Lab Day

You have completed all the assignments for this year.  This is a great time to either finish any work you haven't completed for this class or for another class.   Please take advantage of this time.  You have a computer and the time.  You are welcome!   

2 hour lab day

Please check you powerschool for missing assignments.  Check with me if it's is wrong. 

Test Friday

Test on Ex. #3 and #5

Ex 5

EXERCISE #5 (play in triplets)
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------5--------7--5-----|
D--------------------5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--|
A--5--------7--5--------7--5--------7--------------------|
E-----8--5--------8--------------------------------------|

 

e--------------------5---------8--5-----5----------------|
B--5--------8--5---------8--5--------8-------------------|
G-----7--5--------7--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
And back
e--------5-----------------------------------------------|
B--5--8--------5--8--------5-----------------------------|
G-----------7--------5--7--------5--7--------5-----------|
D-----------------------------7--------5--7--------5--7--|
A-----------------------------------------------7--------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

 

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------5-----------------------------------------------|
A--5--7-------5--7--------5------------------------------|
E-----------8-------5--8-----5---------------------------|

New exercise

EXERCISE #3
e------------------------------------------------5--8----|
B-----------------------------------5--8-----------------|
G----------------------5--7----------------5--7----------|
D---------5--7----------------5--7-----------------------|
A----------------5--7------------------------------------|
E--5--8--------------------------------------------------|
And back
e--8--5--------------------------------------------------|
B----------------8--5------------------------------------|
G---------7--5-----------------7--5----------------------|
D-----------------------7--5----------------7--5---------|
A------------------------------------7--5----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------8--5--|

EXERCISE #4 (play in triplets)
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------5-----5--7--|
D--------------------------5-----5--7--5--7-----7--------|
A--------5-----5--7--5--7-----7--------------------------|
E--5--8-----8--------------------------------------------|

 

e--------------------------5-----------------------------|
B--------5-----5--8--5--8--------------------------------|
G--5--7-----7--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
And back
e--5-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----8--5--8--5-----5-----------------------------------|
G-----------------7-----7--5--7--5-----5-----------------|
D-----------------------------------7-----7--5--7--5-----|
A-----------------------------------------------------7--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

 

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--5-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----7--5--7--5-----5-----------------------------------|
E-----------------8-----8--5--8--5-----------------------|

Hey!!!

***Check you powerschool and make sure I have your assignments marked off correctly. 

 Come up to my desk if you have a question about your current grade or assignment. 

 Today is the final day to turn in work for the grading period.  So, it's up to you to make sure it is accurate.  

5 Effective Pentatonic Exercises For Building Speed

5 Effective Pentatonic Exercises For Building Speed link

Test Friday on exercises 1 and 2

Test

Play for me the 1st pentatonic shape using groups of 3 ascending and descending. 

Test Tomorrow

Groupings of 3 ascending and descending using the 1st pentatonic shape. 

Put the chairs back

UGH!!!

Groups of 3

Test

Guitar Riffs.  Play the first 2

4 more licks

Tab licks

TEST DAY

3 blues riffs

Student Jam in A minor blues

In front of the class

Blues licks 1,2,3

3 beginning blues licks.

Link to 3 blues licks

Rock licks.

I am gone today and tomorrow.  I am at a AME convention.  Look it up if you are curious. Please look at this page.  We are going to learn some rock licks so you need to know how to read tablature.  Practice your pentatonic scales as these are the scales you will use for the rock licks.  


Here is your link

Testing on the 5 pentatonic starts today.

And a little improv.  

Position 2 of the pentatonic

Using blues to solo over.  

Learning Pentatonics

Learn and practice shape 1 today

Key of A blues jam track

Key of F blues jam track

FUF

Quizlet Link for the Notation test

Treble clef recognition

Treble clef quizlet

Notation Speed test.

Link to speed test A

Starting Pentatonic scales 

It's all about the Booth

Link to the shameless promotion of Booth

Practice

I'll be back tomorrow

Notes on the neck. writing worksheet. 3 points.

Keyboard / writing major scales

Major scale Link

Notating Major Scales

Guitar Theory I: Week 2

Guitar Theory I: Week 2

Building Chords Worksheets.

Building chords in a Major key link and worksheets.  

Chords in a Major key

Link to lesson chords in a major key.  

Continue practicing on the song posted yesterday

Ensemble

Test Friday on Locrian

Your Final

You must have played all the scales, triads and arpeggios through Aeolian.    You will not be tested on Locrian.  

Locrian

Go to our handout link and study Locrian.    The hand out link is to the right in the menu bar titled ADVANCED MOVES AND THEORY. 

Sub Today

I am in court today.  What?  Well, my son and I were robbed at night last year.    They got his iphone and wallet.  Took it right off his bed while he was sleeping.   So, I have to go tell them what happened and because it's court, I could be there all day.  Fun stuff.  At least the caught the guy. Continue on your projects and I will be back tomorrow.  Mr. Booth

Pay Attention

PRACTICE...

Please check your powerschool.   I am being diligent on marking missing assignments and entering zeros for all missing assignments.  

Guitar semester final

Aeolian and Locrian Modes and any modes you haven't played for me. 

rock riffs video.

100 Rock riffs video.  

Aeolian Mode

We are back. Let's play.