Getting those shape in your fingers. Be gentle with your self, don't hurt your fingers or thumb, do a little every day. Listen for the chord changes and you will hear them.
I recommend that you continue practicing those 2 chords songs from last week. Hopefully it will get a little easier this week. I strongly recommend that you do not write down the changes and read them off of a paper.
Next week we will warm up with Nu'a O Ka Palai. Practice it with and without flat picks. Also try some tremelo on the longer notes (dotted quarter, and half notes)
We will also play Kabak da Boynuma. Begin by practicing over and over the little 4 note 16th note run. in measure 4. Practice the songs first with thumb picking and then go to flat picks. It's meant to be lively and rather quick..... but also graceful.
Listen to this song on your CD to help get the melody in your head. Also, remember to practice the chords using the new closed chords shapes. The strum is a back beat, meaning that the emphasis is on the "and", So it's : one AND, two AND.
See you next week,
Gail
I recommend that you continue practicing those 2 chords songs from last week. Hopefully it will get a little easier this week. I strongly recommend that you do not write down the changes and read them off of a paper.
Next week we will warm up with Nu'a O Ka Palai. Practice it with and without flat picks. Also try some tremelo on the longer notes (dotted quarter, and half notes)
We will also play Kabak da Boynuma. Begin by practicing over and over the little 4 note 16th note run. in measure 4. Practice the songs first with thumb picking and then go to flat picks. It's meant to be lively and rather quick..... but also graceful.
Listen to this song on your CD to help get the melody in your head. Also, remember to practice the chords using the new closed chords shapes. The strum is a back beat, meaning that the emphasis is on the "and", So it's : one AND, two AND.
See you next week,
Gail
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