Now is 8:00 am in the sat morning.... On friday i went to the clubhouse and arranged scores and teaching materials to teach you all... Some senior members are studying for their MST then makan with them and Li Yi and Alastair cames around evening... Guess what.... All my hell broke lose...
I got super high and started jamming with them.... ( I am very sorry if i disturbed those who is studying for their exam) Sometimes i very blur lah.... Slow to notice all these things.... Please forgive me... :x
And ya i from evening jam until early in the morning 1am.... I was thinking to take cab home... After i finish resting and toking cock with Li YI, Alastair, Sock Yong & Li Yun (still trying hard to remember freshies names.... please forgive me if i still cannot remember your names....) its already 3+.... They are here is because they wanted to study overnight for their exams also.... I somehow disturbed them also... lolz... (Feeling so bad now lah me.... )
They got tired around 5 and my first train starts at 6 so without permisson i just take Li Yi's laptop and start browsing the net... And i come across the spg blog... Then i remembered way back in 2004 i had a blog.... So i might as well use it to somehow help those freshies ONLINE!!!
So here i am.... (abit tired already...) starting my last posting.... (for the day)
Lesson 3.....
hmmm let me think.... this time round also at T1554.... But this time round thanks to the efficiency of the seniors.... I finally started my lesson on time for the first time.... Good job guys....Thanks a lot....
Back to business... lesson 3 i summarized what i had taught in lesson 1 and 2 Basically i had taught you all how to read scores.... (hahaha) But scores without rythum is just robot.... So lesson 3 is all about Timing and Rythum!!!!
Notations..... (This is actually the actual spelling for the black dotes with funny tails on the scores... i always like to refer them as notes.... short forms here...)
I had taught you all how to see the duration of the notes....
This diagram i "stole" it on the web... Hope the author would not mind..... :x We are all music lovers that like to spread our knowledge of music..... hahah... anyway...
I've taught you all until the eighth note.....With only 1 tail.... For those having problems with this... try clapping your hands to the rythum.... Like what i did with you all during lesson....
Then for now i also told you all that normally pop songs come with songs with 4 beats.... That timing will be your common time... So just stick to it until i further update you all with more interesting beats and timing....
Now that you all know how to play notes with rythums.... Try playing the scores i previously gave them to you with rythum.... It will be a little tricky.... lolz... But like i said.... Play it slowly first....
Then I given out a new score.... The english title is call "cupid love".... For the chinese its more commonly known as "关怀方式"..... This score is 1 of the most complete scores i had given out to you all.... Its has all the things commonly seen in a score.... With chords, notes and all the "signs and symbols" there's a lot of things you all can practice and learn from this score..... (btw i haben finish teaching this score but at ur current knowledge, u shd be able to play this song decently)
I've taught some of the symbols... But for those who had already forgot.... You can refer be below....
Here is a very good website that teaches a lot of basic on reading a scores... you might be interested to take a look.... But give me some time to full teach finish all the scores basics....
Here you go....Tomás Howie Drumming Web
Very sorry to my non chinese freshies..... I was unable to find any score level as good as this one.... To beg for your forgiveness, I sang "Untitled" by simple plan in front of the whole of you.... You all cannot believe i am actually shaking..... lolz.... The song is actually around the standard with cupid love..... For those of you who are too shy to come find me... You can scroll down and see the chords....
Untitled - Simple plan
Arr. Dylan
This 2 songs teaches us 3 new chords.... The C, G and F chords (by now u all shd knw the diff between chords and notes.... chords are a set of notes... and notes are.... well... melodies to a songs...) So total now you all already know 6 chords.... C Dm Em F G Am.....
VERSE 1:
Am
I open my eyes
C
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
Am
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
F G
I'm lying here tonight
F G
And I can't stand the pain
Am C
And I can't make it go away
F G
No I can't stand the pain
CHORUS:
C
How could this happen to me
Am
I made my mistakes
F
Got no where to run
G
The night goes on
C
As I'm fading away
Am
I'm sick of this life
F
I just wanna scream
G C
How could this happen to me
VERSE 2
Am
Everybody's screaming
C
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
Am
I'm slipping off the edge
C
I'm hanging by a thread
F G
I wanna start this over again
F G Am C
So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
F G
And I can't explain what happened
Am C F
And I can't erase the things that I've done
G
No I can't
Repeat CHORUS x2
With these chords in hand... you are ready to OWN the internet world of guitar (well... not totally own.... but you can already play alot of songs)
For those fast learners and adventurous guys out there..... Here are some of the guitar links I find quite good.... Their library of songs is quite huge....
For english songs.... http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/
For chinese songs... http://www.gita2.com/
If possible try to play cupid love score both the melodies and chords.... Try to master the both of them and in the future both of them are the very basic that forms your guitar solos arrangement.....
Hmmmm.... That's all i can though of for now..... I will edit the posting if i can remember anything or found new stuff to add on... Good luck for your exams and see ya on the 2nd of July.....