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Thanks Will, I’m glad you are enjoying the course! It is vital to understand module 1 before moving on to module 2 and 3. An understanding of the theory taught in module 1 will be required to comprehend the lessons taught in module 2 and 3. To answer your question about memorizing the fretboard, that is something that will take time. A complete memorization is not required for moving forward throughout the course. I would recommend to print out the fretboard diagram showing the notes as you can reference this throughout the course.
If you have any questions on the material don’t hesitate to ask. I’m happy to help π
Cheers,
Andrew
* Here’s a link to the Music Theory Course for those that are unfamiliar with it.
Chip – Phil gave great advice for you. Often times I see beginners try to tackle too much too soon, and really the trick is to break it down into sections. I’d like to challenge you with this advice. “Our First Song” is a much easier piece, I’d like to see you submit it for this month’s challenge. But, approach learning and practicing by breaking it into sections.
So for example the Riff is 4 bars in length and each bar contains the same rhythm: Eighth notes. Practice one bar at a time, when you can play it cleanly and perfectly in time, try the second bar. When you can do that cleanly and perfectly in time, try bars 1 through 2. When you can do that cleanly and perfectly in time, do bar 3 , then 4, then 3-4, then 1-4.
Continue throughout the rest of the piece with the same approach. With all that said, you’re doing a great job, keep it up π
Connie – great job! Here’s a quick video for you π
Tim – great playing Tim! Is that ukulele smaller than a soprano?
Lisa – that’s cool, I dig the swung Feel. I think it’s fine, it’s probably just the recording. Good job!
Hi Drew
Just a quick question how do you count an 8th quarter quarter 8th 8th 8th is it 12 3a4a
Thanks Phil—
1 & (2) & (3) & 4 &
Hold for the parenthesis. tricky, clap it, say it, and tap along.
Hi Connie,
Glad to hear that the beginner’s course is helping you π Can you post a video of you playing? I’ll be better able to help you if I can see what you are doing.
Cheers,
Andrew
Hey guys, the upload limit is only 5 megabytes. The upload feature is more for sharing photos. In the last 3 challenges I have accepted videos from members and hosted it for them. This time around, I’d like to ask everyone to please create a YouTube account to host your videos and share the video link on the forum.
Creating an account is easy and free π here is the link to create an account: https://www.youtube.com/create_channel
If you are absolutely against doing so, please send me the performance video and I’ll be happy to host it for you: [email protected].
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And of course, I missed your memorize comment. You know I get on you for that haha π have fun at camp!
Wow, awesome job Naomi π I have just a couple suggestions for you: Don’t forget to go back to the F chord in bar 13 and (you know this is coming, lol) memorize. Keep up the great work, your playing is sounding lovely!
Excellent playing Phil! So your post brings up a good point. I’ve received a few emails from more advanced members stating they were going to sit this month’s challenge out because it is beginner themed.
Now this brings up an interesting thought on my end. Yes, this month’s songs are easy, but the challenge for an intermediate and advanced player lies in how you perform the piece.
The hardest part of playing is: The feel, achieving clarity in every note, and timing. All three of these aspects you nailed in your performance Phil π So, I would like to see everyone who’s an Intermediate to Advanced player participate in this month’s challenge with these three criteria as your goal.
My pleasure Jennifer! Check out our course on fingerpicking, it’s a great resource for learning fingerstyle playing. If you ever have any questions or need help on the lessons, don’t hesitate to email me or post on the forum. I’m here to help π
Great playing James! I’d be happy to give you feedback π First, I would remove the vibrato from the riff. I think it flows better with straight fingerpicking. Also, watch out with pulling the third string down on those chords. It will cause the chord to go sharp. So we always want to keep the strings straight when fretting notes to create chords.
In our beginner’s course, there’s an introductory lesson on strumming. This would be a good reference for you, as I noticed your strumming hand seems to be quite rigid. The lesson teaches you a couple of approaches for strumming and this will help to soften up the tone you produce.
Your timing is excellent and you’re doing extremely well, keep up the great work π