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Nov 1 – Eric, Josh

Eric Keep practicing Twist and Shout and Bad Moon Rising. They are really coming along! Try playing along to the songs this week, and learn the forms. Keep practicing your bar chord shapes from the E and A strings, playing the top 4 strings. Also try to keep working on your bar chord shape from the E string playing all [...]

2022-11-04T16:16:48-04:00November 4th, 2022|

Oct 25 – Eric , Jayden , Marshall

Eric Keep working on Bad Moon Rising, it sounds great! Keep practicing the transitions between chords. Work on Let It Be for next time. Focus on the F chord especially, and try moving that shape around. Start with the bar on your first finger, and then try to incorporate the other fingers. Remember to arch those fingers and use the [...]

2022-10-25T21:10:57-04:00October 25th, 2022|

Oct 13 – Emet, Katarina, Kaylee, Van, Simon, Layla

Emet Keep working on Heartbreaker and Black Dog, those sound great. Practice Can't Stop for next week. Try to incorporate alternating picking into these tunes. Practice that picking exercise we worked on: up and down the strings, starting with both down and up strokes. Do the same exercise but skip strings (E D, A G, D B, G E). Practice [...]

2022-10-13T23:25:50-04:00October 13th, 2022|

Oct 11 – Jayden, Marshall

Jayden Keep working on Smells like Teen Spirit, it's sounding great. Keep working on those "dead" rhythmic strums where you aren't pressing down. I want you to find a way of doing this which is functional and comfortable for you. Keep working on I Bet You Look Good On the Dance Floor for next time. Practice those picking exercises we [...]

2022-10-13T22:53:21-04:00October 13th, 2022|

Oct 6 – Emet, Katarina, Kaylee, Van, Simon

Emet Keep working on Black Dog, it sounds great! Practice Heartbreaker for next time. Keep working on The Snake. It is totally fine to shift your hand to get each finger in the ideal spot. Your technique is looking great on it though, keep it up! Focus on those bar chords this week, from both the E string and the [...]

2022-10-07T01:01:31-04:00October 7th, 2022|

Oct 4 – Van, Eric, Jayden, Joshua, Marshall

Van Keep practicing Black Dog and Heartbreaker, they're sounding great. Try to play along to the tracks this week (remember YouTube's playback speed function if they are too fast). Keep working on The Ocean, and try to have it memorized for next week. Keep practicing the snake exercise, as well as all the open major chords. Practice your 1324 picking [...]

2022-10-04T20:51:28-04:00October 4th, 2022|

Sept 20 – Eric, Jayden, Joshua, Marshall

Eric Keep working on Bad Moon Rising, it is really coming along. Practice Twist and Shout for next week, and try to play through the whole structure (remember the bridge is A and A7). Continue to practice your bar chords from the E string. In addition, keep familiarizing yourself with the guitar neck. Keep it up! Jayden You should keep [...]

2022-09-20T19:58:20-04:00September 20th, 2022|

September 15 – Emet, Katarina, Kaylee, Van, Simon

Emet You should continue to work on your arrangement of Smoke on the Water, it is sounding great! Keep working on your open chords: G C D E A. We will continue to work on those bar chord shapes next time. Try to practice the bar chord shape without your 1st finger for now. Also, practice relaxing before you play [...]

2022-09-16T15:15:25-04:00September 16th, 2022|
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