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Student and Tutor caught up on the Student's music course progress, discussing their experience with group recording projects and the release of two original songs. They reviewed one of the Student's tracks, receiving feedback on mixing. Future sessions will focus on music technology and audio engineering techniques using Logic Pro, with the Student planning to share works in progress for practical application.

The Student and Tutor continued their guitar lessons, focusing on expanding the Student's chord vocabulary with E minor, A minor, E major, and C major. They practiced switching between these chords, discussed the importance of tuning, and talked about applying these skills to the Student's songwriting projects. The Student was assigned to practice chord transitions and to shorten their fretting hand nails as homework.

The student and tutor focused on essential guitar skills, including tuning, string identification, and the formation of two fundamental open chords: E minor and A minor. The student practiced finger placement, strumming techniques, and exercises to improve chord recall and sound clarity. Future practice will involve refining these chords and working towards smoother transitions.

The session involved a discussion of music competition rule changes and a foundational guitar lesson. The student practiced tuning, right-hand strumming techniques, and fretting notes on the fretboard, with a plan to cover chords and songwriting in the next lesson.

Student and Tutor engaged in working memory exercises using number recall, leading to a deeper discussion on emotional regulation and managing frustration during performance. They explored strategies for patience in the creative process, drawing examples from other artists. The session concluded with the Student selecting "Ain't Today" by Saga Ludvigson to practice section-by-section with a backing track, with plans to record their progress for review.

The Student and Tutor reviewed the Student's recent singing performance, focusing on vocal technique and lyric accuracy. They engaged in a working memory test using digit recall to identify memorization patterns and discussed how strategies like chunking and intonation could improve learning song lyrics. Future sessions will incorporate these memory exercises into warm-ups, and the Student will prepare a new song.