Hi Everyone,
Here are your assignments for this week:
Hugo
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day
What to practice: Landslide
How to practice it most effectively: Use a metronome, try from 20-120 bpm going up and down by 20.
Tresa
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day
What to practice: Switching between two chords.
How to practice it most effectively: Use a metronome and try different speeds.
Yasmim
Recommended minutes to practice: Once a day
What to practice: Open / 2nd Fret / 4th Fret
How parents can support practice: Encourage Yasmim to spend time on the instrument at home.
Maurya
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 min/day
What to practice: Songs From Rock Band
How to practice it most effectively: Focus on rhythms. Step 1 is figuring out the counting, step 2 is tapping the rhythm along its the counting, and step 3 is playing the rhythm on guitar the same way you’d tap it.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Maurya to continue picking up the guitar and taking a look at his lesson materials.
Van
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: C major Scale + Review Songs
How to practice it most effectively: For The Scale be sure to play from the bottom to the top as well as top to bottom. Also check fingerings. 3 things to check for generally are: 1. Notes 2. Timing 3. Fingerings.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Van to continue picking up the guitar and taking a look at his lesson materials.
Raven
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
How to practice it most effectively: Aim to spend 10 minutes a day on the instrument. Remember there are 3 main things to check for: Which string to play, which fret to play, and which finger to play the fret with.
Have a good week everyone!
Trevor