Cormac;
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day
What to practice:
all the chords for “Help” in order with the right amount of strums per chord
How to practice it most effectively: practice singing or saying the words while playing it
How parents can support practice: sit with Cormac and while he plays, sing or say the words to the song
Sam;
Recommended minutes to practice; 30 minutes a day
What to practice: “African Bass Line”, Cuban Bass Line”
How to practice it most effectively: pay attention to the rhythms, make sure Sam is observing the syncopation, particularly the rests.
How parents can support practice: have Sam play the lines for you and check to see he is playing it correctly.
Simon;
Recommended minutes to practice; 30 minutes a day
What to practice: “Bloody Well Right”, solo and song, first parts of “Goodbye Stranger”
How to practice it most effectively: practice along with the original recording
How parents can support practice: have Simon play the songs for you along to the original recording
Felix;
Recommended minutes to practice; 30 minutes a day
What to practice: work on the soloing concepts we have been discussing.
How to practice it most effectively: review the lines we came up with and review the Charlie Christian material.
How parents can support practice: allow Felix the time and space to sit with his guitar and explore the soloing and improvising concepts.
Kiran;
Recommended minutes to practice; 15 minutes a day
What to practice: string bending, rock riffs, “Highway To Hell” and Back In Black”
How to practice it most effectively: practice along with the original recordings
How parents can support practice: make sure that Kiran has a set time and place to practice everyday
Josh;
Recommended minutes to practice; 30 minutes a day
What to practice: -funk strumming and string muting patterns
How to practice it most effectively: remember to mute all strings you don’t mean to play and use an up and down strumming motion.
How parents can support practice: N/A. Josh is a self starter and is doing very well.