Hello.

Seriously practice.  You know I get irratated.  I'll be back Monday.  

What should you be doing?

I want us to be able to play brown eyed girl as a class.  Let's try it today and you will see if you are where you should be.  

More notes on the way as well, but let's get this song happening first.    Be aware of hiding behind your computer screen doing other things.  It is a huge distratiion, I get it, but this is your time to practice.  WE don't have a traditional music room which is a challenge, so you need to be more self directed in this room.   

Are you practicing in class?

You need to practice in class.    

Romance Tablature Fun.

Let look at tablature    Link to leanin tablature.

This piece is pretty easy and a good one to learn for a classical guitar sound.

Romance in Tab.   

Rhythm / Break Down / Recording club sign up

Link to sign up for recording club

BROWN EYED GIRL

Verse

//:G      / C      /G      /D    ://  4X

/ C        /D      /G        /Em       /C       /D       /G        /D       /        /        ://

Chorus  

//:G      / C      /G      /D      /      ://  

Break Down and power Chords

Class meeting and review.

Am I where I should be?   

video reviews

Video Reviews

     During the course of this class, you will have the opportunity to watch several educational videos.  After viewing the videos, you shall write a review of the video.  These are very useful for teachers and students.  It demonstrates that you are attentive during the video and taking notes (in other words, learning), and it helps teachers to choose a variety of videos that are more suited the needs of the class.

     The video review should be no more than one page in length, and have two paragraphs.  The first paragraph is a summary paragraph.  It should be at least 7 sentences in length, containing the following:

1.    an introduction sentence stating the topic of the video

2.    identify 3 things you learned watching the video

3.     then explain what you learned about each thing

(I learned that new mountain chains form at convergent boundaries.  The wrinkling of land as it collides with another plate creates these mountains.)

The second paragraph is an evaluation of the video, and should be at least 5 sentences in length.  This is your chance to explain how the video helped you, or what you thought of the video.  You should be as descriptive as possible in this portion, because it will help to ensure future videos are more effective.  In the evaluation paragraph you should state the following:

·      identify at least one thing you liked about the video

·      identify at least one thing you disliked about the video

·      how did the video help explain concepts or ideas from the class

·      was it difficult to understand, or was it too slow paced

·      could you see and hear the video well enough

Video link

Rhythm

BROWN EYED GIRL

Verse

//:G      / C      /G      /D    ://  4X

/ C        /D      /G        /Em       /C       /D       /G        /D       /        /        ://

Chorus  

//:G      / C      /G      /D      /      ://  

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Brown eyed girl

Brown eyed girl rhythm
chords

Bridge and rest of the song.

Power chords for Breakdown

To the theater

Time to watch different guitarist.   Think of your favorite.   Time to share and talk about why you choose who you choose.  

Brown eyed girl

Verse

//:G      / C      /G      /D      /      ://  4X

/ G        /C       /G        /Em       /C       /D       /G        /D       /        /        ://

Chorus  

//:G      / C      /G      /D      /      ://  

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

IF YOU LEAVE ANY OF YOUR FILES ON THE COMPUTER, THEY MAY BE USED BY OTHER STUDENTS.  WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND SOME THIS YEAR

1.  OTHER STUDENTS TAKE YOUR WORK AND TURN IT IN AS THERE WORK.
2.  IF IT'S YOUR PHOTO THE PUT IT ON THE SCREEN OR MAKE FUN OF IT IN SOME WAY.
3.  AND... THEY PUT IT ON FACEBOOK ETC. 
4.  BY SAVING IT ON THE DESKTOP IT SLOWS DOWN THE COMPUTER. 

MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO ALWAYS UPLOAD YOUR WORK EVERYDAY TO GOOGLE DRIVE AND ERRASE IT FROM THE COMPUTER AND/OR SAVE IT ON A FLASH DRIVE.  

AND PLEASE ALWAYS LOG OFF FROM YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT.  

Finger picking

3/4 time

link to finger picking video

Today is s check in day

I check in on you and see how you are doing.   Show me you know the notes.  Can play the notes.?

What chords have you memorized?

 

Combine the two Notes on the guitar.

Today you will put the two together.  












Note Name  Link 1

Okay. Now note names on the neck.

Note Name  Link 1

Note Name  Link 2

notes

note name practice

Let's try this

7th period.   We need a new plan of action.  We will experiment until we find what works.

3rd period, you guys are awesome.  Sorry you have to be my warm up class for 7th, but you are learning more and faster because you are on task.   Good for you.

7th.  You are not bad as a group but but it is a group class,  and a few of you are making it extremely difficult for me to teach you.     So, have faith on task students.  We will fix this.  


What I expect.

1. Take you seats until I finish explaining our lesson

2.  When I am talking you are not and you are not playing guitar.   PERIOD.

3.  When the computers are on, you are working on the lesson.   Or,  another guitar related subject.

4.  You are respectful to each other, the guitars and your teacher.

Notes on the neck and staff

Playing together as a class

I need to talk to intermediate students and get you going in one of the practice rooms on different material.   Pentatonic's, intervalic work and advanced chords.