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bobmane
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I tried MM and one thing that is a time waster is the male/female format being combined. Does KTVA course have totally separate male female such that i can put only male in one folder and let it play in my playlist no female. and also within lessons never have to fast forward past female parts?
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Doc
They give you the DIVAS and the dudes exercises. You can do both of them if you want. It's all up to you! You can challenge yourself if you're a male and do the DIVAS one haha.
yes, that is true. There are guitar squeaks on the scale exercises. On all volumes. I love them when I sing along with Ken. It shows me, that he is real. And man, he CAN SING, HE DEFINITELY CAN SING.
If you are looking for sterile exercises - do not buy the course.
Doc
What we know for sure is that Ken is focusing on the singing. The guitar is merely a minor tool. Furthermore, it seems that Ken records most things in one take, and so there are occasional minor faux-pas in the course, just like there are sometimes in his youtube videos.
Like Doc, I'm a guitar player (35+ years), and the guitar squeaks just aren't a deal for us. Likewise, the minor faux-pas aren't an issue for me. I'm more concerned about the training and the message than the N-th degree polish on the delivery - for this type of course. I have very high production standards for other things, but they don't bother me in this case.
If any of those things are a hurdle for you, and understandably so, then there might be other, better options for you.
Actually, Bob, there are two types of exercises in the lessons for volumes 1-3. - Ken-guided and piano only.
I bought Pro, so I have 5 volumes plus pro-packs. Volumes 4 and 5 only contain Ken-guided exercises. I'm only on volume 1 and I've been doing the Ken-guided exercises, and honestly, I've not heard any squeaking guitar. That's not to say that it's not there, but for the 3 months I've been doing them, I haven't noticed.
The last thing anyone wants is to be disappointed with their purchase. I was doing Ken's free youtube stuff off-and-on for years before I bought in November 2018. I was concerned about being disappointed - just really didn't know what to expect. It has been a great course, and the guys on this forum, like Doc and others are great. No regret.
It is a lot of work. On the one hand it seems simplistic, but mastery of the alleged simple is not something easily done. I'll be on this course for years.
As an example, Scott Redwing @scottredwingproject just celebrated 2 years of KTVA and here's how far he's come
In the end, you have to decide what's more important. I like Ken's philosophy, so other things don't matter that much to me. If you can get the singing philosophy you want and also the polished production, go for it. I'm not big on buyer's remorse.