Hi Efe! Great seeing you today! Here’s what to look at for this week. — Gm (G minor) “jazzy” scale See the picture in this Google Drive. — The closest scale to this one is the Gm natural scale. As discussed in class, play around in this scale for fun. The only rule is don’t stray away from these notes [...]
Hi Efe! Sorry to post this homework late. Here is what to look at. What to listen to — Django Reinhardt — Jazz guitarist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxQxajcOyCI — The 6.5 minute long video we saw last class. Rewatch this as something to more specifically remember what kinds of things you like in jazz guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmPhZpoFZU — This one’s a 12 minute long [...]
Hi Efe! Here is what to look at for this week. Artists to listen to Van Halen — Rock — Songs to try: Good Enough, Jump, Panama, Running with the Devil, Eruption, I’m the One, Jamie’s Crying, Atomic Punk, Ice cream man Joe Pass — Jazz — the link from today — We were about 1 minute in when you [...]
Hi Efe! Proceed to check out the bands I described in last week’s Homework Post. — An artist I’m adding: Megadeth. The same way: be warned about the content in their music. It’s controversial and dark. Acoustic Open Here’s the link to its Unlisted YouTube video. Link. — Work on the first 16 bars. Practice it at 0.75x speed. Remember: finger [...]
Hi Efe, It was a productive class today. Having talked about exploring the realms of guitar music out there, here are the bands and musical styles I recommend that you check out. These are the ones we looked at today that you liked more. Led Zeppelin Classic Hard Rock. Guitarist Jimmy Page. A rock icon. Influenced numerous guitarists. Endless soloing. [...]
Hi Efe! I know this week will be super busy for you, so I’m making this practice plan super specific. So that you don’t waste time practicing anything you don’t need for now. Remember, our priority is for you to play at the recital. It’s only 2 weeks away, so that’s all we’re gonna be working on for now. Boulevard [...]
Hi Efe! Wishing you a great week! Here’s the outlook on this month. The recital is May 2nd. The priority for you right now is to perform for the recital. Hence we’re putting the music reading and other guitar studies on hold for the time being. You’re going to be playing the 3 main riffs of Boulevard of Broken Dreams [...]
Hi Efe! Here’s a rundown of the material I’d like you to look at for the next couple weeks. Boulevard of Broken Dreams — The Google Drive of the previous week — Here is the latest Unlisted YouTube video covering the bullet points below: Link The riff that transitions from the main one into the chorus The riff that transitions [...]
Hi Efe! This week's material. Google Drive The main tasks are below. F#m scale — Go all the way up and down this scale. Goals: Get used to using fingers 1, 3, & 4 of the Left Hand. Get the F#m sound in your head. Boulevard of Broken Dreams The last link has me explaining what to do. Recent video [...]
Hi Efe! Here is your homework for this week. Google Drive of last week: Feb 21st The drive has most of the things you need. Here's what was missing: BOBD Feb 28th. For whatever reason, Google Drive is refusing to let me upload videos whose speeds you can change. This link is an Unlisted YouTube video link where you can [...]