Excerpt: Be the Community | November's Masterclass | Noku Mana musical demonstration, Q&A, practice routines (Patreon)

A short excerpt from November's Masterclass, for "Be the Community" members

In the Masterclass Malinda & I were demonstrating how to apply the fingerpicking & strumming techniques in a musical context, while working in a duo format.

Topics discussed in the Masterclass:

- Keeping the rhythm & structure while playing & feeling the music

- Where to put the capo?

- Strumming techniques & right hand positioning

- The F chord, how to master the barre chords technique

- Adding hammer ons decorations - where & how?

Practice routines

To really ground and master Noku Mana (or any other song), I offered a recommended practice routine which breaks down the different techniques into 6 incremental exercises.

Throughout the month, I will follow up on the progress & input that is being shared by the program's participant and offer practice routine variations / adjustments & clarifications to questions that come along.

Join us! Registration open

Next starting date is Dec. 1, with the song "En el cielo y en la Tierra" by Puentes.

"Be the Community"  is a 3 month interactive program where we deep dive into each month's community chosen tutorial and learn how to ground and master the techniques, rhythmic principles & music skills needed to play the song from beginning to end.

The program includes:

- A live Masterclass each beginning of the month

- Written practice routines, designed to master the song step by step

- On-going variations and adjustments to the practice routine, based on the participants input / questions

- A warm, empowering space to share your musical progress, and your performances of your favorite songs with the community.

- Connect & practice together with other community members, via our asynchronistic video platform (not limited to timezones restrictions)

More info here 

Looking forward to having you with us!

Shai & Malinda