Week 1
"I play the fiddle every day. I'm afraid if I don't, it won't know who I am" - Johnny Gimble
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2024
Tuesday -
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- Section 2 Fiddle Tunes
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Simple melodies - Long Journey Home
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- Ideas to dress up a simple melody
- Slide to unison
- Hammer-ons and pull-offs
- Long Journey Home - Slides, Hammer-ons, etc.
Developing Licks
- Using Licks
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Thursday - [IN PERSON] - Jam at Swallow Hill
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- Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)
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- Play through Section 2 repertoire
Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Thursday
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Week 2
"There's so many ways you can play one chord progression that repetition isn't ever exactly the same." - Kurt Vile
Tuesday,
October 8th, 2024
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Thursday, October 10th, 2024
Tuesday -
-CAGED progression of Chords
-Chord Shapes - G Chart pdf - C Chart pdf - D Chart pdf
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- Chord Abbreviations
- applying patterns
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Thursday -
[IN PERSON] - Jam at Swallow Hill
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- Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)
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- You must try to play the simple melody of each song. (Section 2 repertoire).
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Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Thursday
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Week 3
Watch for patterns!
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
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Thursday, October 17th, 2024
Tuesday -
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Crosspicking
-Crosspicking Patterns - G pdf - C pdf - D pdf - Combo pdf
-Applying crosspicking - Find the simple melody using
quarter, half and whole notes. Fill the eighth notes in with
chord tone from crosspicking shapes.
-Long Journey Home - Crosspicking Variation
-Write your own crosspicking solo. Blank Tab Paper
-applying patterns
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- General overview of planning solos & General Questions.
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Thursday -
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[IN PERSON] - Jam at Swallow Hill
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- Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)
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- You must bring a song to play
- You must try to play a solo that incorporates
hammer-ons, pull-offs, hot licks, and
crosspicking (or some combination thereof.)
Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Week 4
Listen and trust in yourself.
Tuesday,
October 22nd, 2024
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Thursday, October 24th, 2024
Tuesday -
- Find the Phrase (See exercises at the bottom of the page)
- Develop your ear
- Interval exercises
- Fingerboard mapping tricks
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Thursday - Jam Session (Martin Out) - There will be a sub.
Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Thursday
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