1. Practice your arpeggio
To begin practice your right hand arpeggio slowely. Make sure all the notes ring and are clear. If you get a buzzing sound adjust your left hand.
Hold all the notes down in bar 1. The only notes that you need to worry about are the c which is the B string 1st fret and the A, which is the G string 2nd fret. The other 2 notes are open.
Use the ends of you finger to create a clear sound. Make sure you are not using the flat part of your finger or let your knuckles buckle.
2. MF
MF = Mezzo Forte or medium loud
3. Right Hand
Keep your thumb infront of you index finger when fingering the chords.
Marking Rubric
A = Changes are smooth
All Notes are clear and correct (Maybe a small buzz)
Correct right and left hand fingering (Right hand arpeggio played P, A, M, I)
Excellent right hand technique (Rest strokes with thumb, free strokes with fingers)
B = Changes are a bit slow and sloppy (A small delay or break between chords)
A couple of wrong notes (1 – 2)
Some mistakes in fingerings (Sometimes not holding the Left hand fingers down for the bar creating a choppy sound)
Bit sloppy right hand technique (resting a finger on guitar)
C+ = Changes are slow (time between the chords)
Some wrong notes (3-5)
Mistakes in fingerings (Not using the proper fingerings with the left hand)(not using correct P, A, M, I arpeggio in right hand).
Sloppy right hand technique (resting hand or fingers on the guitar)
C = Very sloppy and slow changes (Time between the chords, very slow and broken up)
Many wrong notes (5 – 10)
Many mistakes with fingerings (Not using rest strokes in the thumb, Using a wide variety of right hand fingers to play the piece.)(Using 1 finger in the left hand to play the piece)
Very sloppy right hand technique (resting hand and fingers on the guitar) (not alternating right hand fingers)
C- = Very slow and broken up changes (Piece rhythm very uneven)
Wrong notes everywhere (10 + student does not know piece)
Mistakes everywhere with left hand fingerings
Extremely sloppy right hand technique (resting hand and fingers on the guitar)
Sound needs improvement
D = Song hardly recognizable