Dear Students, our recital is just around the corner, please mark your calendar for Sunday December 2. The recital will be held at Root Down Studio, 225 Geary Ave (Dufferin and Dupont). ***Please Call the Office at your earliest convenience if you have a preferred time slot among 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm*** The phone number is 416 651 7529. If [...]
Dear Students, another reminder that Sunday December 2 is the date of our upcoming recital! Invite friends and family to cheer you on!! Alex Excellent work as usual! Please trim your nails for next week’s lesson. Remember the types of notes there are and their values (eg. Half note = 2 beats, looks like the empty note with a stick) [...]
Please mark your calendars for Sunday December 2 recital at around noon :) Alex Alex needed a refresher this week after having some time off, so we went over the three rules to follow before we start playing (Which hand, which fingering, which note), proper hand position (no pancake hands, and trimmed nails for next week please!), and the C [...]
Recital is Sunday, December 2 around noon! Madison Madison still needs constant reminders about her hand position, especially, playing with strong fingertips at a louder dynamic, separating the fingers well so that each individual is hammering down to create the desired round tone on the piano. But she put in a strong effort today, good job Madison! She will do [...]
Happy Halloween!! ? Madison you did well this week Madison :) I continue to help you learn how to practice by breaking up the song into smaller chunks, usually 2 bars, practice the pair of bars at least 5-10 times or as long as it takes to get comfortable before you on! It will save you litany if time in [...]
Alex Alex you are a quick learner, I am proud of your progress! Good Job memorizing Rain, Rain, please do the same for Happy Song. Always think about the following three things BEFORE you begin playing: 1. Which hand? 2. Which Finger? 3. Which note? Warm up every day that you practice with the following exercise: hands in C position, [...]
Osten Osten, please try to practice a few times a week :) And clip your finger nails :) Practice the Hanon exercise everyday. Ascending one day, descending the next day. Lift your fingers! Especially LH pinky. The Entertainer: Remember the first three bars are three identical iterations in different octaves before the LH comes in with just those three notes. [...]
Alex Wonderful work, Alex, you have great musicality and natural technique, plus a spunky personality! I think the book New Pageants for Piano would be more fun for you. Please purchase! Abirami I was surprised to find that you do not have any kind of Theory, Sight Singing or Ear Training book! I will bring the right selections for you. [...]
Osten Kumbayah: Well done! All done with this piece, it will be warm-up for next week - always focusing on keeping chords exactly together 18th Century: We can maybe do this piece for the December recital? - Staccato - practice the first 2 bars 2-4 times, then practice the second 2 bars 2-4 times, then you can practice the rest [...]
Dear students, Welcome back to another school year! As fall colours bloom, let's put our passion and effort towards a great term of meaningful learning together. Madison I’ll continue to remind you about playing confidently at the piano by applying more pressure and even pressure through your fingertips into the keybed to get a nice full sound and strengthen up [...]