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Progressions:
Bluegrass Guitar

Section 1

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Music is a journey of self-discovery.

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

Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Tuesday - Introduction

  - Repertoire

  - Section 1 - Fiddle Tunes

     - "Red Haired Boy"

     - "Cherokee Shuffle"

     - "St. Anne's Reel"

 

  - Serving the Song

  - Practicing 

  - Reading charts, tabs, notation

  - Counting, groove, timing

  - Gear

  - Listening list

 

Rhythm Guitar Basics -

  - 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

  - Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: ak$s.W9!

Thursday

Online classes posted here
Class recordings posted in Google Drive

Week 2

Play what you want to hear next.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Tuesday -

Music Theory

  - 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

  - 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

Tuesday

Passcode: R?9Jennf

Thursday

Week 3

You learn what you need to learn at the gig!

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Tuesday - Serving the Song: Ensemble Skills

  - Organizing your thoughts

  - Learning to listen

  - Stage Presence

  - Serving the song

Rhythm Guitar - Bass Lines and Embellishments

  - Bass Lines

  - Arpeggio Picking

  - Marking Chords

  - Outlining phrases

  - Shaping the song

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Thursday - [IN PERSON] - Song Circle at Swallow Hill

  - Meet at our normal class time at Swallow Hill Music Association: 71 E. Yale Ave. Denver, CO 80210 (maps)

You must play a song by yourself for the class.

Class Recordings

Tuesday
Passcode: JgdB&0^&

Thursday

Passcode:

Week 4

Find a good song and play it!

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Tuesday - Fiddle Tunes & Practice

Fiddle Tunes - The basics

- Picking style

- Phrasing

- Learning the tunes

- the disadvantage of tab & notation

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

- Your musical mind

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Thursday - Martin will be at the Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference in Austin, TX.

[ONLINE!!!] - Q&A Session & History of Bluegrass Guitar

  - 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! If we don't have questions I'll talk about the history of bluegrass guitar.

 

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: R2U8At+1

Thursday

Passcode: yADs*nh7

Repertoire Recordings

Bury Me Beneath the Willow_mixdownArtist Name
00:00 / 04:02
Your Love Is Like A Flower - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:14
Little Cabin Home on the Hill - AArtist Name
00:00 / 04:00
I Am A PilgrimArtist Name
00:00 / 06:43
John Hardy - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:28
Way DowntownArtist Name
00:00 / 03:37
Long Journey HomeArtist Name
00:00 / 04:13
New River Train - GArtist Name
00:00 / 04:19
Nine Pound Hammer - GArtist Name
00:00 / 04:37
Blueridge Cabin Home - G_mixdownMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:33
Red haired boy - leadMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:15
Red Haired Boy - Rhythm - AMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:39
Red Haired Boy - Jam - AMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:39
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
St. Anne's Reel - DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 00:48
St. Anne's Reel - RhythmMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:59
St. Anne's Reel - JamMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:59
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