Finger Picking

Record yourself playing the finger picking study alternating between the two chords, A minor and E major. Play the A minor pattern twice, the E major pattern twice, then strum the A minor chord.

Finger Picking Assignment For Coursera - Week 3

Picking Technique

Record yourself demonstrating your picking techniques:

    Single string picking with downstrokes
    Alternate picking with two strokes per string
    Alternate picking with three strokes per string
    Alternate picking with four strokes per string


Picking Technique Assignment For Coursera - Week 3

Strumming Technique

Record yourself playing the strumming exercise alternating between the two chords, A minor and E major.

Here is a PDF of the strumming patterns, one with downstrokes only, and one with both downstrokes and upstrokes. Choose one to record.

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