Beat It

Riff One
Lesson .01

Bar 15
LEARN Beats 01-02

Two Must Have Learning Tools For This Assignment Dual Memory Digital Timer Sabine Zip Beat 6000 Digital Metronome

The Dual Memory Digital Timer is a large display timer that counts down or up. It is programmable to 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds, with one-minute alarm. It includes timer memory recall and folding stand. Buy from: Any Dick Smith store

The Sabine Zipbeat Metronome delivers the accuracy of digital circuitry, the convenience of battery operation, a loud, clear, tone, a sweep LED, and full adjustability. You can adjust the speed from 40 to 208 BPM, with 2 to 6 accented downbeats per measure. There's also a built-in tone generator, adjustable from 440Hz to 445Hz. Includes a free earphone monitor and 9V battery. Buy from: http://www.musicservices.co.nz/general-tunersmetronomes-c-1_5_21/sabine-zipbeat-metronome-p184

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Guitar Song Lesson:

Beat It, by Michael Jackson

Riff #1

Lesson 01

Objective LEARN
Bar 15 Beats 1 and 2

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Table of Contents
Objective Tables of Contents Stage One: Teach Your Brain LEARN the Stave LEARN the rhythm values LEARN the rhythm count LEARN down and up beat LEARN Rhythm Words LEARN melody up-down-same contour LEARN the Note Stave Positions. LEARN the Stave Note Names LEARN the Tab LEARN the String/Fret Names LEARN the Tab Note Letter Names LEARN the Tab Note Fingering LEARN the Tab Rhythm Words LEARN Stave and Tab LEARN the Stave and Tab MEMORISE Stave and Tab MEMORISE stave notes off the paper MEMORISE tab notes off the paper Stage Two:Teach Your Body: shoulders, arms, hands and fingers. Write down instructions for picking hand and fretting hand WRITE DOWN Each Picking Move WRITE DOWN Each Fretting Move Teach each hand then both hands in the air off the guitar Teach each hand then both hands soundlessly on the guitar Stage Three: Test that each hand and both hands have learned each note correctly TEST THE PIECE IN TEMPO Stage Four: Perform several slow correct, accurate, mistake free repetitions PERFORM THE PIECE IN TEMPO Congratulations! Stage Five: Gradually increase tempo from learning to performance tempo 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 32 34 35 36 37 38 39

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Stage One: Teach Your Brain

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Learn The Stave

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LEARN values LEARN the rhythm values for this bar.

Learn
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Write Values WRITE the rhythm values for this bar from memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN count LEARN the rhythm count for this bar.

Learn
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WRITE Count WRITE the rhythm count for these notes from memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN beat parts LEARN the rhythm down and up parts of the beat

Learn
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WRITE parts of WRITE the he rhythm down and up parts of the the beat beat for these notes . from memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN Rhythm LEARN the rhythm words for this bar. Words

Learn
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WRITE Rhythm WRITE the rhythm words for these notes from Words memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN Contour LEARN the melody up-down-same contour

Learn
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WRITE Contour WRITE the melody up-down-same contour for these notes. from memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN Positions LEARN the Note Stave Positions.

Learn
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Study every detail of these notes. How many pieces of information are there to learn? NOTE: L = line. S = Space. A = Above the stave B = Below Stave. Number = number of space or line (in, above or below the stave) Stop the second the timer goes. WRITE Note Positions WRITE the Note Stave Positions for these notes from memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN Names LEARN the Stave Note Names for these notes.

Learn
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WRITE Stave Note WRITE the Stave Note Names for these notes Names from memory. No looking.

Write
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Learn the Tab

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LEARN String/Fret LEARN the String/Fret Names for these tab notes.

Learn
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Write String/Fret WRITE the String/Fret Names for these tab notes Names from memory. No looking.

Write
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LEARN Tab Names LEARN the Tab Note Letter Names

Learn
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Study every detail of these notes. How many pieces of information are there to learn? Stop the second the timer goes. WRITE Tab Note Letter WRITE the Tab Note Letter Names for these notes from memory. No Names looking.

Write
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LEARN Tab Note LEARN the Tab Note Fingering for these notes. Fingerings

Learn
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Write
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LEARN Tab LEARN the Tab rhythm words for these notes. Rhythm Words

Learn
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Write
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Learn Stave and Tab

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Learn Stave and LEARN the Stave and Tab for these notes. Tab

Learn
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WRITE Stave and WRITE the Stave and Tab for these notes from Tab memory. No looking.

Write
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Memorise Stave and Tab

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STEP TWO PART ONE: MEMORISE STAVE NOTES OFF THE PAPER

Say
Set timer for 30 seconds Say the rhythm Say the rhythm continuously and not stopping until the bell rings. Stop the instant the timer rings

Say
Set timer for 30 seconds Say the stave note names Say the stave note names continuously and not stopping until the bell rings. Stop the instant the timer rings

Feel
Set timer for 30 seconds Feel the stave note names Feel the stave note names With your head, leg, shoulder (anything but your hands or fingers) write the stave notes names in the air or on the floor or wall etc Stop the instant the timer rings

Visualise
Set timer for 30 seconds Visualise the stave note With closed eyes
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names visualise the stave note names in your imagination. See the stave, notes, note names etc as clearly as you can Stop the instant the timer rings

Hear
Set timer for 30 seconds Hear the stave note names Hear the stave note names Hear the note names in your inner ear or being said by somebody or being played on your instrument. Stop the instant the timer rings

