Lesson 4c – Memorise a song – Melody 1, 2 and chords-

L.I.S.P. Melody Number 2

• Listen
• Imagine
• Sing
• Play Comprehend

Before you play, comprehend what happens on each beat of the melody, in order. Ask your self the following questions, sing and point to your fingers. This will help you learn to play a melody.

Per Beat: How many notes?
Per Note: Same, up or down?

Beat one 

How many notes are there? One, it is a D.

Beat two

How many notes are there? One.
Where does the note start? On beat 2 and.
Same as the previous, does it go up, or down? It goes up.

Beat three and four 

Same as one and two.

Next Bar 

Beat one and two  

Same as previous  beats one, two, three and four.

Beat three

How many notes are there? Two.

Are they both the same?No

1st note, same, up or down? It goes down.

2nd note, same, up, or down? It goes down.

Beat four

How many notes are there? One.

Same as the previous, does it go up, or down? It goes down.

On your own 

Stop the video and play the two bars on your own.

Play along with me 

Play along with me at half the tempo.
Play along with me at the original tempo.

Rewind and Repeat full L.I.S.P of Melody 2

Practice the song 

• Play along with me Melody one and two 4 times.
• Play along with me the chords of Melody one and two, 4 times. They are the same as you have played in Song number one and two.

Assignments

L.I.S.P  Melody 1, 2 

After you have L.I.S.P the melody, write in detail your replies to:

• Per beat: How many notes ?
• Per note: Same up or down ?

Record yourself

Once you have memorised the melody (pitch and rhythm).  Record yourself in video, with your phone, playing along the corresponding melody track.

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?

Please download backing tracks by right clicking them. You may find the files at the top of this page.