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Raine Stern provided a guitar lesson to a Northwood resident, focusing on improving their strumming technique and introducing new chords. They analyzed the individual's current playing style, discussed pick placement and wrist motion, and began learning "Sweet Home Alabama." Raine will share a Google Drive folder with resources, and a follow-up lesson was scheduled for the weekend, where the individual's audio setup will be improved.

Raine Stern provided a guitar lesson to an individual from Silver Creek, covering finger exercises, learning chords (D, E minor, and E major), tuning the guitar using an app, and understanding basic music theory. The learner practiced finger placement and strumming while Raine offered guidance on posture and technique. They scheduled the next lesson and agreed to share lesson materials via Google Drive.

Raine Stern provided a guitar lesson to Mackenzie, concentrating on the song "Sailor." During their time together, Mackenzie honed her skills in strumming patterns, hammer-ons, and smooth chord transitions, particularly from G to C. Raine also offered practical advice, suggesting a switch to regular Slinky strings and an adjustment to the guitar's bridge to resolve tuning issues. Additionally, Raine offered to send a video demonstrating hammer-ons within the song's chords and proposed future lessons covering bar chords.

Raine Stern tutored Asher Weinberger on guitar, focusing their lesson on the song 'Dust in the Wind.' They worked on both strumming and fingerpicking techniques, with Asher practicing chord transitions and rhythm. The two also discussed Asher's preferred learning style, planning future lessons to emphasize auditory learning through 'repeat after me' exercises. Additionally, they explored scheduling in-person lessons and a potential connection through shared cultural backgrounds.

Raine Stern taught Tanner Devlin how to play "Sweet Home Alabama" on the guitar, covering strumming patterns, the main riff, and techniques like hammer-ons, pull-offs, and string bending. Tanner practiced hand positioning using palm muting. Raine assigned the song as homework, suggesting practice with a metronome, and will provide a video demonstration.

Raine and Olin worked on the song "Creep" during their guitar lesson, focusing on chord patterns and rhythm. Olin struggled with hand positioning, fret buzz, and timing, which was made more difficult by a wrist sprain. Raine used finger patterns and a metronome to help Olin improve his rhythm and timing, particularly on the G chord, and assigned metronome practice as homework.