Tuesday - Introduction

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  - Repertoire - PDF

  - Fiddle Tunes

     - "Red Haired Boy"

     - "Eighth of January"

     - "Liberty"

 

  - Serving the Song

  - Practicing 

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  - Reading charts, tabs, notation

  - Counting, groove, timing

  - Gear

  - Listening list

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Practice

- How much should you practice?

- What should you practice?

- The three parts of practice.

       - Repertoire

       - Musicianship

       - Technical Practice

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- Your musical mind

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Thursday - Rhythm Guitar

Rhythm Guitar Basics

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  - Pick Position

  - Strum Zones

  - Pick Grip

  - Alternating bass strum

  - Down-Up Strum

  - Phrasing

  - Song structures

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Rhythm Guitar - Bass Lines and Embellishments

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  - Bass Lines

  - Arpeggio Picking

  - Marking Chords

  - Outlining phrases

  - Shaping the song

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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

Tuesday - *Martin Out* NO CLASS!!!

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Music Theory - [Video Lesson]

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  - The Musical Alphabet

  - Scales  - G-Scale

                   C-Scale

                   D-Scale

  - Chords, Voicings

  - Diatonic Triad Chart

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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

Tuesday - Crafting a Basic Solo

-Simple Melodies

   -"Long Journey Home"

-Phrase by Phrase

-Isolate unique elements

-Kickoffs

-Big notes

-Endings

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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 Fiddle Tune

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