Very impressive job on Hornpipe. Just to give you a bit more time to practice it, we'll play it again next week.
Also, playing in the the key of Bb (Sweet Betsy and Round Her Neck...) seemed to give you all no trouble. Good Job!
For next week practice the harmonic Am scale (pg 20) and the exercises at the bottom of that page, in order to practice the chords in Am.
Then....work on the chords and melody of Slavonic Dance No. 2. Notice that the lines are very repititious so once you make it through line one, you will find you have learned most of the song. When picking the melody, practice first the little run in m. 7. This song is in 2/4 time, which is considered "March Time". There are 2 strong beats to each measure. You can either strum ON the beat, or on the OFF beat.
Also, work on learning the notes for Charley in My Darling (p. 22). This is in 6/8 "Jig time". strum down on the 1 and up on the 3, down on the 4, up on the 6.
Slow recordings for both songs AND harmony parts for them are on the Resource Page.
Have fun !
Also, playing in the the key of Bb (Sweet Betsy and Round Her Neck...) seemed to give you all no trouble. Good Job!
For next week practice the harmonic Am scale (pg 20) and the exercises at the bottom of that page, in order to practice the chords in Am.
Then....work on the chords and melody of Slavonic Dance No. 2. Notice that the lines are very repititious so once you make it through line one, you will find you have learned most of the song. When picking the melody, practice first the little run in m. 7. This song is in 2/4 time, which is considered "March Time". There are 2 strong beats to each measure. You can either strum ON the beat, or on the OFF beat.
Also, work on learning the notes for Charley in My Darling (p. 22). This is in 6/8 "Jig time". strum down on the 1 and up on the 3, down on the 4, up on the 6.
Slow recordings for both songs AND harmony parts for them are on the Resource Page.
Have fun !