Week 1
Tuesday, May 9th, 2023
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Thursday, May 11th, 2023
Tuesday - Playing Waltzes & Stagecraft
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- Waltz structures
- "All the Good Times are Past and Gone"
- "Drink Up and Go Home"
- "Cora is Gone"
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- Making a setlist
- The audience
- Focus on the basics
- Don't add what you don't need
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Fiddle Tunes
- "Bill Cheatum"
- "Squirrel Hunters"
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Thursday - NO CLASS (Martin out)
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Practice slowly and deliberately.
Class Recordings
Tuesday
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Thursday
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Week 2
Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
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Thursday, May 18th, 2023
Tuesday - Review of Rhythm basics
- Right Hand Movement
- Phrasing and accompanyment,
- Bass Lines
-Applying principles to different keys
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Thursday - [In Person]
Bring a song to play with the class!
Focus on playing smoothly and with clarity.
Class Recordings
Week 3
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023
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Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Tuesday -
Western Swing
- Playing Rhythm
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Moving the chords
- Closed positions
- Alternate Voicings
- "Along the Navajo Trail" - Complex Chords
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Thursday - [In Person]
Bring the song you are playing for the progressions concert!
"When you're down in Texas, Bob Wills is still the king." - Waylon Jennings
Class Recordings
Week 4
Tuesday, May 30th, 2023
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Thursday, June 1st, 2023
Tuesday - Booking Gigs & The DIY Music Business
- Where to start
- Finding or starting a band
- Discipline
- Resources
- What's going on in the music business?
- What does success mean?
- Band management
- Necessary skills
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Thursday - Final Class [In Person at Swallow Hill Music]
Music is a journey of self-discovery.