Smelly Strum

1. Play in the strum pocket, loudest point of strum should align with metronome.
   

2. Strum from the wrist.
   

3. Work on smelly chords individually first.
   

4. Remind for new pages.

Chillaxin

1. Think before you do. Think of solutions if you have problems doing/playing.
   

2. look for the phrases. Make sure you get the ideas.
   

3. Pick with thumb and pointer mainly, very little wrists to assist.

4. tighten up brown jug and double check fingerings.
   

5. Work on little brown jug in chunks using the rule of five. Memorize slow without metronome, then work chunks to metronome. Build chunks as you go.
   

6. Figure out the best fingerings while working on chunks and write them in with pencil lightly.

7. polish shortenin bread up including the swing feel.

Eighth Note Bread

1. Work on alternating picking on eighth note exercise. Try to keep it steady and then experiment with increasing tempo as you get more control.

2. Polish the two Shortenin’ Bread exercises with an emphasis on the eighth note sections of the melody and a final goal of singing the melody to the chords by memory.

Shortenin’ Jacques

1. Polish frere jacques. Both slide and open technique.

2. work on new shortenin page.

Diaphragm Feel

1. Take time to save time. Make sure your practice time is well spent. Be smart and put forth a good effort.
   

2. Record wildwood chords and sing to recording. Stand with hands on ribs for diaphragm feel. Get good push and volume.

3. Split time with eighth note page, go back through in chunks using the rule of five.
   

4. Practice jacques muting and two ways for eighth note part, slide and same finger mute.

Almost there

1. Focus on singing now. Push, push, push! Focus on how it should sound and feel.
   

2. Fix problem spots on wildwood in melody.

3. Practicing singing as loud as you can stand to both melody then chords.

4. Feel beat naturally, don’t count out loud, if counting stop at 4.

5. make a decision about added low e note on long notes.

Wildwood Home Stretch

1. Work on problem areas remaining.

2. Breath in right spots, hold notes legato through phrases.

3. work up to target tempo by 5 BPM steps.

Wildwood Flower (updated)

1. Rework chunks for song by phrase in trouble areas.

2. work on singing melody to chords by memory with lyrics.

3. Remember not to play end of ties.

4. Identify problem areas.

5. Sing melody parts while practicing them always.

6. Build chunks all the way out to the whole song.

7. remember to keep good posture, set feet, etc.