The students are continuing to work hard on reading and counting rhythms for “Send My Love”. They are working a lot on counting and clapping rhythms without a guitar so they can master this without the difficulty of playing the music simultaneously on guitar. There are some difficult parts in regards to counting the rhythms but they are making progress. We also recently started learning “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes which the students seem very eager to master!
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The students sound really good on the theme from Beethoven’s Symphony #9. They have been working a lot on listening to each other so they play with precision as a group. The ensemble is continuing to work on “Landslide”. They are playing the verse really well but the interludes are proving to be quite a challenge due to changing fingerstyle patterns and awkward chord shapes. They will get there, though! Hayley, Cece, and Elsie have started to learn the vocal harmonies for the chorus of "Closer to Fine". It is really exciting to hear them do this, their voices are blending well together! They are making good progress on their additional music for the chamber music concert on February 15th, which should be a great program!
They are working on learning the theme from the last movement of Beethoven’s Symphony #9 in preparation for part of an upcoming chamber ensembles concert on February 15th in the Chaddick Theater. They have started “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac which has some challenging fingerstyle techniques. They have also recently learned “Closer to Fine” by the Indigo Girls and they are about to start learning the vocal harmonies for this song. They are also continuing to advance their sight-reading skills through additional studies and compositions.
The students are working on learning how to read guitar tablature and count rhythms. They are currently learning the harmony and the melody to “Send My Love” by Adele. They have also learned the harmony to “Best Day of My Life” by American Authors. They do a great job with playing along with the entire song. Ask them to demonstrate for you, I think you will be impressed!
The students are learning how to read guitar tablature and count rhythms. Students are currently working on the harmony and the melody to “Send My Love” by Adele as well as “Best Day of My Life” by American Authors. We are practicing a lot on playing along with the songs which helps with rhythm. Ask them to demonstrate for you sometime, I think you’ll be pleased!
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AuthorBrian Mitchell, Middle and Upper Learning Music and Guitar Archives
November 2017
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