Duke of Edinburgh Awards (Gold)
Learn these songs and challenges to complete your gold award in your own time. Don't forget to book your once or twice a month assessment.
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Warm up exercises (Explainers) : Figure of 8
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Message in a Bottle (Explainer)
hallenges of Playing "Message in a Bottle" – The Police | DofE Music Project
Playing Message in a Bottle by The Police presents several challenges, making it a great choice for a Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) music skills project. This video explores the technical and musical difficulties involved in...
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Blackbird Demo (finger-style)
🎶 "Blackbird" by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon-McCartney, is a timeless acoustic ballad. The video opens with a serene natural backdrop of a blackbird perched on a branch as dawn breaks. Soft, dappled sunlight filters through the trees, complementing the song's gen...
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Every Breath You Take, The Police (Explainer)
Improve your barring technique and note clarity with this testing tune.The requirement for the picking and is that you alternate between down and up strokes. It's also palm muted until the chorus.
Make sure you can hear every note and practice with the metronome with a quaver beat.
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It's not Unusual, Tom Jones (Explainer)
This is a great tune to practice your barre chord transistions. It's a straight forward rhythm with a repatative chord structure, giving you time to transition from chord to chord. It's also the the rhythm all the way through this tune.
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ACDC Back in Black
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ACDC The Jack
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love intro explainer