Today was a special guitar class. As there will not be any guitar classes in the last two weeks of December due to Christmas, there will be two hour session classes in the first two weekends. Hence, today was a two hour guitar class. In the beginning of the class, I practiced and performed the song 'Morining has broken' using the classical guitar notes. Then, after 15 minutes, I wrote down and practiced playing the famous tune 'Lambada' using the classical guitar.
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After around 10 minutes, the teacher Mr. Netaji taught me and my peers the basics about counting notes and the different beats indicated by the symbols/notes. These were: Semi-breve, Minims, Crotchets, Quavers, and Semi-quavers. I was able to gain new knowledge about the instrument and also learnt more about the background of the classical guitar!
After the first hour, the rest of the session was dedicated to practicing acoustic guitar. We started by doing finger exercises such as the 'finger roll' which we had learnt last time, and other exercises which involved quick finger movement for changing chords. After this, we practiced playing a few songs using chord progressions. I learnt a few new chords today too, such as A minor and F# minor. After this, the class ended with an entertaining session of learning how to play the 'strong' chord progressions. These are chord progressions used by in rock songs by guitarists, who mostly use electrical guitars. However, the only difference between acoustic guitar and electric guitar in this case is that the electrical guitar can be connected to an amplifier to distort the sound!
Overall, it was a fun session in which I learnt about the background of classical guitar and also practiced well (committed) in order to be focused towards my semester goals for this activity. I am now looking forward to next weekend's double class in which I will continue to learn more about the classical and acoustic guitar, while also gaining experience by playing them with the proper technique.
Overall, it was a fun session in which I learnt about the background of classical guitar and also practiced well (committed) in order to be focused towards my semester goals for this activity. I am now looking forward to next weekend's double class in which I will continue to learn more about the classical and acoustic guitar, while also gaining experience by playing them with the proper technique.
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