Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: All The Things You Are How to practice it most effectively: Look at the melody as well as the chords. Reference the diminished chord examples we went through this week. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: #64 [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 min/day What to practice: Play each chord in Autumn Leaves 2 ways (Root on the E string / A string). Also look at the Melody and using the sheet music to read the notes. How to practice it most effectively: Reference files "Jazz Chords / [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: Intro to "It Had To Be You" How to practice it most effectively: Review what we looked at in class, check the tab for the notes. Listen to the recording for the timing and phrasing. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Scales + Autumn Leaves Melody How to practice it most effectively: Review the scales, start looking at the melody to Autumn Leaves. Keep listening to the jazz songs and bring in 1 or 2 suggestions for next time for one to [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Major Scale Positions How to practice it most effectively: Look over G, C, D, A, and F shapes. Try also playing "in thirds" which is skipping a note and then going back one. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: #59 How to practice it most effectively: Looping sections is a great way to practice, try 1 2 and 4 bar groups. Use a metronome for practice sessions. Augustin Note: Augustin will be ready for a new lesson book soon, when [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: #35, 36, 37 How to practice it most effectively: For chord switching use a metronome at 60 and go back and forth between two chords for 4 strums each. Wait until after the fourth click to switch chords. Lucien Recommended minutes [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: #57 & 58 How to practice it most effectively: Looping two bar sections with the metronome is a great way to practice right now. Try 50 or 60. Augustin Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: #91 How to [...]

Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: 34-37 How to practice it most effectively: Try playing slower and focus on keeping timing consistent from section to section. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: #55-56 How to practice it most effectively: Use a metronome and [...]