The development group ran up to July 2019 and has now finished
Then development group is for players who wish to develop new techniques etc with the aim of introducing these to the main group
It meets at 1pm to 1.145 on the third Thursday of the month , prior to the main group session in the creche.
Initial task to practice finger picking for songs with 3 beats in the bar. The C string is plucked (with the thumb downwards), then the E string (with the index finger upwards) and then the A string (with the middle finger upwards) and repeat.
The songs to practice on are:
Clementine
Que sera sera
Edelwiss,
Little boxes
Messing about on the river,
Mull of Kintyre
My bonnie lies over the ocean
How much is that doggy in the window
June 20 2019
Strumming pattern below to practice plus bring copy of Cementine & Singing in the rain
STRUMMING PATTERNS
4 beats to the bar 3 beats to the bar
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
d d d d d d d
du du du du du du du
dx dx du du dx du dx
dx du du du dx du du
dx du dx du dx dx du
du dx du dx USING EMPHASIS
3 beats to the bar
e.g. DU du du
D = down stroke du DU du
U = up stroke du du DU
X = no stroke du DU du
4 beats to the bar
DU du du DU
DU DU du du
DU DU DX du
DU du DU du
May 16 2019
WHICH NURSERY RHYME?
A|---------|----------------
E|-----3-3|----------------
C|0-0-----|----------------
G|---------|----------------
A|------------|--------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|--------|--------------|----------------|
C|0-0-------|---------|--------------|----------------|
G|----- 0-0-|2-2-0--|--------------|----------------|
A|--------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|5-3-1 | 5-3-1|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------|---------|------------|----------|
E|-----------|---------|------------|----------|
C|0-0-0-0-|5-5-5-5|------------|----------|
G|----------|----------|------------|----------|
CAN YOU WRITE IN THE NEXT LINE OF EACH NURSERY RHYME?
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
A|----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
E|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
C|0-0------|----------|5-5-4-4-|2-2-0---|
G|---0-0-|2-2-0---|----------|-----------|
A|-----------|----------|-------------|----------|
E|-3 3-1-1-|-------- |-3 -3-1-1-|-----------|
C|------- |4-4-2----|-------- |4-4-2----|
G|--------|--------- |-------- |-----------|
A|----------|------------ |----------|------------|
E|-----------|------------|----------|----------- |
C|0-0------|------------|5-5-4-4-|2-2-0---- |
G|-----0-0-|2-2-0----|-----------|------------|
CAN YOU PLAY THIS SONG?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
A|-------|---------|--------- |---------|-------|
E|-------|---------|-----------|------3-|1------|
C|-00--|-2-0-5-|-4----00-|-2-0----|-------|
G|------|---------|-----------|---------|-------|
A|---------|----------|---------- |----------|--------|
E|---------- |-5-5-1-|----- 6-6-|-5-1--3|-1--------|
C|------00-|---------|-4-2-- |---- |------- |
G|---------|---------|---------- |---------|-------- |
CAN YOU PLAY THIS SONG?
April 18 2019
Please bring the following songs with you to this session:
Blowin in the wind
it ain’t gonna rain no more
This land is your land
March 21 2019 at 1pm
Please bring the following songs with you to this session
3 beats to the bar;
Amazing grace
Messing about on the river
Little boxes
When Irish eyes are smiling
Mocking bird hill
Apple blossom time
4 beats to the bar
Music, music, music
I have a dream
Moonlight bay
Naming the fingers
P = thumb (pulgar)
I = index finger
m = middle finger a = ring finger (anular)
there are 4 different ways you can finger pick for 4 beat songs
G C E A E
p i m a
p p i m
p i m i
p i m x
Then development group is for players who wish to develop new techniques etc with the aim of introducing these to the main group
It meets at 1pm to 1.145 on the third Thursday of the month , prior to the main group session in the creche.
Initial task to practice finger picking for songs with 3 beats in the bar. The C string is plucked (with the thumb downwards), then the E string (with the index finger upwards) and then the A string (with the middle finger upwards) and repeat.
The songs to practice on are:
Clementine
Que sera sera
Edelwiss,
Little boxes
Messing about on the river,
Mull of Kintyre
My bonnie lies over the ocean
How much is that doggy in the window
June 20 2019
Strumming pattern below to practice plus bring copy of Cementine & Singing in the rain
STRUMMING PATTERNS
4 beats to the bar 3 beats to the bar
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
d d d d d d d
du du du du du du du
dx dx du du dx du dx
dx du du du dx du du
dx du dx du dx dx du
du dx du dx USING EMPHASIS
3 beats to the bar
e.g. DU du du
D = down stroke du DU du
U = up stroke du du DU
X = no stroke du DU du
4 beats to the bar
DU du du DU
DU DU du du
DU DU DX du
DU du DU du
May 16 2019
WHICH NURSERY RHYME?
A|---------|----------------
E|-----3-3|----------------
C|0-0-----|----------------
G|---------|----------------
A|------------|--------|--------------|----------------|
E|------------|--------|--------------|----------------|
C|0-0-------|---------|--------------|----------------|
G|----- 0-0-|2-2-0--|--------------|----------------|
A|--------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|--------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|5-3-1 | 5-3-1|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------|---------|------------|----------|
E|-----------|---------|------------|----------|
C|0-0-0-0-|5-5-5-5|------------|----------|
G|----------|----------|------------|----------|
CAN YOU WRITE IN THE NEXT LINE OF EACH NURSERY RHYME?
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
A|----------|-----------|-----------|------------|
E|----------|-----------|------------|-----------|
C|0-0------|----------|5-5-4-4-|2-2-0---|
G|---0-0-|2-2-0---|----------|-----------|
A|-----------|----------|-------------|----------|
E|-3 3-1-1-|-------- |-3 -3-1-1-|-----------|
C|------- |4-4-2----|-------- |4-4-2----|
G|--------|--------- |-------- |-----------|
A|----------|------------ |----------|------------|
E|-----------|------------|----------|----------- |
C|0-0------|------------|5-5-4-4-|2-2-0---- |
G|-----0-0-|2-2-0----|-----------|------------|
CAN YOU PLAY THIS SONG?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
A|-------|---------|--------- |---------|-------|
E|-------|---------|-----------|------3-|1------|
C|-00--|-2-0-5-|-4----00-|-2-0----|-------|
G|------|---------|-----------|---------|-------|
A|---------|----------|---------- |----------|--------|
E|---------- |-5-5-1-|----- 6-6-|-5-1--3|-1--------|
C|------00-|---------|-4-2-- |---- |------- |
G|---------|---------|---------- |---------|-------- |
CAN YOU PLAY THIS SONG?
April 18 2019
Please bring the following songs with you to this session:
Blowin in the wind
it ain’t gonna rain no more
This land is your land
March 21 2019 at 1pm
Please bring the following songs with you to this session
3 beats to the bar;
Amazing grace
Messing about on the river
Little boxes
When Irish eyes are smiling
Mocking bird hill
Apple blossom time
4 beats to the bar
Music, music, music
I have a dream
Moonlight bay
Naming the fingers
P = thumb (pulgar)
I = index finger
m = middle finger a = ring finger (anular)
there are 4 different ways you can finger pick for 4 beat songs
G C E A E
p i m a
p p i m
p i m i
p i m x