Hi Everyone,
Here are your assignments for this week:
Declan
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Play the bass and try coming up with some riffs.
How to practice it most effectively: Let your ears guide you and experiment with different notes and rhythms, have fun!
How parents can support practice: Please assist Declan with bringing a folder for his Music as well as “Hal Leonard Bass Method Vol. 1”.
Lucien
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: pg. 6 in Hal Leonard Book ex. 1-3
How to practice it most effectively: Count along as you play. Remember that the notes get played on the number that they are written above.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Lucien to continue picking up the guitar each day.
Griffin
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: Riffs from “Dance Dance” with the metronome.
How to practice it most effectively: Step 1 – Say the counting Step 2 – tap the rhythm on your lap Step 3 – play the notes on guitar in the rhythm Step 4 – play the notes on guitar along with a metronome.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Griffin to continue picking up the guitar and taking a look at lesson materials.
Jayden
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: pg. 6 out of Hal Leonard Book ex. 1-3 & Iron Man
How to practice it most effectively: Say the counting as you play the notes for the Hal Leonard exercises. For Iron Man, go through the notes written out in tab and aim to play through without breaks between the sections.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Jayden to continue picking up the guitar at home and working through his lesson materials.
Augustin
Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day
What to practice: #7 & 8 in Hal Leonard Book
How to practice it most effectively: Say the counting and play the notes at the same time.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Augustin to continue picking up the guitar and taking a look at his lesson materials.
Jett
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min/day
What to practice: “I’m So Tired”
How to practice it most effectively: Go through the notes and as you get more familiar with them, aim to make the timing sound like the way you hear the song.
How parents can support practice: Encourage Jett to continue picking up the guitar each day and taking a look at this lesson materials.
Have a good week everyone!
Trevor