Maureen+L.+-2011

Guitar 11

We are learned the song Im Yours by Jason Mraz. In this song we learned how to play bar chords and the intro of this song. Our group is going to perform this song (thats why i dont have two tutorials)
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6th week: We performed Im yours by jason Mraz in front of the class. We played it in the original key with the capo so that Cassidy and Jessica could sing it. We first started with the slide intro then went into the strumming of G, D, Em, and C with the capo on the fourth fret.

7th week: We learned the song Grenade by Bruno mars. The song started off with fingerpicking the chords Dm and Am and had two bar chords in it. At first, we wanted to choose a different song because it was too hard for us. However, we ran out of time so we had no choice but to learn and play Grenade. In a group of four we performed the song in front of the class.

8th week: This week our group chose the song "perfect" Hedley to perform in front of the class. The chords in the song were F, Am, Dm,G, and C. We didn't perform this song very well because we started off playing different tempos. Two people in our group sang and played while the other two just played. Here is the song perfect by Hedley:

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9th week: This week we performed the song called "When you were gone" by Avril Lavigne and sang to it. Because last week was a short week, we didn't perform our song on Thursday (rememberance day on Friday). The song had the chords C, Em, D, G, and Am. Mr. Mancell taught us a song called Tin solider man, but we chose to play a different song.

10th week: Mr.Mancell gave us the song Jingle bells and we performed it together as a class. For our group performances, a medley of Somewhere over the rainbow, What a wonderful world, Don't stop Believing, and two other songs that I forgot. Stephanie used a Capo and played the chords G, D, Em, and C. Because we didnt have two capos, we found 4 chords that harmonize with G, D, Em, and C .... The chords were C, G, Am, and F. The strumming pattern was 3 strums up and down then for the fourth beat we hit the guitar. Cassidy wasn't able to sing while playing so she just sang while hitting the guitar on the fourth beat.

11th week: Mr. Mancell gave us the song Deck the Halls, but our group chose the song I will follow you into dark. The Chords are C, G, Em, Am, and F.

12th: last week we decided that we weren't going to play I will follow you into the dark because there were too many chords to learn but the chord proggression was easy. Mr. Mancell is giving us a song and another christmas carol for this week. We are either going to play the christmas carol or a song of our own. Our group chose O holy night, but nobody performed this week.

01/04/11- Wednesday This week we are writing haiku's based on our favourite vacation spot. From the haiku's we are expanding the words into a song. Before the winter break, we were practicing the song, O holy night which we didn't perform. This week or next week we may perform O Holy Night or a different song.

Skiing/Snowboarding in Whistler

Treetops filled with snow Butterflies in my stomach Gliding down the hill

01/10/12- Tuesday

This week we are practicing a song that Mr.Mancell chose for us called Time in a Bottle. Because there are many bar chords and techniques, Mr.mancell gave us and extra week to practice. Unless we do a different song with bar chords, our group is going to perform time in a bottle. in addition, we are writing our own songs out of the haiku's we made. This week, we finished our second verse.

01/16/12 - Monday

Last week we performed the song O holy night and practiced a new song for our last and final performance this thursday. We finished our songs this week made up of 3 verses and a chorus based on our haikus. In addition, our songs had to have chords (a tune) to go with it. I am going to miss guitar class!!!!!