Monday, February 14, 2011

Sight Reading:
Continued with 2/4 time signature, level 3, @ 75 bpm.
Also, 3/8 time, level 2 @ 75 and level 3 (quite challenging)

Fretboard Review:
Reviewed up to 6 frets.

Interval Review:

Big review of added cards. Added: couple of D - G ascending string cards

Warm-up/Technique:

Finger-stretching exercise - 1st position.

String Walking exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 37) with i,m eight @ 110 bpm
String Walking exercise with m, l with eight notes @ 80 bpm
String-Jumping 1st string to 5th string, 2nd string to 6th string @ 85 bpm

Right-Hand Velocity (pg. 63) with sixteenth notes @ 109 bpm rest & free.
l, m @95 bpm rest & free
i, l @ 76 bpm

Synchronization Exercise (Pumping Nylon pg. 65) with i,m sixteenth notes 95 bpm.

l, m @ 83 bpm

Putting it all together
p. 67 Exercise - m, l went from 86 bpm yesterday to 78 bpm today
@ 93 i, m - free and rest

Scale Rhythmic Variation p. 68 @ 94 bpm i, m
@ 86 bpm l, m

Played etude

Speed Burst
pg. 69 Exercise 1.A @ 71 bpm
Rest and free
A - G. Increase tempo a bit tomorrow

Percussive Exercise
Played Nothin on You rhythm @ 85 bpm. Sounding better.

Repertoire:

Pica-Pica
Manageable tempo for this piece - 85 bpm. Next gig, I will bring the metronome up and put it on silent to cue me.

Estrellita
Nailed the position jump

Na Gafieira Do Vidigal
Worked on refining the parts that I've transcribed already (@ 77 bpm)

Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars cover)
I pretty much got the arrangement down for guitar and voice for this tune.
Practiced @ 75 bpm. Target speed is around 105 bpm.
Once I can play at target speed, I'll search for a singer to play this piece with.

Samba Caribe
Bart A measure 12-13 arpeggio - played @ 60. Still hard. Tried increasing to 60, but couldn't pay without mistakes.

Part B measures 14-15 - couldn't play clearly above 55 bpm.

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