Progressions - Bluegrass Guitar
Section 1

Week 1
A big part of being a good bluegrass musician is knowing a lot of songs!
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
Tuesday - Introduction
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- Fiddle Tunes
- "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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Class Recordings
Week 2
A strong house requires a strong foundation.
Tuesday, September 5th , 2023
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Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Tuesday -
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Rhythm Guitar - Bass Lines and Embellishments
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- 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
Class Recordings
Week 3
Good repertoire will carry you.
Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
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Thursday, September 14th, 2023
Tuesday - *Martin Out* NO CLASS!!!
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- Scales - G-Scale
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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
Class Recordings
Week 4
"I'm trying to relax, but it's hard."
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
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Thursday, September 21st, 2023
Tuesday - Crafting a Basic Solo
-Simple Melodies
-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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Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Thursday
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