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Progressions: Section 2

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Week 1

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Tuesday - Developing Licks

- Pentatonic Scale

- Hammer-ons and Pull-offs

- Slides

- Standard Licks

- Using Licks

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- Section 2 Repertoire

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- Section 2 Fiddle Tunes

   - "Cherokee Shuffle"

   - "Beaumont Rag"

   - "Billy in the Lowground"

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Thursday - *Martin Out* - Substitute teacher

[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 Fiddle Tune

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode:

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Thursday

Passcode:

Week 2

Tuesday,

March 21, 2023

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Tuesday - Finding the Melody

- Simple melodies - Long Journey Home

- Finding the phrase - [See recordings to the right]

- Ideas to dress up a simple melody

   - Slide to unison

   - Hammer-ons and pull-offs

       - Long Journey Home - Slides, Hammer-ons, etc.

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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 bring a song to play

  - You must try to play a solo that incorporates

       hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides

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Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: 3gX!98m3

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Thursday

Passcode:

Week 3

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Tuesday - Chords on the neck - Using a Capo

-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 -

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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

       hot licks

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Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: 7+?jRB6j

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Thursday

Passcode:

Week 4

Tuesday,

April 4, 2023

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

Tuesday -

 

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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Thursday - Recital!!!

- friends and family invited to come listen!

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: G&b%O&7P

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Thursday

Passcode:

Find the Phrase

Find the phrase 1Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:27
Find the Phrase 2Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:23
Find the phrase 3Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:39
Find the phrase 4Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:54
Find the Phrase 5Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:35
Find the Phrase 6Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:15
Find the phrase 7Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:16
Find the Phrase 8Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:14
Find the phrase 9Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:13
Find the phrase 10Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:11
Find the phrase 11Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:13
find the phrase 12Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:17
Find the phrase 13Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:18
Find the phrase 14Martin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:13

Repertoire Recordings

Can't You Hear Me Calling - GMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:04
Blueridge Mountain BluesArtist Name
00:00 / 03:57
Crying Holy To The Lord - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:10
Eight More Miles to Louisville - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:21
Honey You Don't Know My Mind - GArtist Name
00:00 / 02:54
I’ll Never Shed Another Tear - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:39
Things in Life - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:35
Molly and Tenbrooks - AArtist Name
00:00 / 03:40
Mighty Dark for me to Travel - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:32
I've been all around this worldArtist Name
00:00 / 03:04
Cherokee Shuffle - Lead - AMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:17
Cherokee Shuffle - Rhythm - AMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:57
Cherokee Shuffle - Jam - AMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:56
Beaumont Rag - Lead - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:10
Beaumont Rag - Rhythm - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:45
Beaumont Rag - Jam - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:42
Billy in the Lowground - Lead - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:06
Billy in the Lowground - Rhythm - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:46
Billy in the Lowground - Jam - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:44
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