Hi Everyone,
Here are your assignments for this week:
Hugo
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Stairway To Heaven Solo
How to practice it most effectively: Play the first few phrases with a metronome, try from 30-80 bpm, 4 notes per click.
Jack
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Demons – Pre-Chorus
How to practice it most effectively: Take a look at the new parts we learned today in class, and try playing them together with the parts you already know!
How parents can support practice: Encourage Jack to continue picking up the guitar and taking a look at his lesson materials.
Hythem
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Star Wars
How to practice it most effectively: Start with the first few notes of this one, remember that the number is for the fret, and written on the string that you play. Use the same finger number as the fret you’re playing (1 = index, 2 = middle, 3 = ring, 4 = pinky).
How parents can support practice: Encourage Hythem to continue picking up the guitar and taking a look at his lesson materials.
Aria
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day
What to practice: #14-16 in Hal Leonard Book
How to practice it most effectively: Use #14 as a reference for which notes are which, and which notes are played where. Go through 15-16 finding the notes at first, and then try adding in the rhythms and playing with a metronome at 60, 70, and 80 bpm.
How parents can support practice: Continue Encouraging Aria to pick up the guitar and take a look at her lesson materials.
Have a good week everyone!
Trevor