Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice:What to practice: Scales + Rhythms How to practice it most effectively:Scales -C / 2nd -F / 2nd - Bb / 2nd - Eb / 1st -Ab / 1st Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: A major blues improvising How to practice it [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Chords To “A Sunday Smile” How to practice it most effectively: Pick a chord, play through each note individually and check that it’s ringing out, two things to check for are left hand fingers pushing the string down all the way, [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: HugoRecommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min/day What to practice: 5 major scale positions How to practice it most effectively: Try all 12 keys! Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Rhythm and Lead Improvising through A major Blues How to practice it most effectively: Try A, D, and [...]
Hi Everyone,Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: A Sunday Smile Chords How to practice it most effectively: To practice the chords try playing one string at a time to check each is ringing out and then playing them all together. Also try switching between chords. How parents can support [...]
Hi Everyone,Here are your assignments for this week: HugoRecommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min/day What to practice: Transposing Major Scale Shapes From C How to practice it most effectively: Transposing means to take something played in one key and play the same thing in a different key. Take the C major scale positions on guitar and try them in the [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: A Sunday Smile / Chord Review How to practice it most effectively: Check out the C chord and F/C chords For A Sunday Smile and also review the chords we’ve learned so far. How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella to [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: HugoRecommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: -Triads on all string sets in C major, C minor, F major -Pentatonic in 5 positions. How to practice it most effectively: Say the letter names out loud, review the previous scale/shape when going on to the next one. Tresa Recommended minutes [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10-20 min/day What to practice: Sweet And Tender Hooligan How to practice it most effectively: Step 1 check for picking down or up, step 2 add in a metronome at 60 bpm and match up the timing How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella to continue [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: HugoRecommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: Pentatonic Scales & Triads How to practice it most effectively: Scales - all 5 positions Triads - all string sets Tresa Recommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: Wonderwall Strumming How to practice it most effectively: Take it slow at [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Sweet And Tender Hooligan How to practice it most effectively: Split each bar into 3 groups and look at the “puzzle pieces” individually and then put them together. How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella to continue picking up the guitar [...]