Still powering along and doing great - looking forward to getting more into recording and exploring the creative process!

Tips

Forget about G, C and D Shape barre chords for now!

Practice Routine

Note down any new discoveries you make during the week as it will help inform the next lesson and the direction - super important in the early stages of lesson planning (for teachers!).

n/a • Music Theory

Try and get through more of the Grade 3 of the Theory course

5' • Major Scale Pattern 1

Simply playing the scale up and down with all down picks, working on the stretch!

5' • Exploring E Shape Barres with the open thin strings

Just have some fun exploring it and see if you can come up with a progression or two.

5-10' • Shape Explorer

Go through as much of the Chord Shape Explorer series as you can - we've chatted through it but I just want consolidation here before we do a full-on capo session!

5' • Back Beat Hit

Strumming the muted hit - practice on it's own - working into one movement that feels like a down strum
Incorporate it into a strumming pattern (Down Hit Down Up Hit)

Put On The To Do Later List!

Added this week

none!

From previous weeks!

Creative Capo
Chips On The Backbeat
Picked Fingerstyle
Layering parts for recording
Making a second part when jamming with someone (started in lesson 2!)
Open strings in barres
Easy fingerstyle patterns