Below is the lesson for “Hope” by Rock Class 101.

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This beautiful fingerpicking piece expresses the emotions we experience when we’re feeling hopeful. If we look at the textbook definition of hopeful it reads as: “feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event.”

If you’re like me, I usually feel doubtful in the beginning before optimism transcends. And this cold to hot feeling was what I wanted to capture in this piece of music. The first two musical themes have a somber tonality. While the next two themes transition to a more positive outlook. But the final theme is bold and ripe with confidence. This marks the end of feeling hopeful, as we’ve accomplished what we set out to do.

From a playing perspective, we want to parlay these emotions through our playing. How? That’s what we’ll be talking about in the lesson.

Part 1 – Performance & Free Lesson

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