Hi Efe!

Here is your homework for this week.

Google Drive of last week: Feb 21st

  • The drive has most of the things you need. Here’s what was missing: BOBD Feb 28th. For whatever reason, Google Drive is refusing to let me upload videos whose speeds you can change. This link is an Unlisted YouTube video link where you can change the speed to 0.75x, as my video points you to do.
  • For that video: If there are still issues, then I’ve uploaded a PDF of the games described in the video that I want you to play on the guitar this week. – Play these games at 90BPM.

— Em pentatonic scale

  • Keep going with this. You now have all 12 frets to improvise something on. Remember the limiting rules; these can help spur your creativity. 
  • Backing track. Cool blues

— F#m scale

  • Keep playing this scale. Same area of the fretboard as last week.
  • Remember: No finger 2, here.

— BOBD — You’ll soon see videos and pictures in the Drive that pertain to the items below.

  • The melody with the octave chords we talked about in class today. — Try this melody. Make sure your Left Hand wrist is not too bent.
  • The melody with the sliding single notes.
  • The usual chord progression; the one you’ve been playing. — Try it both slowly and also play it at the song’s original speed. 
  • The powerchords of the chorus.

— Acoustic Open

  • Keep trying this. But go back to the start. 
  • I’ve included the file for this in the Google Drive here.

— Get a capo. Here is the one I recommend: Amazon link

If it’s harder to practice on a week, then just do smaller amounts of practice each day. Even 5 minutes of practice a day is better than none at all.

Thank you, Efe. See you in a week!