STEP TWO PART TWO: MEMORISE TAB NOTES OFF THE PAPER

Say
Set timer for 30 seconds Say the tab notes Say notes on the tab continuously and not stopping until the bell rings. Stop the instant the timer rings

Say
Set timer for 30 seconds Say the tab notes Say the stave note names continuously and not stopping until the bell rings. Stop the instant the timer rings

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Feel
Set timer for 30 seconds Feel the tab names Feel the stave note names With your head, leg, shoulder (anything but your hands or fingers) write the stave notes names in the air or on the floor or wall etc Stop the instant the timer rings

Visualise
Set timer for 30 seconds Visualise the tab note With closed eyes names visualise the tab and note names in your imagination. See the tab, notes, note names etc as clear as you can Stop the instant the timer rings

Hear
Set timer for 30 seconds Hear the tab note names Hear the stave note names Hear the note names in your inner ear or being said by somebody or being played on your instrument. Stop the instant the timer rings

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Stage Two: Teach each note and move to your body, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers

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Write down instructions for picking hand and fretting hand

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WRITE DOWN Each Picking Move

Write
Set timer for 30 seconds 1. Teach specific finger/s to pick the first note/s and string/s. Decide on whether to use a down, upstroke or no stroke (for a bend or slide). 2. Teach specific finger/s to pick the next note/s and string/s. Decide on whether to use a down, upstroke or no stroke (for a bend or slide). 3. Repeat this for all notes . NOTE: Write the picking directions on the tab using symbols below

Stop the instant the timer rings

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WRITE DOWN Each Fretting Move

Write
Set timer for 30 seconds 1. Teach specific finger/s to fret the first note/s and string/s 2. Teach specific finger/s to fret the next note/s and string/s Repeat this for all notes. NOTE: Write the fretting finger numbers on the tab.

Stop the instant the timer rings

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Teach each hand then both hands in the air off the guitar

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TEACH YOUR PICKING HAND OFF THE GUITAR

Set timer for 30 seconds 1. Teach your picking/finger picking hand moves in the air off the guitar 2. Teach your finger/s to make each stroke deeply relaxed Stop the instant the timer rings

TEACH YOUR FRETTING HAND OFF THE GUITAR

Set timer for 30 seconds 1. Teach your fretting hand the correct moves in the air off the guitar 2. Teach your finger/s to make each fretting shape relaxed 3. Teach your finger/s to make each change relaxed and smooth Stop the instant the timer rings

TEACH BOTH YOUR PICKING AND FRETTING HANDS TOGETHER OFF THE GUITAR

Set timer for 30 seconds 1 Teach your fretting hand to relax with your picking hand on each note 2. Teach your picking hand to relax with your fretting hand on each note 3. Teach both hands to relax with each note and between each note. Stop the instant the timer rings

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Teach each hand then both hands soundlessly on the guitar

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REHEARSE YOUR PICKING HAND ON THE GUITAR WITHOUT SOUND

Set timer for 15 seconds 1. Rehearse the right hand picking move/s you have taught to your picking hand 2. Focus on really slowly rehearsing the right string/s with the right finger/s in the correct order Stop the instant the timer rings

REHEARSE YOUR FRETTING HAND ON THE GUITAR WITHOUT SOUND

Set timer for 15 seconds 1. Rehearse the fretting moves you have rehearsed off your guitar 2. Focus on really slowly rehearsing picking the right string/s with the right finger/s in the right order Stop the instant the timer rings REHEARSE BOTH YOUR HANDS WITHOUT SOUND

Set timer for 30 seconds 1. Rehearse both your hands together with no sound. 2. Focus on really slowly and accurately coordinating both your right and left hands together for each note/s. Stop the instant the timer rings

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Stage Three: Test that each hand and both hands have learned each note correctly

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TEST THE PIECE IN TEMPO

Set Metronome to MM40. Treat each click as an 8th note or as da ba sounds. (Click 1 = da. Click 2 = ba) 1. Say the rhythm in tempo twice. (This is your count in) 2. Play the piece accurately and mistake free once only 3. Stop immediately after playing the piece accurately and mistake free

once only.
TAKE A BREAK

Set timer for 30 seconds Put your guitar down. Stretch. Look out the window. Do anything but this assignment. Do not doodle on your guitar during your break. Take a complete break away from your guitar. Stop the instant the timer rings
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Stage Four Perform several slow correct, accurate, mistake free repititions

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PERFORM THE PIECE IN TEMPO

Set Metronome to MM40. Set the timer to 30 seconds. Treat each click as an 8th note or as da ba sounds. (Click 1 = da. Click 2 = ba)
1. Say the rhythm in tempo twice before playing. This is counting in. 2. Play the piece accurately and mistake free 3. Focus on calming the mind and encouraging your mind to be extremely patient with your body while your muscles embed the moves for this piece. Stop the instant the timer rings. Turn your metronome off. TAKE A COMPLETE BREAK AWAY FROM THE GUITAR

Set timer for 30 seconds Do anything but this lesson lab Think about anything but this lesson lab. Let your muscles process this information. Stop the instant the timer rings

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Congratulations!
You have successfully learned, taught, rehearsed, performed and repeated the notes in this piece accurately and mistake free:

Stage Five:
Gradually increase tempo of repetitions from learning tempo up to performance tempo
GRADUALLY LET YOUR body train itself to bring the performance gradually up to tempo (over 21 days minimuman MM click or two per day----that is a whole other assignment)

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