Hdiddy--We were comparing using an SR device to using a Shuffle device. Now you seem to be saying you do not like devices. They both have the same technical limitations as to how they play a tune. While you could cut up sound clips for SR (or an iPod), you don't have to. I agree that the upfront cost might be too much. But you could use whole tunes, as you do with an iPod, and still gain the benefit of SR.
I use SR for practicing improvisation. Any way that you can practice with a sound clip on an iPod, you can do on Anki. The point is to improve the scheduling.
Mr. PC--Jazz musicians went to gigs and watched their heroes play. When records came out, they bought them. When tape recorders came out, they bought them. When slow downers came out, they bought them. There is a long history of Jazz musicians adopting technology to better meet their goals. There is also a long history of writers who used to think word processors were too cumbersome for "artists".
But again, I want to say that SR is not the only tool. It is great for something that you are committed to learning and remembering. But you also have to perform and experiment with what you have learned to become fluent.
One creative way I am using SR is for learning to improvise on any key, in any mode, on any single string. I just made some ii V7 I loops for each key and attached them to SR items labeled with the key, mode and string. My goal is to play interesting music, without stress or tension, using only the notes of the mode. It is similar to what Mick Goodrich recommends in "The Advancing Guitarist", except I am using an SR schedule instead of a fixed schedule. The ones that are most difficult get the most attention. So far the results are promising.
I use SR for practicing improvisation. Any way that you can practice with a sound clip on an iPod, you can do on Anki. The point is to improve the scheduling.
Mr. PC--Jazz musicians went to gigs and watched their heroes play. When records came out, they bought them. When tape recorders came out, they bought them. When slow downers came out, they bought them. There is a long history of Jazz musicians adopting technology to better meet their goals. There is also a long history of writers who used to think word processors were too cumbersome for "artists".
But again, I want to say that SR is not the only tool. It is great for something that you are committed to learning and remembering. But you also have to perform and experiment with what you have learned to become fluent.
One creative way I am using SR is for learning to improvise on any key, in any mode, on any single string. I just made some ii V7 I loops for each key and attached them to SR items labeled with the key, mode and string. My goal is to play interesting music, without stress or tension, using only the notes of the mode. It is similar to what Mick Goodrich recommends in "The Advancing Guitarist", except I am using an SR schedule instead of a fixed schedule. The ones that are most difficult get the most attention. So far the results are promising.
