Cormac;
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day
What to practice: all the chords foe “Help” and “All Together Now”
How to practice it most effectively: sing or say the words along with the chords, make sure you strum the correct amount of times
How parents can support practice: sing along with Cormac as he plays.
Sam;
PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE SAM BRING HIS NOTEBOOK AND ALL REQUIRED PAPERS AND GEAR TO CLASS.
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes everyday. Practicing for one long session on one day of the week is not productive. Practice needs repetition and consistency.
What to practice: “Tom Sawyer”, “My Girl”, “African Bass Line” and “Cuban Bass Line”
How to practice it most effectively: for “Tom Sawyer” and “My Girl” practice along with the original recordings. For the two bass lines make sure particular attention is paid to rhythm.
How parents can support practice: see to it that Sam has time and space set aside EVERY DAY for practice.
Simon;
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day
What to practice: opening solo in “Bloody Well Right”, new parts for “Goodbye Stranger”
How to practice it most effectively: play along with the original recordings
How parents can support practice: make sure Simon has a place and time to practice everyday
Felix;
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes a day
What to practice: soloing concepts for “Ain’t No Sunshine…” and “Dancing In The Streets”, choose a new Charlie Christian solo to learn
How to practice it most effectively: remember some of the ideas we talked about. Practice vocalizing what you are playing
How parents can support practice: Felix seems to be able to get himself started as he is very passionate about music. Just make sure time is set aside for it.
Kiran;
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day
What to practice: “American Woman”
How to practice it most effectively: practice along with original recording
How parents can support practice: have Kiran play the song along with the original recording for you
Josh;
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes a day
What to practice: all of the songs we have covered
How to practice it most effectively: play along with the original recordings
How parents can support practice: Sit with Josh and watch the entire Ramones documentary “End Of The Century”.