Lesson 2c – Learn your first song-

4.0 Step 3, Play a song

4.1  The Song

Listen

4.2 Learn the chords

This song is made up of chords and a melody.

Let’s learn the chords. First get the C shape in place.

4.2.1 Listen

Listen to what you have to do, tap your feet and move your body to the beat.

4.2.2 Imagine

Keep tapping your foot, move to the beat and imagine the sound of what I have just done.

4.2.3 Sing

Sing what I have just done.

4.2.4 Play

Play it with me.

4.2.5 On your own

Stop the video and do it on your own. After each repetition ask yourself the following:

Check questions

• Did you turn on your metronome?
• Did you tap always your foot while playing?
• Did you count it in?
• Did you sing or say what you were doing?

Repeat Repeat this exercise as many times as you need, until you can answer with a yes all the check questions.

4.3 Learn the melody

Let’s learn the melody.

4.3.1 Listen

Listen to what you have to do and tap your feet to the beat.

4.3.2 Imagine

Keep tapping your foot and move your body to the beat, and imagine the sound of what I have just done.

4.3.3 Sing

Sing what I have just done.

4.3.4 Play

Play it with me.

4.3.5 On your own

 Stop the video and do it on your own.

Check questions

• Did you turn on your metronome?
• Did you tap always your foot while playing?
• Did you count it in?
• Did you sing or say what you were doing ?

Repeat

Repeat this exercise as many times as you need to, until you can answer with a yes all the check questions.

Let’s combine the chords together with the melody.

4.4 Play along with me

4.4.1 Rewind and repeat

5.0 Step 4  Assignments

5.1 Quiz

• What is the difference between strumming a chord and playing the chord one note at a time?
• What is the beat of a song?
• What is the difference between the melody and chords of a song ?

5.3 Record yourself

Record yourself in video, with your phone, playing example 4.1. Your recording must answer yes to the following check questions. Once you are satisfied please submit your recording to the teacher.

Check questions 

• Did you turn on your metronome ?
• Did you tap your feet while recording ?
• Did you count it in ?
• Did you sing what you were doing?

5.4 Record yourself

Record yourself in video, with your phone, playing  C | Am | C |Am, each chord lasts 4 beats. Strumming with a pick or thumb. Your recording must answer yes to the following check questions. Once you are satisfied please submit your recording to the teacher.

Check questions 

• Did you turn on your metronome ?
• Did you tap your feet while recording ?
• Did you count it in ?
• Did you sing what you were doing?
• Are you strumming form the bass ?
• Can you hear every single note with clarity?