Cormack
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day everyday
>What to practice: practice Yankee Doodle and This Old Man using the new corrected fingering. Play “All Together Now” while singing the song.
>How to practice it most effectively: sing while playing. Go slowly for the fingering exercises.
How parents can support practice; help Cormac to remember to play in time while strumming the chords the Correct amount of times.
Sam
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes a day everyday
>What to practice: The new funk bass line I wrote out for Sam on Thursday
>How to practice it most effectively: start slowly, pay particular attention to rhythm and timing.
How parents can support practice; make sure Sam has sufficient time each day to practice. Encourage Sam to review all other notes from past lessons for refreshing.
Simon
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day everyday
>What to practice: Nowhere Man; practice plying the chords and lines in rhythm, changing the chords on time
>How to practice it most effectively: sing while playing
How parents can support practice; pay attention to Simon’s playing and see that he plays in rhythm. If you know the song, maybe sing along?
Kiran
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day everyday
>What to practice: Highway To Hell, Back In Black
>How to practice it most effectively: make sure that the chords are cleanly formed. Make sure that each part of Highway To Hell is played the right amount of times. When ready, play along to the youtube video.
How parents can support practice; make sure that Kiran has a place and time to practice. Offer vocal encouragement often. Ask Kiran to explain to you the charts I have written for him and see if he is playing them right. ( He probably is, he is very enthusiastic!)
Yaya
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes a day everyday
>What to practice: Diamonds and Rust
>How to practice it most effectively: practice the picking pattern independently and practice playing the song while singing it. Remember, don’t let the “details” get in the way of enjoying singing the song. Use the picking pattern that we developed in our last lesson.
Josh
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes a day everyday
>What to practice: solo for “Comfortably Numb”
>How to practice it most effectively: remember the licks we looked at. Make sure you work on your timing. Play along to the recording. Best of all, MEMORIZE the solo by singing along to it in your head while listening to it. Another good way to memorize music is to imagine it.