Jack Working on 8-counts: --Assign different instruments to different counts --Finishing with a crash --Adding different fruits on different numbers Repeat-After-Me Game Nova Warmups (1min each) --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --First five lines New Song Xylophone: Alouette p37 Koel Upcoming Music Exam: --Around May 12th --xylophone music: please send me [...]
Myles Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --up to p29 in the pno book** Great work!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Chorus Beat: Same idea, but Right-Hand Lead*** --Work on counting the number of repeats in the intro->make sure the fill lands in the right place** Refresh Alfred Solo #2 (lines 1-6)** RECITAL Sunday, [...]
Hi everyone! Report cards went home this week and they announce our first post-pandemic recital! It will be Sunday May 5th and we have two "shows" available to register for: 12:30 and 1:30 I believe. Look at your schedules and see if you're available! Hakim Lost Woods - great job with the RH! I love the articulation you're using. Next [...]
Sounds like you all had a great, productive time with Emmett! Here are *his* notes for the week: Liam technical requirements are slowing down! Talked about relative minor, C major, Am hands together 2 octaves, G maj 2 octaves. Started to slow down for the end of scales, keeping consistent and EVEN on the way down. Focus on evenness. Dmin [...]
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We are delighted to announce we are having our first recital since the pandemic. It will be Sunday, May 5th from 12:30 onwards at the South-West Corner of Oakwood and Conway, in the parking lot. The back-up date is May 12th, in case of bad weather. Registration will be at the desk starting this week, and we expect to [...]
Myles Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --up to p29 in the pno book** Great work!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Chorus Beat: Same idea, but Right-Hand Lead*** --Work on counting the number of repeats in the intro->make sure the fill lands in the right place** Refresh Alfred Solo #2 (lines 1-6)** Jonah Joel [...]
Everyone's sounding great!! I love getting to hear about all your week's, brings a big smile to face working with all of you <3 Hakim *New* Lost Woods - get used to playing the melody with just the RH, I wrote in the fingering I like to use, but you had some pretty smart fingering choices that involved crossing over [...]
Jack Working on 8-counts: --Assign different instruments to different counts --Finishing with a crash --Adding different fruits on different numbers Nova Warmups (1min each) --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --First four lines** Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams: Lose Yourself to Dance **Building solos using Fruit Salad game overtop of steady bass drum [...]
WOW today I heard some lovely music! I'm very proud of the work each of you is putting in. NEXT WEEK MY COLLEAGUE EMMET WILL BE TEACHING YOUR LESSONS. I am very excited for this opportunity for another set of ears to hear your work and share fresh opinions. Liam Minuet in G - Amazing progress for 1 week! Be [...]