Lizzie What we worked on: We reviewed our fingers and our dynamics. We learned that f means loud and p means quiet. We also learned about the quarter note today! Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: Look at the new songs about the quarter note. We started working on one using the groups of two black [...]
Hello everyone! Apologies for not posting this yesterday - I had a family emergency I had to attend to and completely forgot. Lizzie What we worked on: We had a lot of fun today! We played through Lizzie’s favourite song in our book, and explored the Rainbow song in the book. We got a little distracted today - lots to [...]
Emmanuel What we worked on: We continued working technique for How Great Thou Art. Recommended Minutes to Pratice: I know your audition is this week, so please make sure you’re practicing every day. You don’t want to overwork, especially as I know you’re not feeling well right now, but a few minutes a day is better than nothing at all. What [...]
Hi everyone! Apologies on this being a day late. Lizzie What we worked on: We played around a bit, reviewing some of the technique we’ve learned so far including counting our fingers, finding middle C and exploring different sounds the piano can make. We also talked about starting to learn a real song! What to practice: As we discussed, we really like [...]
Isla Good to see you today! And very glad you’re feeling better. What we worked on: We worked through If I Were a Bell more, and chose a new song - “A Guy I’d Kinda Be In To.” Recommended minutes to practice: As usual 10 - 20 minutes a week. What to practice: Practice through Bell more - experiment with your vowels, [...]
Hello, hello everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving and are enjoying our pumpkin spice weather. Isla This week we: Started a new song! Very excited to start working on “If I Were a Bell” with you. Here is a link to the sheet music, as well as a video of a performance, and your track. Recommended minutes to [...]
Hey folks, and Happy Thanksgiving! Emmanuel How long to practice: 10 - 15 minutes every day, not just your song but also your intervals. What to Practice: How Great Thou Art. Here’s a track to practice with. Please also work on your intervals, which we picked out today. The PDF with your interval songs is linked here. How parents can help: Encourage to [...]
Hey all! Hope you’re enjoying the fall weather today. Lizzie So nice meeting you today! And great work today. How long to practice: I’m not giving you a specific time. Just mess around on the piano and have fun this week! What to practice: Keep practicing your fingers. Remember, your thumb is number one, your pointer finger is number 2, your middle [...]
Happy Saturday everyone. Hoping this chillier weather is treating you well. I know we had some tech issues today. Hopefully that didn’t put too much of a damper on your lessons. Isla Looking forward to working with you this semester! Recommended minutes to practice: I would recommend at least 10 minutes a day, where you can squeeze it in. What to [...]
Happy Thursday everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful fall weather we’re having right now. And hoping all the kids are enjoying being back to school. Raavie So nice getting to know you today! We went through my expectations for practice and set up a game plan. Recommended minutes to practice: 10 - 15 minutes a day. We will be [...]