I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 1:

1. Permutation at 120bpm - 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4, 3, 2, 1 on frets 5-8 and 1 to 4) with clear intonation

2. Using a keyboard and then visualisation: saying musical alphabet, skip every other letter at 90 BPM ascending and descending

3. On the E String- saying each note on each fret using flats & sharps.  Aim for 100bpm

4. Groove & Fill using D minor pentatonic in each area of the fretboard- My bonus: learn the names of the boxes 

5.  Call & Response: Being as precise as possible: My bonus: saying the notes that I play 

6. READING: Use Groove & Fill - Call and Response - Advanced sheet music to read the notes and play

7. Notefinder- E and A on all 4 strings: Observe and play different phasing, and the rhythmic variation (depending on beginning or end)

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 2 :
Permustions 1243   4312 - one finger per fret -- Frets going up, and on 1 string.
Notes on A string at 100 bpm
Name notes on dots  - sharps and flats

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 3 :
As I'm leaving for 10 days, I'm committing minimally :)
1) Saying notes on D string at 110bpm
2) Permutation 4123 1432 with a rhythmic flavour
3) and if I get my butt into gear, I'll do Money. I'd do Pink but maybe another time.

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 4 :

I commit to: 1
) permutation and saying note names at the same time in this order 1324 and 4231 Who doesn’t like a brain challenge?! Doing it with Ari on her ‘practice with me’ . Nice to play with someone!
2) Bassline Lab Theory- major/minor 2nds — using the track provided
3) HitBit: minor and major power chords exercise —
I now understand why this is considered a “power chord” . Playing with the backing track provided.
Although I’m practicing the whole tone scale, I won’t put this in my video.

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 5:
( Vid: 1.3) p.38 Groove with Fourths (this  sound soooo cool)
(Vid 1.4) p. 41 Fifths groove- original tempo, but I'll slow it to 75bpm
Permutations: 1423 and 3241 in whole shapes, tempo 100bpm (possible to say note names)
(Vid 3.3) Money Groove 3:04
Vid 2.4 4th- string crossing- use each string, each fret area

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 6:
1. Creating grooves 6th, 7th major & minor, octaves
2. Bassline Lab- Going Disco
3. Notefinder: Ab & C#

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 7:
1. permutations on  A and E strings  2314 and 4123-- look out for straight wrist,  hand moving along the neck , fingering like a double bass, and using  alternating fingering (middle/index)
2. Call & Response in A minor Blues Scale
3. Groove & Fill with Slides

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 8:

What's not to love about 10th... I just love this unit! 

1. Groove using tenths (p.56). (I've got a few riff s already -)

2. Permutation 4123 and 4213 diagonally- trying to keep my fingers spread over the fretboard, and not looking at fretboard. Not looking is quite hard... and I'm double my notes too

3. Video 4. 2 grooves with compound Internals- 2 + my own groove-- Beautiful !!!

4. Video 4.3 Grooves with 1 5 8 10 (major or minor) I've been practicing tons with theses! 

5 .Video 5.1 Groove with Fills and sssssslides

6.  Hit Bit -- Earth Wind And Fire- Shining Star -- What a cool cool groove !!  I'll do it at tempo! 

I will be emotionally engaged with these grooves! Those make the best practice sessions. I read that somewhere:) 

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 9:

Scales in C F Bb G  D - saying notes names, and intervals. and play in 3's
Call & Response using scalar fragments (basically I mean, using part of the major scale). 2 bars, then 1 bar. Listning to Ari and response, and doing my own
(V 5.1)  Playing each scale descending (from high note, bottom string), while going through the Circle of Fifth-descending.

I COMMIT  to practice for Unit 10:
Ear Training

A minor scalar runs!