Meredith S. Hello, From now on I strongly encourage both you the parents and Meredith to reference these weekly homework posts to stay up to date on progress reports, homework assigned in the lesson, and as a reference from week to week for practicing and to remind yourself what is expected by the next lesson. The past month in [...]
Nadine O. Hi Nadine, I hope you've been having a good week so far! From now on I will be sending out a weekly homework post that summarizes what we worked on during our lesson and the various things I would like you to work on at home. So keep an eye out for these emails! :) Last week we [...]
Alyssa M. Hello, Great job on Saturday! We continued to work on the 2 octave B-flat Major scale and relative g minor (harmonic & melodic). Please focus on the upper half of the scale as your high notes need a bit more work. Remember to think upwards when blowing the air to reach the high notes. Raising your eyebrows while [...]
Hello, Excellent work this week with your progress. Your long tones are sounding great and your piece "The Rakes O'Mallow" is coming along quite nicely and you are almost done that piece. We started to look at some new pieces to choose from and we will choose one next week to start on. We also reviewed the two octave G [...]
Bayli C. Hello, I apologize for my absence last week as I was not feeling well. Barnaby will get in contact with you to sort out a make up lesson. If you have any questions please contact the studio. As for for our lesson on Tuesday, excellent job Bayli! I've noticed quite an improvement in your school band piece "The [...]
Alyssa M. Hello, Great job on Saturday! Your F Major scale sounded great and your piece "Rakes O' Mallow' is coming along very well. I really encourage you to play this piece for the Spring recital on May 14th! It sounds great and you are very close to reaching your goal tempo. I think you would really enjoy playing [...]
Alyssa M. Hello, I hope you enjoyed your Easter weekend! Great work on your low octave Long tones! I was very pleased with the progress you have made with those. You are slowly beginning to be able to hold notes for a little longer. This skill takes time but I am noticing progress so well done. For next week start [...]
Alyssa M. Hello, Great work on Saturday! You have been making excellent progress so far and I encourage you to keep up the great work. During our lesson we started a new scale which is the 2 octave F Major. Remember that the higher notes starting on high 'D' will have different fingerings than the lower notes. If you forget [...]
Bayli Cohen Hello, Good work on Tuesday, We continued to work on your music class piece "The Best of Queen" and reviewed the 2 octave F Major scale. We also talked about how the flute should be held while playing, along with where the head-joint (where you blow air into the flute) should be positioned. There was noticeable improvement from [...]
Alyssa M. Hello, Starting Saturday, April 8th I will be sending out a weekly homework post to let you know how Alyssa is doing within our flute lessons. This weekly email will be for both you the parents and Alyssa and it will include a summary of what we accomplished in the lesson and what the homework is for the [...]