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Progressions: Section 4

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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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- Section 4 Repertoire

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Fiddle Tunes

- "Jerusalem Ridge"

- "Bill Cheatum"

- "Squirrel Hunters"

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Thursday - NO CLASS (Martin out)

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Practice slowly and deliberately.

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode:

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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

Tuesday

Passcode: +8QiUMi0

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Thursday

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Week 3

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023

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Thursday, May 25th, 2023

Tuesday

Western Swing

   - The Chords

   - Playing Rhythm

   - "Ida Red"

   - "Take Me Back to Tulsa"

   - "Hey Good Lookin'"

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Moving the chords

   - Closed positions

   - Alternate Voicings

   - "Along the Navajo Trail"

   - "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

Tuesday

Passcode: =03L60yi

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Thursday

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Week 4

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023

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Thursday, June 1st, 2023

TuesdayBooking 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.

Class Recordings

Tuesday

Passcode: %U!p2F3t

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Thursday

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Old Time Tune Recordings
Bonaparte's Retreat
Bonaparte's Retreat - LeadArtist Name
00:00 / 03:15
Bonaparte's Retreat - Lead and RhythmArtist Name
00:00 / 03:15
Mississippi Sawyer
Mississippi Sawyer - Lead Artist Name
00:00 / 02:06
Mississippi Sawyer - Lead and rhythmArtist Name
00:00 / 02:06
Chinquapin Hunting
Chinquapin Hunting - LeadArtist Name
00:00 / 02:18
Chinquapin Hunting - Lead and RhythmArtist Name
00:00 / 02:18

Repertoire Recordings

Bittergreen - GMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:12
Carolina In the Pines - GArtist Name
00:00 / 04:50
I've Endured - GArtist Name
00:00 / 04:00
I've Endured - GMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 04:00
Lonesome PineMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 03:56
Sophronie - GArtist Name
00:00 / 02:33
Poor Ellen Smith - GArtist Name
00:00 / 03:13
Blackest CrowMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 05:24
Rock Salt and Nails - DArtist Name
00:00 / 03:56
Walking Boss - EmMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 04:46
"Sally Ann" - Basic Melody Video
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
Beaumont Rag - Lead - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:10
Beaumont Rag - Rhythm - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:45
Beaumont Rag - Jam - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:42
Billy in the Lowground - Lead - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 01:06
Billy in the Lowground - Rhythm - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:46
Billy in the Lowground - Jam - CMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 02:44
Walking Boss - EmMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 04:46
Walking Boss - EmMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 04:46
Walking Boss - EmMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 04:46
Walking Boss - EmMartin Gilmore
00:00 / 04:46
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