2020 Lesson 10 of 16

G major scale with Mississippi hotdogs and 4,3,2,1 plucks per note. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck. Always alternate right hand fingers.

a minor prelude-try putting together entire piece. Watch out for differences in the ends of line one and two. Play slowly. Anticipate arpeggio changes. Place left hand fingers one note at a time. Follow correct right hand finger patterns.

play through ostinato everyday. Use correct right hand fingering in second half. Try to play slow and steady without mistakes.

2020 Lesson 9 of 16

G major scale with individual notes. Keep fingers curled. Use tips of fingers. Keep thumb behind the neck

ostinato from memory with repeats. Try to keep tempo consistent for the entire piece

a minor prelude. First and second line. Try to memorize right hand plucking pattern. Think one note at a time.

play through Bransle de Pictou everyday

2020 Lesson 8 of 16

D major and Gamble scales with Mississippi and 4,3,2,1 plucks. Use tips of fingers don’t bend left hand wrist

play through Bransle and ostinato daily

a minor prelude-lines one and two. Follow right hand fingerings. Try to memorize notes for left hand fingerings. Check the music!

2020 Lesson 7 of 16

D major scale Mississippi hotdogs. G major scale Mississippi hotdogs

Ostinato - play through both sections with metronome

Bransle de Pictou. Play through daily. One on smooth transitions

a minor prelude first and second lines. Make sure to practice correct right hand finger patterns.

2020 Lesson 6 of 16

G major scale with Mississippi hotdogs and 4,3,2,1 plucks per note

d major scale with 4,3,2,1 plucks per note

play through Bransle de Pictou everyday

ostinato try to match tempos between first and second sections. Connect sections without pausing. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck. Bring out melody in bass of first section.

a minor prelude. Follow all right hand fingerings. Use A finger for first string M finger for second and I finger for the third strings respectively. Practice slowly memorize right hand patterns for first and second lines.

2020 lesson 6 of 16

G major scale with Mississippi hotdogs 4,3,2,1 plucks as well

d major scale with Mississippi hotdogs etc.

bransle de Pictou play through everyday

ostinato play slowly through with repeats

a minor prelude first two lines. Use correct right hand fingerings

2020 Lesson 5 of 16

G major scale. Follow scale sheet. Use correct fingerings. Play with Mississippi hotdog

D major scale 4,3,2,1 plucks

ostinato play by section without mistakes. Keep thumb behind neck. Correct mistakes when you make them.

Bransle de Pictou play through everyday

2020 Lesson 4 of 16

D Major Scale. Start practicing G major scale as well. Ascending 4 note pattern. Practice stretching fingers to frets without moving your hand. Keep think behind the neck.

Ostinato - play sections separately at first. Make sure you are using correct fingerings and playing correct notes. In section 2 try alternating between i and m for melody notes. Keep thumb behind the neck!

Carcassi Etude A minor - Use correct right hand finger pattern. Keep left hand fingers down except when changing harmonies. First line only. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck!

playthrough Bransle de Pictou everyday

2020 Lesson 3 of 16

D Major Scale. Practice stretching fingers to frets without moving your hand. Keep think behind the neck.

Ostinato - play sections separately at first. Make sure you are using correct fingerings and playing correct notes. In section 2 try alternating between i and m for melody notes. Keep thumb behind the neck!

Carcassi Etude A minor - Use correct right hand finger pattern. Keep left hand fingers down except when changing harmonies. First line only. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck!

playthrough Bransle de Pictou everyday

2020 Lesson 2 of 16

D major scale. Practice with Mississippi hotdog. Four plucks per note, three, two and one pluck per note. Use free stroke. Rest right hand thumb on the 6th string while playing make sure your forearm is resting on the body of the guitar not your wrist.

ostinato - practice playing through first half with a metronome. Make sure notes are correct. Play slowly and evenly. Please do not rush!
second half divide into two sections. Key left hand finger tips close to their frets to avoid buzzes. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck to support fingers. Practice slowly.

Repertoire - Bransle de Pictou play with repeats.

2020 Lesson 1 of 16

D major scale. Practice with Mississippi hotdog. Four plucks per note, three, two and one pluck per note. Use free stroke. Rest right hand thumb on the 6th string while playing make sure your forearm is resting on the body of the guitar not your wrist.

ostinato - practice playing through first half with a metronome. Make sure notes are correct. Play slowly and evenly. Please do not rush!
second half divide into two sections. Key left hand finger tips close to their frets to avoid buzzes. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck to support fingers. Practice slowly.

Repertoire - Bransle de Pictou play with repeats.

2019-2020 Lesson 16 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - play through everyday don’t go too fast!

Ostinato. Play through A section everyday. Start learning first 8 bars of section B. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger. Practice slowly with metronome. Don’t go too fast!

2019-2020 Lesson 15 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with repeats whole piece. Play for parents friends practice bowing before playing. Feel tempo before starting the piece. Try not to play too fast!

Ostinato. Play through A section everyday. Start learning first 8 bars of section B. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger. Practice slowly with metronome.

2019-2020 Lesson 14 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with repeats whole piece.

Ostinato. Play through A section everyday. Start learning first 8 bars of section B. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger. Practice slowly with metronome.

2019-2020 Lesson 13 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with repeats whole piece.

Ostinato. Play through A section everyday. Start learning first 4 bars of B section. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger. Practice slowly with metronome.

2019-2020 Lesson 12 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with repeats whole piece.

New piece-ostinato practice first section. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger. Practice slowly with metronome.

play through rep - amazing grace, aura lee twinkle Bransle de Pictou

12 bar blues. Practice adding riff to 12 bar blues. Memorize the chord changes.

2019-2020 Lesson 11 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with repeats whole piece.

New piece-ostinato practice first section. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger. Practice slowly with metronome.

play through rep - amazing grace, aura lee twinkle Bransle de Pictou

12 bar blues. Practice adding riff to 12 bar blues. Memorize the chord changes.

2019-2020 Lesson 10 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with repeats whole piece.

New piece-ostinato practice first two lines. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger.

play through rep - amazing grace, aura lee twinkle Bransle de Pictou

chords- three little birds and 12 bar blues. Practice adding riff to 12 bar blues. Memorize the chord changes.

2019-2020 Lesson 9 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Practice with METRONOME!! eighth note=100. Practice with repeats whole piece.

New piece-ostinato practice first line. Follow left hand fingering. Keep left hand thumb behind the neck, behind 2nd finger.

play through rep - amazing grace, aura lee twinkle

chords- three little birds and 12 bar blues. Practice adding riff to 12 bar blues. Memorize the chord changes.

2019-2020 Lesson 8 of 16

D major scale. Keep left hand fingers as close to the frets as possible. Try to keep left hand wrist from bending. Play through scale up and down using mississippi hotdog. Try playing single note scale slowly with metronome at 60. If you are repeatedly making mistakes you are going too fast.

Bransle de Pictou - Memorize line two. Practice with METRONOME!! eighth note=80. Play through fist and second lines with repeat. Right hand finger pattern is (p, m, i) always.

play through rep - amazing grace, aura lee twinkle

chords- three little birds and 12 bar blues. Practice adding riff to 12 bar blues. Memorize the chord changes.