March 2021 Live Lesson - Disney's "I See the Light" + "You're Welcome" (Patreon)

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Aloha, Patrons!

I'll see you tomorrow Thursday, March 18 at 5:30pm Pacific Time for our monthly Live Lesson.  If you click on the video above, you’ll see a countdown for your time zone. (Find all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar).

Tune in here: https://youtu.be/nLXeDDawel0 

About this month's Live Lesson: 2 Disney songs!

In prepping for this month's Disney Jam on 3/27,  I asked for song requests from the Patrons and IG fans, and I got a lot of requests for "I See the Light" from Tangled.  I hadn't watched Tangled before (but now I'm caught up!), so I figured I would teach it so I can learn it as well. And since it's a duet, it's a good one for me and Lenny to sing together for the Disney Jam.  I'll teach a fingerpicking version, although we'll start with a strumming version for beginners.

I'm pairing this song with "You're Welcome" from Moana, which is fun and a "welcome" contrast to the Disney princess songs.  This song is tricky to sing - the composer Lin-Manuel Miranda (of Hamilton fame) uses unconventional songwriting techniques, which makes for interesting and challenging rhythms, and I'll elaborate more on that in the lesson.  He also loves to write raps, so I'll walk us through the timing of that rap section.  I guarantee you'll impress your kids / grandkids / pets when you get that rap section down. :)

And we'll warm up with a review of last month's "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (wow, that felt like ages ago, no?).   

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A note about our monthly Live Lessons

My goal is to teach and arrange a lesson that is interesting for all levels. I will walk through the lesson by starting with beginner-level strumming, and gradually layer on more challenging options for advanced players.

I encourage you to play at your level, and embrace your own pace of incrementally leveling up. You can re-watch the lesson as many times as you like. Grasp the basics on the first go-round, and each time you review, you'll pick up new tips and techniques. You can use this method to become a better student and better learner - by building more awareness and more patience. :)

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How to Watch Later

1. Watch the video linked above (it's the same as the live link).

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Is this your first Live Lesson?  Check out these Tips for Live Lessons from Patron Mark Pierce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-guest-for-23871916

Thanks. I look forward to seeing you online!

xo cynthia

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