Progressions: Section 1
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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- Fiddle Tunes
- "Liberty"
- Serving the Song
- Practicing
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- Reading charts, tabs, notation
- Counting, groove, timing
- Gear
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Thursday - Music Theory
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- Scales - G-Scale
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Class Recordings
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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- 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
Class Recordings
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
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.