Hi Everyone,
Here are your assignments for this week:
Declan
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day
What to practice: Major Scales
How to practice it most effectively: Go through the notes on your bass to the Major Scales we wrote down in class, say the letter names as you play the notes to help you remember!
How parents can support practice: Encourage Declan to continue picking up the bass each day.
Lucien
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Happy Birthday
How to practice it most effectively: Take the notes one at a time, check the fret number as well as which string to play on – use “eddie ate dynamite good bye eddie”. ***Bonus: review Mary Had A Little Lamb + Hot Crossed Buns
How parents can support practice: Encourage Lucien to continue spending time on the guitar each day.
Griffin
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day
What to practice: Highway To Hell
How to practice it most effectively: Remember there are just three chords but the key is the timing of the song, go through the notes slowly and check that you’re placing the rhythms where you intend to.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Griffin to continue picking up the guitar each day.
Jayden
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Highway To Hell
How to practice it most effectively: Take it slow through the chords, work on small sections (a few chords at a time)
How parents can support practice: Encourage Jayden to continue picking up the guitar each day.
Augustin
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Autumn Leaves
How to practice it most effectively: Go through the notes & also take note of which notes are short and long, and play them accordingly (marked “sh” or “s”, and “L”.)
How parents can support practice: Encourage Augustin to continue picking up the guitar each day.
Leah
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Guitar Chords
How to practice it most effectively: Review “open chords” on the guitar – G, C, D, Emi, E, A, Ami – see how many you can remember!
How parents can support practice: Encourage Leah to continue picking up the guitar each day.
Have a good week everyone!
Trevor