Lucy:
- Keep working on F and C chords on the Yellow Submarine page. Make sure the note are being held down and are ringing out correctly, especially for the F chord. Follow the exercises on the page while practicing to the metronome so you know when to change chords.
- Work on the A and B notes and related exercises. Again, make sure to be looking at and following along with the notes on the page while practicing. Make sure the B note is held with the correct finger and rings out correctly.
Lauren:
Finish your song enough so that it starts and ends. Remember not to overthink it and focus on improving each bit within reason and moving on to keep momentum.
- Keep working on your barre chords and focus on your D chord as well (and any others you're having trouble with). Practice setting all fingers at once without fully fretting the notes and switching back and forth between sets of chords in the same manner before practicing actually fretting and strumming them.
- When fretting your chords, don't let individual fingers get finicky, separate from the pack too much, or line up in series rather than as one general motion.
- Remember to set all fingers before applying any pressure to actually fret the notes for your chords.
- Polish off the last two exercises from your old set of pages and then begin on the new set. Remember to set your finger and pick in place for the upcoming notes when possible, feel for those correspondences for greater confidence while navigating the fretboard either way as you play, and visualize what needs to happen (what finger, note, string) as you look ahead a note or two so you're prepared for what's to come.
- Once you've completed all of your chunks for any note exercise and can play the whole thing correctly, flip the page over and try to play from memory (still to the metronome).
- Similarly, try to work on your song without focusing on any notes or papers so much. Take your focus off the paper and back on to your song and the creative process, then make notes when you feel it's necessary, just don't refer to them habitually.
