Before you play, comprehend what happens on each beat of the melody, in order, so as to help you in the how to memorise a melody. Ask your self the following questions, sing and point to your fingers:
Beat one
How many notes are there? Two.
Are they both the same? Yes they are two Gs.
Beat 2, 3 and 4
How many notes are there? Two per beat.
Are they all the same? Yes they are repeating G notes.
Beat one
How many notes are there? Two
Same, up or down? Same, again they are repeating G notes.
Beat two
How many notes are there? Two.
Are they both the same? No.
Beat three
How many notes are there? One.
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.
Apply the routine to bars 3,4,5,6,7 and 8.
Ask yourself:
Sing and point to your fingers to help you understand.
Practice session day 1
Practice all previous consolidation exercises.
Then with the free time you have left follow and complete all steps of the video with precision.
Practice session day 2
Practice all previous consolidation exercises.
Then with the free time you have left follow and complete all steps of the video with precision.
Complete the written assignment of L.I.S.P Melody 4.
After you have L.I.S.P the melody, write in detail your replies to:
Practice session day 3
Practice all previous consolidation exercises.
Complete the Record yourself assignment.
How?
Download the melody 4. 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
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