Phrasing and structure is one of the most important elements of Lead Guitar Playing.
In fact it's how you'll create your own style and signature. Even though it's one of the most important, it still requires several other elements of lead guitar playing to be very strong as well, to develop killer phrasing and structure techniques within your playing.
Phrasing and structure is very much like human language, in that it is a musical language.
I really enjoy seeing so many of my guitar students getting their "ah ha" moment when they grasp on to this concept. I hope to do the same for you as well.
What is the importance of musical phrasing and structure?
It's one of the most important elements of music in general, in regards to any instrument being played, including drums and percussion.
1. Speaking the musical Language: This is something that requires you to think your thoughts all the way through. Whether short or long, try to complete the thought as a musical phrase. Create tension, go through a couple peaks and valleys, and then resolve it. This can be done in as little as three notes. In fact, you should practice this technique with only three notes... Then build upon the phrase. Adding several phrases together will create a structure. The structure is the big picture built with clever phrasing.
2. Question and Answer Method: Within the simplest form of a "question and answer" method, it requires a quick tension build up, then a quick release of the tension. Example: In the key of (A) - Play a three or four note lick, and end on any note other than the (A) note... Then immediately play another three or four note lick and do end on the (A) note. This is the question and answer method in its simplest form.
3. Create a Story: Your goal is to create a beginning, middle and an end. This can sometimes be easier said than done, but if you just simply try to picture creating a longer beginning, longer middle, and a longer end, you'll start to see that it builds much slower in terms of tension. This where you'll use a series of phrases to create a bigger picture.
4. Expand Your Story into a Musical Conversation: To reach this level with success, you'll need to be comfortable enough with the previous elements, as not to be restricted from your abilities to create everything you hear in your head. This is very much like having an interesting conversation with a person. In that, if what you are saying is interesting, or being told in a captivating way, it holds your attention and you listen. Same with the musical language, you want to use multiple quality phrases, and mini structures, as tools for free flow creativity.
I honestly feel that when a guitarist reaches this point in his career, it's almost like breathing a whole new life into you as a mature musician... (Seasoned), would be the industry term.
I hope this article sheds some light on a few critical elements of Lead Guitar Playing.
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