Yoz ppl.... its almost been a year i last posted something here.... hahah no complains from u guys also.... well... saw my contract with sp on monday then i notice wah..... officially i'm not ur instructor anymore after 19th april.... time really flies.... 


Now i still can remember the first day i meet u all... (i cannot remember all ur faces lah) Can't blame me.... blame kuri.... he takes in almost 90 freshies.... + current members.... the first day in the lecture theater i got more then 100 of u all.... i also got a culture shock.... hahaa....

now and today.... i saw u all from sec sch just come in until now starting year 2 liao.... seeing ur music and guitar skills from 0 to something that can put u all up on stages and perform.... really makes me feel happy for u all.... those of u who "survived" with me until now... u all are very pro... it took me almost 3 years to reach the current level u all had... and u all took less then 1 year.... feel so proud of u all....

then i also saw u all from dunno each other until can play and fool around with each other also made me very happy.... when i first join this club... other then its a guitar club.... i also felt that this club brought me alot of joys... knowing all my jie mei's.... i had knwn alot of great ppl in this club.... hopefully u all too can experience wad i had.... its not just a guitar club.... its a club for fun and laughter too.... just see how alastair and li yi u will knw wad i am telling u all liao.... 

also notice u all in this club also picked up more then 1 instruments.... i also glad the club have this platform for u all to get to knw more abt music.... coming the next acadamic year there's even more options the clubs will be providing.... blues... electric.... these are great music genres..... make use of the chance to get to knw more abt those genres... who knws u might like them....

Regarding this blog... i think i wun be removing in the near future.... i dun really like to share to the whole wide world (World wide web lol...) my personal problems.... so ya... i wun be keeping a diary here... (i think no ppl will be really interested to knw my stuff anyway... lol...) when i got really nutting to do or one of u wanna me to post something musical.... then ya... i will update the blog.... the past posts will also will be there for u all to have references....

concert is coming.... i also notice alot of u took up a leadership roles to make sure things run well.... for the leaders.... good job... hopefully u all will continue to maintain the disicipline and leadership..... show good examples to ur freshies and continue to lead them to the path of music.... for those of u who haben got the chance to take up a leadership role.... its doesn't mean u all are not important.... as seniors of the club now.... u all also have the responsibilities to take care and help out in the club..... 

having said all that.... i will still help u all when u all got problems.... and u all will still be seeing me quite often during the concert rehearsal period.... this is the last chance to see wad u all had learnt the past 1 year.....  work hard and give a last push for the concert.... 

hahah.... back to me... i myself gotten lazy and my guitar skills got worst.... some of u might noticed that... :x hopefully u all dun be like me.... as for my lessons.... hopefully u all can give me some comments.... i will try to explain to u all y sometimes i do things like this or like that.... u all are the first batch i teach for almost a year.... i also quite happy i manage to at least made something out of each and everyone of u....

Last but not least.... i thank you all for all the time and effort to "endure" my lessons and my bad jokes... haha... 

P.S.
SP Guitarist is a music related club. Music is something that is to be enjoyed. This is what I strongly believe. There should be no stress for music. Everyone will go on there own pace and without stress, slowly pick up music. Skills and theories are hard. Be patience. Do not be too stressed and got pressured to practice. Nothing good turn out if done hastily. Continue to improve yourself. spread the joy and happiness when u are performing. 

MOST IMPORTANTLY.

REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN AND ENJOY PLAYING MUSIC.....

Dylan signing off.... Cheers....

today's lesson consider a decent 1..... got alot of crap and laughter... just the way i like it.... i just love alastair and li yi.... they damn kum gong.... lolz....

Back to business.... ok.... today we learnt actually alot of things.... u learnt new, funny and weird rhythm... triplets.... i find it hard to teach triplets during lesson.... i need to do alot of demo before ppl can get it.... tripletes u need to feel it... then u all can understand wad it really means.... next lesson remind me to demo for u....

ok... for the lyrics of "The house of rising sun" A cover from The animals
youtube link here.... The house of rising sun....




There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one


My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new blue jeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans


Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk


------ organ solo ------


Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun


Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain


Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one


Today i also taught u all alot regarding theory...

what is a scale... what is a key...


"Although many musicians confuse key with scale,


a scale is an ordered set of notes typically used in a key,


while the key is the center of gravity, established by particular chord progressions."


wad it all means.....
Scale... is just notes from Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do.... thats all... 8 notes...
Key... is scales.... chords family... accompliments.... everything u need that is needed to play together.....

example.... its not right to play a C scale notes together with G family chords....


they wun fit.... so key denotes a guide to everything...


there... layman term enough ?
lol...


Accidental
what u all need to knw are already shown in below's pic....
Sharp Flat Netural
done... short and sweet....
below is a score with a few sharps.... by looking at this.... we already can tell what key the whole score is... This is what we call a key signature.....



how can we tell....
as we already know.... G key has 1 # at F note....

therfore if we sees only 1 # at the key signature... means it a G key score....


Any idea wad key the score is refering ?

tips.... print out the above table and write from A all the way to G to see which scales has 3 #...

you shd able to do it in 1 try... lol...

With all this... playing the house of rising sun shd be no problem for u already.... enjoy this oldies... its been around since 1933... there's a reason y it can stay so long... learn to enjoy it... lol
Dylan signing off.... cheer....

Ok... i got some of u asking me qn like "wad if i go home liao i forgot how to press my chords liao...." i decide to post it here some of the chords i already taught and going to teach u all...

For Lemon tree the chords are....

Am Em Dm



For doggie at the window...

A E
For Cupid love...

C G F (Am Em Dm refer to the top)



That all for now.... this coming friday i will add in more chords.... dylan signing off.... cheer....