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
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