DISCOUNT CODE! (and Session 4, Week 6 Recap -- ALL CLASSES)

Hey gang! Yet another grueling week underway for me. Can't wait for those kids to go back to school and get the heck out of my museum. (I'm kidding--come to the museum! Spend money!). Sorry I'm a day late.




First and foremost, we have a DISCOUNT CODE! Use it this week to save $15 on your classes in the fall session. That code is: FALLFORFOLK14 It's only valid through August 10th, so be quick about it. Here's a shortcut to my classes: https://www.oldtownschool.org/teachers/Jane-Hanna/
The School takes a 2 week break at the end of this session, so classes start up again right after Labor Day.

OK onto business!

Thursday night's Guitar 4 tackled Karma Police in all its bass-walky goodness. Ken reminded me that the video for that tune was super cool, so have a look! You guys blazed through it easily, so I won't recap all the nitty-gritty. Just remember to use "little" F and "little" G so that you can do the arpeggios in the chorus part--down on the G, up on the F. Two strums per measure on everything else.
Keep The Smiths up-to-date, and tomorrow will finish up with that Vashti Bunyan tune. I'm guessing you haven't heard it, so check it out: http://youtu.be/lwSTf_sekv4 Really simple but really pleasing one riff tune. Shouldn't take us too long.

Saturday's Guitar 4 learned about the "magic triangle" of power chords. The 1, 4, 5 chords in ANY key, when played as power chords, have a geographic relationship on the fretboard that resembles a triangle. Whether its a right-side-up triangle, or an upside-down one depends on where the 1 chord is located. Play around with songbook tunes to help make this click in your brain. The number grid in the upper left corner of those songs will tell you when you've found one suitable. And keep plugging away at The Cars tune! We may or may not tackle one more new (Muppety) song this weekend, depending on how everyone feels about things.
And Guitar 3 on Sunday spent the session learning Melissa by the Allman Brothers in all its weird chord-slidey goodness. Stick to quarter note downstrums until you get more automatic with the shapes on the fretting hand. Remember that when you're doing the chord progression based on the E-string, your index finger is aiming for even numbered frets, and when you're doing the chord progression based on the A-string your index finger is aiming for odd numbered frets. Be sure to work on that B to C#m barre chord passage too. It's great exercise!

See you all soon!