10:00-10:05 - Tuning
When they walk in the room ..... have THIS page on the screen
At 10am .... tell them .... "Tune your guitars". If one of them gets stuck ... the others can help. (Student led)
10:05 - 10:30 - developing skills on chords and singing at the same time
Put THIS slide on the screen. Tell them to play each chord one at a time and keep repeating.
Put THIS on the screen. Slide down to Happy Birthday.
Work on Happy Birthday chords. You will be the main singer for some.
Ask them if they want you to sing or if they will sing by themselves.
Slide down to "You are my sunshine". Enzo can play notes. The rest should play chords.
They should be able to have 3 people:
- Lead Guitar
- Chords on Guitar
- Lead singer
Work on Happy Birthday chords. You will be the main singer for some.
Ask them if they want you to sing or if they will sing by themselves.
Slide down to "You are my sunshine". Enzo can play notes. The rest should play chords.
They should be able to have 3 people:
- Lead Guitar
- Chords on Guitar
- Lead singer
Put THIS slide on the screen. Work on Sweet Home Alabama. They should be able to play .....
1) Chords .... and
2) Power chords. Have them demonstrate it to you.
Ask them to show you the difference between "Chords" and "Power Chords" with this song.
1) Chords .... and
2) Power chords. Have them demonstrate it to you.
Ask them to show you the difference between "Chords" and "Power Chords" with this song.
10:30 - 11:00 (Tabs and Riff's)
Play the Peter Gun video from the Blues Brothers HERE ..... just the first 30 seconds.
Then Play the training video for Peter Gun. They have seen it before, but they need to see it again. HERE
Remind them that the Tabs to support this song are on the white board if they get confused. 00203054
They ALL should be do this song. They did it on Tuesday so they should ALL be able to do this again.
Then Play the training video for Peter Gun. They have seen it before, but they need to see it again. HERE
Remind them that the Tabs to support this song are on the white board if they get confused. 00203054
They ALL should be do this song. They did it on Tuesday so they should ALL be able to do this again.
Ode to joy notes. Put this PDF on the screen and ask them to play the notes. Give them 5 minutes to work on it by themselves and then ask a few to play it for you. they will probably get stuck. Thats ok. I'll work with them on Thursday.
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Ode to joy Tabs. Put THIS on the screen. They did the first line already .... so try to get as far as you can. They probably will get stuck 1/2 way ... and I'll finish it with them on Thursday.
Put the guitars away
11:00-11:15 - Song Writing exercises
I am trying to get them to write a song, put guitar chords on it and then sing and play it. We started this yesterday.
They have groups of 2 people working as a team.
Look for the following on their paper:
1) Title: They should have a title to the song
2) Verses: They should have two verses clearly identified
3) Chorus: They should have the chorus clearly identified
4) Bridge: Some might have a bridge. Others may not.
The structure should be:
1) Verse 1
2) Chorus
3) Verse 2
4) Chorus
5) Bridge (Optional)
6) Chorus (Optional)
It should look like THIS.
They have groups of 2 people working as a team.
Look for the following on their paper:
1) Title: They should have a title to the song
2) Verses: They should have two verses clearly identified
3) Chorus: They should have the chorus clearly identified
4) Bridge: Some might have a bridge. Others may not.
The structure should be:
1) Verse 1
2) Chorus
3) Verse 2
4) Chorus
5) Bridge (Optional)
6) Chorus (Optional)
It should look like THIS.
11:15-11:30 Art Walk - Room 306 |
If you have time, you can go to the Art Walk. If you don't have time, skip it.
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11:30-11:45 Flash Cards
They know the routine. Ask them to help you coordinate it. Flash cards are on the desk by the monitor.
Use your timer on your phone to clock them.
Use your timer on your phone to clock them.
11:45-11:55 - Fun activities from the Sub
Dismiss them at 11:55. (Not earlier)