CarsonContinue to work on the Weezer tunes O Girlfriend and Say it Ain't So. Remember to practice alternating between barre chords slowly going over the same two before moving on to the next pair. Lili Keep working on the strumming patterns we went over this week. Remember to angle the guitar pick appropriately especially on the upstroke to get an [...]
CarsonContinue to work on the notes of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings. Remember to say and play the notes in order to memorize them more effectively. Practice the E minor pentatonic scale up and down, try to memorize the pattern of the scale. Lili Practice playing the E minor pentatonic scale up and down using a metronome. Continue working [...]
MyshaContinue to work on assigned exercises in your guitar book. Focus on the chords we went over for the Taylor Swift tune, these are essential shapes that will take a bit of work to get under your fingers. Remember to move your thumb in the left hand around to create space under the finger tips if you're getting dead notes. [...]
CarsonContinue to work on C major scale and chord as well as the written exercises while utilizing alternate picking and say and play. Have your parent(s) call the academy if you will be away next week! Mysha Keep on working through the assigned exercises in your guitar book. Remember to focus on alternate picking and to practice with a metronome. [...]
CarsonContinue to work on C major scale as well as saying and playing the notes to the exercises we were working on. Remember to work on alternate picking and strumming as well. Lili Continue to work on strumming with up and down strokes as well as Ode to Joy saying and playing the notes. Remember to pick a song to [...]
Carson Keep working on alternate picking specifically with the G major scale and The Sweater Song At least 10 minutes a day is all it takes, trying practicing alternate picking a single string while reading a book or watching TV Lili Try Spending at least 10-15 minutes a day working on strumming and alternate picking the E minor pentatonic scale [...]
Carson Continue to work on alternate picking while practicing Sweater Song, G major scale and G major chord with a metronome. Great job with the alternate picking, you were beginning to pick it up really quickly! Parents can help by making sure a metronome is being used to practice, there are many free metronome apps that can be downloaded Great [...]