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Whoops! I converted PST to EST backwards. The broadcast time for this coming Monday (3/11) is 7:00pm EST. FYI: This is 6 hours later than I initially listed. Glad I caught this mistake beforehand. Sorry about that guys!
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And TY so kindly, Misty! We have a new lesson series that will be launching soon. There’s a hint in this week’s email 🙂
The song is in the key of Dm, which contains 1 flat (Bb). That B natural occurs over a G chord, which contains a B:
G (1) B (3) D (5)
The short answer is that not every song will use all 7 diatonic notes in it.
We had 38 members participate this month! And I’ve got to give a BIG props to each of you. Learning to read standard notation is not easy, it takes a lot of determination and practice. So a big round of applause to each of you 🙂
So without further ado, the winner of this month challenge is:
Our March Challenge is LIVE and theme is IRISH SONGS. Hope to see all of you in the new challenge: https://rockclass101.com/march-2019-challenge.
Last but not least, I’ve left the last of the feedback below.
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augustbrz – great job and that’s so cool that you teach kids. I taught private lessons for many years and really miss it 🙂 First off, love that you read it. What I would work on next is using the Picado technique and playing alongside the metronome, just to smooth your timing out a little bit more.
awiealissa – awesome job, your goal is the big take away from this month’s challenge, which is learning to read music. So major props there! Where I would focus your practice on is timing, specifically the long sustains. For example, bar 4 is a whole note. You cut that short and came in with bar five early. A great way to not rush the long sustains is to count, either out loud or in your head, right when you hit the note (1 2 3 4).
annefgodfrey – wow, way to go! I’m super impressed with you, reading the music and getting the hardest tune down in a month, amazing! With a little more practice, you’ll have that last section smooth. Keep up the great work!
bklynsoul – love it, wonderfully done! Timing is great and for those reading this feedback; she played with a metronome that has a different chime for beat one. This is what I suggest to use, because you always know where you are. And if you fall behind or speed up, you’ll be able to tell.
becky7777 – fantastic job on the timing. Love seeing you guys play alongside a click. And a really great save for the ending! Sliding into that note gave resolution, and honestly, no one would be able to tell you messed up if you didn’t call it out.
ukuleleloo – great job! Timing sounds good; a couple times you hesitated, but it seems like a memorizing issue, not timing problem. So I’d say, just review those little sections.
And check out this post, because another member asked about how to combine the melody and chords for Greensleeves and I laid it out for him there 🙂
karenj – something tells me you’re going to like this week’s lesson. 😉 Sorry to hear about your finger, so no worries with using thumb. Performance sounds great, the one area that you want to work on is practicing with the metronome. For example, when you go from bar 4 to 5, the first note comes in on beat 2. So you were late in this section.
I previously left advice (on page seven), talking about how it’s good to tap your foot alongside the metronome. Give that a shot as you practice. The click is our best friend for staying in time.
gardn_gnome – great job, Kim! Timing and note clarity sounds fantastic. Very well done! Give the picado technique a shot, that’s the next step I would work on for you.
sprintingyogini – bummer to hear about the mic issues, I hope you get it figured out for the next video. 🙂 so brilliant job overall, it’s pretty clear to hear that you put a lot of practice in. So only a couple things stood out to me:
1) I’d recommend moving your right hand back a little bit, so you are not picking over the fretboard. Here are two positions for placement we recommend.
2) Your timing was super solid overall. Just a couple areas you want to focus on, primarily the breaks. For example, bar 12 – the first hit should last for three beats, and you came in early (25 sec in video).
robinboyd – hey Robin, glad you found a little time to participate. No worries on the changes, it sounded good overall! So when you were counting, sometimes you slow down a little bit. Try to count and tap alongside a metronome. The click never deviates, so it will help keep you steady.
wongbrown – perfect on the melody, spot-on timing! Super well done 🙂 for the harmony, your chord form looks great in the left hand. That’s the big thing, so great job there. So what you need to work on is just simplifying it. Practice just one chord to the next, instead of trying to tackle everything. Since you have the form down, focus on note clarity.
andracass – great job, MT! What I would focus on is timing. I want you to work on 4 or 8 bars at a time. Focus on keeping the timing steady as you play along to the metronome.
benjamin – way to go, ben! Love that you read it. 🙂 So my advice to you would actually be the same as the advice I left right above for, andracass. Keep up the great work!
The easiest thing is to play that note on the 2nd string, 3rd fret. It’s the same pitch (unison). Give that a shot 🙂
Thanks for the kind words, Gideon! Glad you found us. 🙂 If you ever need help with the lessons, don’t hesitate to email or post on our forum.
Welcome! We include lyrics + chord sheets for our vocal songs. But if it’s a fingerstyle piece, there will not be lyrics. You can always google the lyrics 🙂
P.S. Unfortunately the tab player only allows me to input “grace notes before the beat”; which are displayed with a line through the note. This would be plucking slightly before beat one.
I’ve requested they add the other grace note functionality to the player. Just pointing this out, so you don’t get confused comparing tab (which is correct) to tab player (incorrect).