Hinkie - Guitar 1 (Section Wed 2) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- 2019-2020 School Year
- Department
- Music
- Description
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Class Title:
Guitar 1
Code:
HMU730
Text:
21st Century Guitar Method book 1 and ensemble book 1
Rating:
3
Prerequisite:
None
Grade:
7-12
Fees:
$15
Max:
15
Can be repeated? No
Description: This class is an exciting introduction of learning to play the guitar on a variety of styles, folk, rock, jazz, blues, and classical. Students will learn to read the treble clef, tab, and chord charts while playing melodies, lead lines, chord accompaniments and strumming patterns. The first year covers first position on all 6 strings. Students will perform as an ensemble several times per year at school performances. Consistent and regular practice is a requirement for the class.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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- Method 20-22
- Ensemble: Saint Nick
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Learn:
- Method page 20
- Ensemble "Variations on Saint Nick" all 3 parts
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- 120 minutes over the two weeks:
- Fret Warm Up
- Recital Songs-mastery:
- Highlighted songs in both Method and Ensemble books
- Handouts: Brown/Dog, Eleanor Rigby, Land/Sun
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- Fret Warm Up
- Recital Songs (highlighted in both Method and Ensemble books)
- Handouts: Brwon../Hound... and Eleanor Rigby
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- Method: 17-18 and 26-27
- Ensemble: Trolley Song all 3 parts
- Handouts: all
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Same assignment from last week due to partial snow day:
- Playing Test Next Week! pg. 15 Fluently
- Method: 16-17
- Handout: new- both sides
- Ensemble: Trolley Song all 3 parts
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- Playing Test Next Week! pg. 15 Fluently
- Method: 16-17
- Handout: new- both sides
- Ensemble: Trolley Song all 3 parts
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- Fret Warm-ups
- Method: pg. 26-27, 14-15
- Handouts
- Ensemble: Trolley Song all 3 parts
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- Ensemble: Learn all 3 parts of "Trolley Song"
- Method: Improve and learn pages 12-13
- Handouts: Practice all
- Improve skill at Fret Warm Up
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- Fret Warm Up
- E: Love Somebody all 3 parts
- M: 10-12
- All Hand-outs
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- Ensemble Book:
- Love Somebody
- Learn all 3 parts
- Write in counting
- Write in note names/highlight strings/whatever helps you learn/remember!
- Love Somebody
- Method Book
- pages 10-12
- Hand-Outs
- Keep practicing all the chords and songs
- Work on quick chord transitions
- Keep practicing all the chords and songs
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- Fret Warm Up
- Method: 10-11
- Handouts: D/One Thousand Dances/Chord to Chord; ABC; Learning to Fly
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- Learn the songs on page 9
- Practice G and D7 chords song from handout- improve switching from G to D7 quickly/accurately
- Learn the new notes and songs on page 10
- (Challenge: Learn Jingle Bells on page 11)
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Assignment
- Tune carefully each day
- String Warm-up exercise
- Fret Warm-up exercise
- Learn page 8 of Method Book
- (Go on to page 9 if that's easy or work on getting good at page 8!)