This week in FUSION

October 15-19

Happy Tuesday from The Davis Academy!

This week in FUSION I & II

FUSION I is making the final "tweaks" to their opening winter concert songs: 

 "I Want To Hold Your Hand" 

and 

"Pretty Woman"

FUSION II is making the final "tweaks" to their opening winter concert songs: 

 "Hold The Line" 

 "Rosanna" 

and 

"Who Can It Be Now"

Looking forward to adding new songs this week!

This week in ROCK 101, FUSION ONE and FUSION TWO

Rock 101:  This week (and next week) we will be reviewing our songs for our "in-class" concert.  Students are also reviewing chords on the guitar.  Three "most commonly" used chords are C, G and D.  Students learn how strum and shape chords through visual presentation.  On the other side of the musical spectrum, students learn how to find each note (C, G and D) on the bass guitar.  Last week, we discussed the definition of a chord, which is two or more notes played together.  The Bass guitar plays single notes along with the guitar chords.  Generally, the bass player will play the "root" note of the chord in unison with the Guitar player.  We continue to review our fundamentals and work together in a  group!

FUSION ONE:  This week, students continue to review their "first songs."  In addition, they have been given their first "instrumental" song, Moby Dick, by Led Zeppelin.  The guitar and bass play a repetitive pattern in unison, while the drums play a specific pattern.  As the songs progresses, the Drummer will have the opportunity to improvise and take a short solo.

FUSION TWO: This week, FUSION TWO continues to work on polishing their songs.  They are also working on I Saw Her Standing There, by The Beatles.  The entire class is learning this song with the goal of mixing all 13 Musicians together, producing a sound equal to the group before and after.