Meeting ID: 872 4228 9340
Passcode: 693578
Week 1
A big part of being a good bluegrass musician is knowing a lot of songs!
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
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Thursday, September 5th, 2024
Tuesday - Introduction
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- Repertoire
- Section 1 - Fiddle Tunes
- Serving the Song
- Practicing
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- Reading charts, tabs, notation
- Counting, groove, timing
- Gear
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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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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Class Recordings
Passcode: ak$s.W9!
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Online classes posted here
Class recordings posted in Google Drive
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Week 2
Play what you want to hear next.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
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Thursday, September 12, 2024
Tuesday -
Music Theory
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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
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Week 3
You learn what you need to learn at the gig!
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Tuesday - Serving the Song: Ensemble Skills
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- Serving the song
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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] - Song Circle 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 play a song by yourself for the class.
Class Recordings
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Week 4
Find a good song and play it!
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Tuesday - Fiddle Tunes & Practice
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Fiddle Tunes - The basics
- Picking style
- Phrasing
- Learning the tunes
- the disadvantage of tab & notation
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Prepare these tunes so we can focus on them closely in Section 4
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 - Martin will be at the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference in Austin, TX.
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[ONLINE!!!] - Q&A Session
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- This is a special online session where you can ask anything about bluegrass music, guitar, performance, practice, the music business, teaching, etc. Come with questions!
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Class Recordings
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