Sample Student Page

This page is a mixture of material from students of different levels and interests. Just imagine the songs and exercises being what you want to play and progressing at a rate that fits your learning style.


HERE’S A DRUMMER YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH! 😀

June 9th

Warm up :

  • Single string picking.
    • Keep pick level;
    • use only the tip of the pick,
    • keep it close to the string
    • Hold the pick slightly loose; Let it give a little
  • Finger Combinations
    • 1234
    • 2341
    • 3412
    • 4123
  • Remember what you discovered in today’s lesson:
    • it’s easier to reach the strings and get the notes to sound good if you lower your thumb and bring your hand under the guitar neck
    • that hand position also helps you play faster because you’re able to use the bones in your fingers to do most of the work

Ocean Eyes

  • Review by playing chords and melody with last week’s recording
    • Remember that the “No Fair” part of the chorus melody rings over 2 chord progressions (C D E- ) before the next part begins

Hard Rock Triplets

Play along with the video from last week

Centuries

  • Play the chords with the audio recording below
  • Play the melody with the video recording below the audio
    • Remember to “sing” the melody in your mind as you play. It makes all of the complex notes much simpler
    • play each phrase one at a time, then practice putting them together
    • feeling the pulse or the beat of the rhythm makes it easier to change the chords on time
centuries chords playalong recording

June 2nd

Warm up :

  • Single string picking.
    • Keep pick level;
    • use only the tip of the pick,
  • Finger Combinations
    • 1234
    • 2341
    • 3412
    • 4123

Scale Warmups

  • Contouring Ionian – Patterns of 3 (50 BPM. 3 notes per click)
    • Scalar – C major
    • Intervallic – Ab major

Ocean Eyes

Play along with the recording from last week

Hard Rock Triplets

  • Play Along with the video below to feel the triplets.
    • Feel how the click organizes the notes into groups of 3 instead of 2, 4, or 8.
    • There should be no gap after the 3rd triplet note

May 26th

Warm up :

  • Single string picking.
    • Keep pick level;
    • use only the tip of the pick,
    • keep it close to the string
    • Hold the pick slightly loose; Let it give a little
  • Finger Combinations
    • 1234
    • 2341
    • 3412
    • 4123

Scales

  • start with pinkie on 12th fret / 6th string
  • play scale from low note to high
  • Go down 1 fret
  • play from high note to low
  • Go down 1 fret & repeat
  • play all the way to 1st fret

Ocean Eyes

Play along with the recording below

  • Play along with the recording below
    • Play the Melody as written in the new version below
    • Play the chords, same as always
    • The new melody fingering is easier. The music is below.
    • Use the video we made with Zoom on your computer to remember how to play the high notes in the chorus
    • I made the play along recording 3 times as long so you can play it through 3 times without having to start the recording over.
    • Remember that the “No Fair” part of the chorus melody rings over 2 chord progressions (C D E- ) before the next part begins
Ocean Eyes