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Progressions: Section 1

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Week 1

A big part of being a good folk musician is knowing a lot of songs!

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

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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Thursday - Music Theory

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  - The Musical Alphabet

  - Scales  - G-Scale

                   C-Scale

                   D-Scale

  - Chords, Voicings

  - Diatonic Triad Chart

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Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: W$8pB@+H

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Thursday

Passcode: &V&qbmZ3

Week 2

Play what you want to hear next.

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Tuesday - NO CLASS (Martin Gone)

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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

Tuesday

Passcode:

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Thursday

Week 3

You learn what you need to learn at the gig!

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Tuesday - 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 - Serving the Song: Ensemble Skills

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  - Organizing your thoughts

  - Learning to listen

  - Stage Presence

  - Serving the song

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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

Class Recordings

Tuesday
Passcode: 2xKGF$&s

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Thursday

Passcode:

Week 4

Find a good song and play it!

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Tuesday - 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 - Recital

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  - Play a song you have prepared

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: 9X?Z0F=6

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Thursday

This is a great example of "shaping" a song. Listen to how the song grows from feeling sparse to how it really gets "grooving" towards the end. There are a lot of elements at play, but the guitar has a lot to do with how this song is shaped.

Repertoire Recordings

Bury Me Beneath the Willow_mixdownArtist Name
00:00 / 04:02
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:12
Handsome MollyArtist Name
00:00 / 04:14
I Am A PilgrimArtist Name
00:00 / 06:43
John Hardy - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:28
Life is Like a Mountain Railroad - GArtist Name
00:00 / 05:46
Long Journey HomeArtist Name
00:00 / 04:13
New River Train - GArtist Name
00:00 / 04:19
Poor Ellen Smith - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:13
Sweet Sunny South - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:59
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
Liberty - Lead - DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:04
Liberty - Rhythm - DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:46
Liberty - Jam - Key of DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:46
"Eighth of January"
The Eighth of January - Lead - Slow - DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:19
The Eighth of January - Rhythm - DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:08
The Eighth of January - Jam - DMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:08
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