Declan - parents have Declan start each practice session with doing the scales with correct fingering and alternate picking. Then move on to Right a Days A Week and focus on the section marked B. Griffin -as Griffin was absent please see last weeks post. Simon - parents make sure Simon practices Andante 5 playing both melody and bass. Pay [...]
Declan - parents, help Declan make progress in the song Eight Days A Week by having him practice the song from the part marked with a large letter B. the rest of the song is memorized, this section needs particular attention. Secondly, have Declan practice the scales using correct fingering and alternate plucking fingering. Griffin - parents, make sure Griffin [...]
Owen - keep practicing modes of all scales. Parents, help Owen by looking into buying the book "Modern Jazz Theory". Practicing is going well, please make sure Owen has lots of time to play. Sam - keep practicing "Tell Me" with the recording on YouTube. Parents, help Sam with converting the three major scales I gave him to minor scales. [...]
Declan - continue with eight days a week, especially the middle part that starts on A. Parents, help Declan to practice by reviewing the pages with him. Have him practice slowly at first and move up to speed, making sure that he plays each bar the right amount of times. The song is eight days a week by the Beatles [...]
Owen - practice "All My Loving" smoothly. Parents, help Owen choose a piece by Jaco Pastorious. Make sure Owen practices slow ly at first and works up to speed. Help Owen by having regular time for practice. Sam - practice "Tell me" by The Bros. Practice slowly at first, parents make sure that Sam pays particular attention to the last [...]
Declan- please review the names of all of the notes on all strings with Declan. Remember, there are no sharps or flats between the notes e and f as we'll as b and c. Also, please review the names of the lines and spaces of the staff in bass clef Griffin - parents please help Griffin to practice by encouraging [...]
Owen - fingering excercises for 15 minutes a day unless your shoulder or hand starts to get tired.Don't over do it. Then work on what you remember of Bohemian Rapsody. Sam - Tom Sawyer (tricky part), name all notes for beginning of "Tell Me" Eliot - Parents, listen to Eight Days A Week with Eliot. It is important that he [...]
Declan - middle eight bard of Eight Days A Week, memorize names of lines and spaces of bass clef, do ex.1&2. Parents help Declan memorize the lines and spaces by repeating the phrases written on the paperGriffin - keep working on light em up Simon - The Galaxy Song, change the chords at the correct time with no stops or [...]
Owen - practice new fingering and finger picking patterns. Try writing some of your own! If you do, make sure you right them down in standard notation. Sam - practice Rush's "Tom Sawyer", mainly the tricky part. Practice slowly at first and produce a good clean tone, then work up to speed. Eliot - practice eight days a week, particularly [...]
Declan - practice "Eight Days..." Fro letter B on making sure you don' t miss any bars. Parents, listening to the songs we learn is essential. Please encourage Declan to practice along to The Beatles original recording. griffin - practice "Little Black Submarines" by The Black Keys. Also practice "Light 'em up". Parents, 15 minutes a day. Simon - "Andante [...]