticises everything: comments like:
* no thats wrong pattern
* no pick that section
* copies my strum and says don't do that
* no just use down strokes for this one
* no you need to be playing scales.
Its reached the point where I stop playing during rehearsal as lose all my confidence.
Their is some significant generational issues too of about 30 years. Me being the older side.
When this guitar player is absent from group, and I play well with rest band members and their are no complaints and all goes well. We all have a great time and enjoy the whole session.
I have reached the point last rehearsal where I totally lost confidence and can't play when he's there. Yesterday I just wanted to leave the band I started.
I am still learning and and I don't have the all the skills this guitarist thinks; or expect I should have. At my age it's takes longer to learn.
I also feel he doesn't appreciate how different the Ukulele is too a standard Guitar in way it can be played and used.
By the way we are a casual Church Garage Band.
Need some advice on what next from here....
Ive been playing Ukulele for about 3 years self taught. My family and friends think i play well. I have two Ukulele's.
An Ashton Acoustic Soprano GCEA tuned, nylon strings with belcat pick. And a Fanner Pixelator Tenor GCEA tuned electric with metal strings and two hand wound pick-ups which sounds amazing.
I can strum reasonably well and pick chords and progressions but prefer to not use a pick as like to using finger/thumb. I mostly strum patterns by ear to which suit the rythm and tempo and timing of the song and are usually pretty close to the recommended strum pattern for a particular song but not always exact. Or I strum what I like that sounds good.
I have struggle with learning recommended patterns as written down for a given song you D U D D U U D stuff.
I recently started a band with group fellow musicians, and this is when things have gone bad for me.
The electric guitarist Mr X who is also self taught player, just doesn't like anything i play. He criticises everything: comments like:
* no thats wrong pattern
* no pick that section
* copies my strum and says don't do that
* no just use down strokes for this one
* no you need to be playing scales.
Its reached the point where I stop playing during rehearsal as lose all my confidence.
Their is some significant generational issues too of about 30 years. Me being the older side.
When this guitar player is absent from group, and I play well with rest band members and their are no complaints and all goes well. We all have a great time and enjoy the whole session.
I have reached the point last rehearsal where I totally lost confidence and can't play when he's there. Yesterday I just wanted to leave the band I started.
I am still learning and and I don't have the all the skills this guitarist thinks; or expect I should have. At my age it's takes longer to learn.
I also feel he doesn't appreciate how different the Ukulele is too a standard Guitar in way it can be played and used.
By the way we are a casual Church Garage Band.
Need some advice on what next from here....
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