Hello, This will be the last homework post for the winter/spring season. For those taking summer lessons, I will see you soon! For those not, have a great summer and hope to see you in September! Here's this weeks homework: Mona This week we talked about fingerstyle playing and using your fingers to play chords and single notes. Continue to [...]
Hello all, Here is this week's homework: Mona Continue to work on "Aura Lee" in you Guitar Method Book. Remember to work on the tune slowly and to practice four bars at a time. This week we also looked at notes on the D string in the same book (pg 17.) Try going through the exercises on that page [...]
Hello all, Here is this week's homework: Mona Continue to work on Aura Lee in your Hal Leonard Guitar Book. This week we looked at this song and split the phrases up into sections: A1, A2, B and C. Each of these sections are four bars. When working on this song, focus on one section at a time in order [...]
Hello all, Here is this week's homework: Mona Work on the picking exercises we discussed today. They should be written down in your book. These picking warm ups will help you navigate the strings easier and increase your ability to pick notes. Remember to take this exercise very slow at a pace that feels good. Also, work on the tune [...]
Hello, Sorry this is late! Here are the homework posts: Mona Practice "Yankee Doodle" and "Surf Rock" in your Hal Leonard book. Remember to take each piece slow enough that you do not have to stop in the middle. Take your time with them and try to practice the pieces each day. Also look at "Au Clair de la Lune" [...]
Hello all, Here is this weeks homework. Mona: Practice the piece entitled "Surf Rock" in your guitar book. Remember to take your time when reading through passages. Try to be ready when switching to the next line. If there is time after try to look at "Au Claire de la Lune". Jack: Continue to work on switching chords. You should [...]
Hello all, Here's this week's homework: Jack Reading/Notes: E and F. Work on these notes that can be found in your book. Practice the two melody lines that focus on these two notes. The key is to try and get used to switching between the notes while being able to read through the passage. Chords: G major chord. Take a [...]
Hello all, Here are this week's homework posts: Mona Note exercise - GABCDEFG. These are all the notes you have learned on the guitar from the high e string, down to the g string. Practice playing these notes up and down to work on moving up and down the strings and to also work on your picking. Tunes - Yankee [...]
Hello all, Here is this week's homework posts: Mona Practice playing "Ode to Joy" and work on being able to play the entire piece. To practice this, start by playing only two lines of the tune. After two lines become easier to play, try playing three lines and then eventually four. Remember to practice slowly and take your time. Work [...]
Christian: Scales: Continue to work on the E minor Segovia scale exercise. Practice identifying and saying the notes as you play them. This will help you understand how they relate to the scale as well as make you more familiar with notes on the guitar fretboard. You can also consider playing the scale on a single string to practice seeing [...]