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1 Sight Reading Made Simple Summary of Workshop 3 The 2 Main topics were: 1) Fretboard Charts 2) Moveable Building Blocks Fretboard Charts: Use the charts to practice the fretboard in different ways - solfege (do-re-mi), letters, notation. • Choose one position and say the notes (using solfege and/or letters) horizontally across the fretboard. Choose a position and practice saying the notes this way

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Sight Reading Made SimpleSummary of Workshop 3

The 2 Main topics were:

1) Fretboard Charts2) Moveable Building Blocks

Fretboard Charts:

Use the charts to practice the fretboard in different ways - solfege (do-re-mi), letters, notation.

• Choose one position and say the notes (using solfege and/or letters) horizontally across the fretboard.

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Letters

Choose a position and practice saying the notes this way

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• Practice playing the same note in different places using the Equisonants chart.

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Equisonants(locating same notes in different places)

Choose one note and practice it in all different places.

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Moveable Building Blocks: Learn the fretboard by practicing what pieces are made of.

Intervals: Find your desired interval pattern and shift it up the fretboard.

Say the name of the interval and/or the individual note names as you play

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Moveable Interval Patterns

In Aguado’s “The Guitar Taught by a Simple Method” (1836?), the maestro gives examples of interval patterns that can be shifted up and down the fretboard. This is a very worthwhile exercise, as you can learn many intervals very quickly through using this method of practice.

Aguado covers a significant number of intervals, but for now you will only focus on 3rds, 6ths, 8ves and 10ths. Each moveable exercise is accompanied with a study that uses the patterns from the exercise.

1. Shift each interval up the fretboard 2. Say the notes as you play them

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Shift each pattern up the fretboard as high as possible

In the study below, use the given information to help you find the interval pattern from the exercises.

1. Ensure that you fret all bracketed notes before playing 2. Identify the quality of each interval (major, minor or perfect)

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Moveable Interval PatternsIn Aguado’s “The Guitar Taught by a Simple Method” (1836?), the maestro gives examples of interval patterns that can be shifted up and down the fretboard. This is a very worthwhile exercise, as you can learn many intervals very quickly through using this method of practice.

Aguado covers a significant number of intervals, but for now you will only focus on 3rds, 6ths, 8ves and 10ths. Each moveable exercise is accompanied with a study that uses the patterns from the exercise.

1. Shift each interval up the fretboard 2. Say the notes as you play them

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In the study below, use the given information to help you find the interval pattern from the exercises.

1. Ensure that you fret all bracketed notes before playing 2. Identify the quality of each interval (major, minor or perfect)

Triads: Find your desired triad pattern and shift it up the fretboard.

Say the name of the triad and/or the individual note names as you play

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Dominant and Tonic: Find your desired chord progression and shift it up the fretboard.

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If you are already fluent and experienced at this, try writing out the shifting chords.

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Moveable Dominant and TonicDominant and Tonic together form the most important chords in classical music. You can often find entire pieces made up of these two chords. These moveable exercises allow you to learn many of the progressions relatively fast.

How they work: Each line presents a moveable progression, from one bar to the next. Play the first bar and then the second is the same chord progression (same fingerings) but shifted up one fret. You can continue to whatever position you wish, but here they’re only indicated up to the 2nd position.

Moveable V-I patternsOnce again, we can learn one of the foundations of harmony through practicing moveable chords. This time, we can combine the Dominant and Tonic together and shift that progression up and down the fretboard. Add arpeggios if you wish.

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Most chord shapes that we play in high positions are chords that we’re already familiar with in lower positions.

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