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Owen Reitsma
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June 29th, 2021
Owen wasn't able to come today.
June 22nd, 2021
Owen forgot about lessons today.
June 15th, 2021
Owen started piano today, and we talked about three note chords (triads). We learned where the notes were on the piano, using the dog house and grandma's house.
We learned Hallelujah in C by Leonard Cohen, and I shared the chart with him.
We talked about arpeggios, and what the left hand does.
I loaned him my Yamaha keyboard.
March 30th, 2021
We talked through some minor key issues Owen was having. In review, a minor scale is the same (usually) as a major scale, except that the "root" of the song is 6, instead of 1.
March 23rd, 2021
Owen was called into a shift tonight, and so couldn't make it in to lessons.
See you next week!
March 16th, 2021
Bands Owen recommended:
Sticky Fingers
Ocean Alley
We went over a lot of theory, starting with flats and sharps, minor and major scales, (a minor scale flattens the 3rd note of the major scale).
We also analyzed a couple of songs to figure out what key they were in, (where 1 is for the song).
March 9th, 2021
I missed you at 7:30 tonight, Owen! See you next week.
March 2nd, 2021
Owen has been learning bass for a few years, but wants to get more familiar with the neck, and scales, and to learn how the notes are related to each other.
We spent some time on the 1 to 6 scale, and talking through the circle of fifths a bit. We talked about the "chess move" and "double chess move," ways to find each note's fifth and octave.
He played his song for me that he'd written with his brother. We analyzed it a bit using the circle of fifths. The notes are 6, 1, and 5 (I think)... we played it in a few other places on the neck.
Work on the G scale, where you start on G, on the low E string and count up, 1,2,3,4,5,6.
February 23rd, 2021
Owen can't make it in because of work today.
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