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November 2024 Active Melody Challenge

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  • This topic has 27 replies, 27 voices, and was last updated 6 months, 3 weeks ago by John H.
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    • December 6, 2024 at 4:10 pm #382969
      Catherine Arsenault
      Participant

        Hi fellow active Melody members, wishing you all have a safe and merry Christmas!!

        This challenge I just jammed with a Quist backing track, just doing my favourite nuances, so it’s a little long but I don’t have very sophisticated equipment…(at the very end of my playing I was trying to pause the Utube video and a commercial came on on the audio , how rude LOL.)

        Anyway Hope you enjoy an we I’ll see you next year🇨🇦😊🧑‍🎄🎄j

      • December 6, 2024 at 4:31 pm #382974
        Juxi
        Participant

          Awesome, Catherine! That thrilled me to the bone. It is fantastic how you feel the notes and do not even have to look at the fretboard to play these wonderfully tasteful bends and licks. I also love the way you seem to dance with your guitar while playing. Hammergeil! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

          Bluesige Grüße
          Juxi

        • December 6, 2024 at 6:01 pm #382995
          Alan L
          Participant

            Absolutely fantastic! Masterfully played, tons of soul. Some real ear-grabbing licks in there, a real treat. 🤩

          • December 6, 2024 at 6:35 pm #383003
            Michael L
            Participant

              Hi Catherine, simple lines but embellished tastefully and phrased so well! Plus, your tone is amazing. It fits the mood of the track perfectly. I really (always) enjoyed this one.

            • December 6, 2024 at 7:15 pm #383010
              Paul S.
              Participant

                This is one of those long posts that I wish were longer.
                Quist should be thanking you for putting so much soul onto one of his tracks.
                Nary a note out of place. Totally mesmerizing blues and its obvious you feel it.

              • December 7, 2024 at 3:56 am #383034
                Manfred M
                Participant

                  One thing is for sure, Catherine, this slow blues comes right out of your soul. And you have the skill to transport this feeling exactly to your listener. I enjoyed this a lot!

                  Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
                  The next Meetup will probably take place in July/August 2025

                  There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum in good time.

                  I look forward to meet you.
                  Manfred

                • December 7, 2024 at 4:14 am #383035
                  Jennifer D
                  Participant

                    Wow thank you Catherine for the early Christmas present! That was amazing! I particularly liked the bend around 4.30, it was unexpected and made me smile. You’ve given me confidence to try a few more trills too.

                  • December 7, 2024 at 8:27 am #383082
                    Gary W
                    Participant

                      Very tastefully played Catherine, love it. Could you point me to which Quist track that is please?

                      Gary

                      • December 7, 2024 at 1:36 pm #383152
                        Catherine Arsenault
                        Participant

                          Here you go 😊

                      • December 7, 2024 at 11:45 am #383111
                        James B
                        Participant

                          Beautifully played, Catherine. Love the way you express yourself with your instrument.

                          James

                        • December 7, 2024 at 12:58 pm #383131
                          AndréM
                          Participant

                            Catherine you are AM Queen of the blues.
                            Love the way you play.
                            I think Quist was inspired By B.B. on this one.
                            Well done.

                            AndréM

                            AndréM

                          • December 7, 2024 at 2:48 pm #383181
                            Mike W
                            Participant

                              Astonishing performance as usual, Catherine. You seem so relaxed while playing like a dream.

                            • December 7, 2024 at 6:50 pm #383246
                              JoLa
                              Participant

                                Oh, my this leaves me speechless, Catherine! No words can describe how beautiful this music sounded to my ears, the tone, the phrases, the tastefulness of your playing is seriously on another level! You’re an amazing player and you should maybe have your playing on Spotify or something. I know you wouldn’t make any money from that (music business is tough for artists nowadays) but I feel like your music should be shared and this world would be a better place!

                                🎸JoLa

                              • December 7, 2024 at 10:30 pm #383271
                                Pap
                                Participant

                                  Sick! You are the master of jam. Love that nuance you used with the pinch harmonic around 4:45. Really well done Catherine. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Pap

                                • December 8, 2024 at 7:40 am #383388
                                  Bill
                                  Participant

                                    Really soulful Catherine…you must have part of an old blues player in your DNA. Of course the notes, bends, and licks are all amazing, but the groove…that’s what you’ve got most of all. Awesome!

                                  • December 8, 2024 at 7:59 am #383396
                                    Serena C
                                    Participant

                                      Such a soulful performance Catherine! You’re always so inspiring to me!

                                      If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
                                      It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

                                    • December 8, 2024 at 9:07 am #383402
                                      Richard G
                                      Participant

                                        Just superb Catherine, there’s always so much to learn from your playing. Excellent choice of licks to suit the BT, phrasing that always appears so natural and a tone you get from that LP it’s so enviable. Another great performance from you.

                                        Richard

                                      • December 8, 2024 at 10:07 am #383435
                                        Mike D
                                        Participant

                                          Wow, great jamming here …super smooth and laid back, lots of space …digged it.

                                          Live on planet Earth ? You got the blues.

                                        • December 8, 2024 at 10:51 am #383468
                                          Martin W
                                          Participant

                                            Superb performance Catherine, some real nice moments in your phrasing,
                                            You’ve dialled in a fine tone to compliment that quist track .
                                            Happy festive season.

                                            Martin

                                          • December 8, 2024 at 12:39 pm #383515
                                            Bob Utberg
                                            Participant

                                              I can listen to your style all day long Catherine. Love the space you leave between ideas. Wonderful slides, bends and double stops. Played like a pro. cool slow bend release around 2:40. Great stuff

                                              Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                            • December 8, 2024 at 1:17 pm #383536
                                              Guido
                                              Participant

                                                Awesome playing as usual, Catherine! Your playing is amazing and soulful: I always think that you should be in a theatre or something similar to play for an audience! Could listen to your blues for hours!

                                                Guido

                                              • December 8, 2024 at 3:29 pm #383572
                                                charjo
                                                Moderator

                                                  Really tasteful soloing, Catherine, with a special tone you could only get with some nice humbuckers. Something about the tone on the lower 3 strings really grabbed me. Easy to see that you just feel the music.
                                                  John

                                                • December 8, 2024 at 3:46 pm #383575
                                                  Denise
                                                  Participant

                                                    Wonderful playing. I love these attacks and fast lines.
                                                    Great fat tone from your Gibson.
                                                    I enjoyed listening very much.
                                                    Denise

                                                    More Blues!

                                                  • December 8, 2024 at 7:02 pm #383610
                                                    bwade913
                                                    Participant

                                                      Very nice Catherine! Some great licks and I like the tone from that beautiful LP. – Bret

                                                    • December 8, 2024 at 9:52 pm #383652
                                                      sunjamr
                                                      Participant

                                                        I’m with Jola: I’m just left kind of speechless after listening to your performance. Absolutely flawless. I will never understand how you are not a world famous musician. Well, at least you’re world famous in my house. And among the AM community. Brilliant!

                                                        Sunjamr Steve

                                                      • December 9, 2024 at 12:32 am #383660
                                                        Dieter
                                                        Participant

                                                          Wow, great performance.

                                                          Dieter

                                                        • December 9, 2024 at 4:13 pm #383824
                                                          David H
                                                          Participant

                                                            Such touch, I am in awe.

                                                          • December 10, 2024 at 5:03 am #383868
                                                            John H
                                                            Participant

                                                              Catherine
                                                              Hard to find the words-expressive, soulful hauntingly melodic. Fantastic.

                                                              John

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