Cormack;
What To Practice; practice forming all the new chords for “Help”. Then play them all in the correct order with the right amount of strums per bar.
How Long To Practice; 15 minutes a day.
How Parents Can Support Practice; read the charts with Cormack to make sure he is playing the chords correctly. Make sure Cormacks thumb is on the back of the neck. (Just say “where’s your thumb?”; he’ll get it.
Sam;
What To Practice; remember the bass line we wrote for that hip hop song. Play it along with the recording of the song. Practice the C minor scale I taught you. Review “Thank You” by Led Zeppelin
How Long To Practice; 30 minutes a day
How Parents Can Support Practice; have Sam perform ‘Thank You” for you and ask him if there are any parts he thinks he can improve on.
Felix;
What To Practice; review Charlie Christian’s “Rose Room” solo. Continue coming up with your own solo.
How Long To Practice; 30 minutes a day
How Parents Can Support Practice; have Felix perform the “Rose Room” guitar solo for you. Try discussing what it means to improvise musically. Felix is working on developing his ability to listen critically and memorizing the “vocabulary” of jazz guitar. if there is any Jazz music you know and like, share it with him.
Kiran;
What To Practice; “blues box” scale, rock guitar riffs, string bending.
How Long To Practice; 15 minutes a day
How Parents Can Support Practice; make sure Kiran is using the correct fingers for the scales. Have Kiran perform the song “Highway To Hell” for you along with the original recording.
Josh;
What To Practice; review first solo from “Comfortably Numb”, work on beginning of second solo
How Long To Practice; 30 mins a day
How Parents Can Support Practice; have Josh play the first solo for you along with the recording. Listen for issues in timing and gently urge him to correct them. Josh generally knows where they are but needs reminding.