Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Penatonic + Major Scale Positions How to practice it most effectively: Say the letter names as you play through these scale positions up and down the neck. Sara Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Maps How to practice [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day How to practice: Get tuned up / play through song list How to practice it most effectively: Aim to practice once each day How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella to pick up the guitar once a day and take a look at her [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: Repertoire + Triads How to practice it most effectively: Try picking songs you know and recording them on your phone. While this is a good way to listen back with critical ears it’s also a good opportunity to get used to [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10-20 min/day , 5 days What to practice: Play through Repertoire How to practice it most effectively: Step 1 - get tuned up Step 2 - play songs from your list of “playable repertoire.” How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella to aim for 5 practice [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/dayWhat to practice: Gonna Leave You Babe + Triads How to practice it most effectively: Gonna Leave You Babe - metronome at 10, then work it up as fast as you can from there. Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 5-15 min/day What to practice: Soloing [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day What to practice: Tuning How to practice it most effectively: Use a tuner, make sure to bring the note below the pitch first and then bring it up to pitch. How parents can support practice: Check with Ella to see if she has a [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: C major scale How to practice it most effectively: Try playing the scale up and down, saying the solfege (Do re mi) and the numbers. For bonus try playing the “123” pattern (123234345456567 etc) How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Landslide + G major improvising How to practice it most effectively: Use a metronome and try at different speeds. Try both G major and G pentatonic in a few different positions. Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Killer Queen Melody How to practice it most effectively: Check fingers and work on the timing for the first bar of the 2nd line as indicated, use a metronome to check and tap 3 clicks for each part of the triplet. How [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day What to practice: Landslide How to practice it most effectively: Use a metronome, try from 20-120 bpm going up and down by 20. Tresa Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day What to practice: Switching between two chords. How to practice it most effectively: Use [...]