Practice your eighth note alternating strumming (up and down strokes) with your F and B chord progressions. Make sure your wrist is moving fluidly as a part of your strumming motion. Stay mindful of how you're playing your chords and make sure you're reinforcing the correct forms for your fingers and hands to better establish your muscle memory.
Make sure you're using the correct fingers for each note as you keep working on your note exercise pages going from, "B and E String Review" to, "Beautiful Brown Eyes" (including track 8-12 in between). The F, G, and A notes on the E string should be played with fingers 1, 2, and 4 respectively. Notes C and D on the B string should be played with fingers 1 and 3 respectively using the normal Four Fingers Four Frets technique we'll try to stick to most of the time.
Practice in chunks using the Rule of Five to the metronome every time you practice, and gradually build up your chunks until you end up with the complete exercise. The chunks will go faster thank you think if you take them seriously and will save you more time in the long run. Take time to save time!
Take turns with who plays the chords and who plays the melody. The person playing the melody should switch to singing the lyrics of the exercise instead of the note names once you progress through your chunks to practicing the whole exercise.
Whoever is working on the melody should always be singing, and loudly.
Don't forget to practice to the metronome all the time! All these little steps are important in instilling various concepts into your subconscious so that they become automatic and can be built on later. Cutting corners might seem fun in the moment but will cost you time, progress, and ability and in reality will result in a less satisfying and fun experience in the long run. Take time to save time! You'll have more fun as you become more fluent and capable, and quality practice will get you there faster and in better shape.
