Progressions - Bluegrass Guitar
Section 1
Week 1
A big part of being a good bluegrass musician is knowing a lot of songs!
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Tuesday - Introduction
- Fiddle Tunes
- "Liberty"
- Serving the Song
- Practicing
- Reading charts, tabs, notation
- Counting, groove, timing
- Gear
- Listening list
Practice
- How much should you practice?
- What should you practice?
- The three parts of practice.
- Repertoire
- Musicianship
- Technical Practice
- Your musical mind
Thursday - Rhythm Guitar
Rhythm Guitar Basics
- Pick Position
- Strum Zones
- Pick Grip
- Alternating bass strum
- Down-Up Strum
- Phrasing
- Song structures
Rhythm Guitar - Bass Lines and Embellishments
- Arpeggio Picking
- Marking Chords
- Outlining phrases
- Shaping the song
Class Recordings
Week 2
A strong house requires a strong foundation.
Tuesday, February 21 , 2023
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Tuesday -
Music Theory
- Scales - G-Scale
Thursday - [IN PERSON] - Jam at Swallow Hill
- Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)
- You must bring a song to play
- You must try to play a solo
Class Recordings
Week 3
Play what you want to hear next.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
Tuesday - Crafting a Basic Solo
-Simple Melodies
-Phrase by Phrase
-Isolate unique elements
-Kickoffs
-Big notes
-Endings
Thursday -
[IN PERSON] - Jam at Swallow Hill
- Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)
- You must bring a song to play
- You must try to play a solo
Class Recordings
Week 4
"I'm trying to relax, but it's hard."
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Thursday, March 9th, 2023
Tuesday - *Martin Out* NO CLASS!!!
Thursday - *Martin Out* - Substitute teacher
[IN PERSON] - Jam at Swallow Hill
- Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)
- You must bring a song to play
- You must try to play Fiddle Tune
Class Recordings
Tuesday
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