Hi Efe!
Sorry to post this homework late. Here is what to look at.
What to listen to
— Django Reinhardt — Jazz guitarist
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxQxajcOyCI — The 6.5 minute long video we saw last class. Rewatch this as something to more specifically remember what kinds of things you like in jazz guitar.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmPhZpoFZU — This one’s a 12 minute long video. It has a number of examples of Reinhardt’s playing. Several other wonderful pieces are played here. (Audio only.)
I’m glad we’ve found that you like jazz guitar, Efe. We can definitely do some work on that kind of music next year. I would be happy to make simpler arrangements of jazz guitar music for you to play. Working on something like this is a plausible idea for your progress on the instrument next year.
Acoustic Open
- Continue to work on the first 16 bars. I saw some improvements today.
- Try the ending chords. Remember to make the last one cut completely short.
- If you have time, then keep going with the piece. Keep trying to play more and more of it. — Since there is no imminent performance goal, I’m not pushing super hard in terms of what you must learn. But one day, a good goal will be for you to memorize the piece.
Thanks Efe. An important reminder: I won’t be there this coming Saturday. We’ll get back to all of this on the following Saturday. Have a great two weeks and I’ll see you then!