20230527 Saturday at ABC JONAH -Stick control #24-32 (140 bpm) -Good, keep working on this so that the stickings become comfortable and fluid -focus on clean, even strokes *Paradiddles WITH ACCENTS -Play the first note of each paradiddle with an accent -Make accented strokes TALL and non-accented strokes short Joel Rothman *Lesson 12, rock beats 6-10 [...]
Hey everyone! Apologies on forgetting to post this sooner. It’s been a hectic few days. Naiara Excited to start our new Italian piece. I’m attaching all the links and information in today (Saturday’s) homework post, so it’s all in one place for you. Olivia Great work today, pushing yourself! All the high fives. As you practice this week, I want [...]
Gerardo: "Tchaikovsky's theme": Try to speed it up a little bit (use the metronome to go gradually faster). Practice the pedal changes. Make sure you are lifting the foot at the right moment. Stop and listen: you should not get the two chords mixed, or a halt in between chords. "The Girl from Ipanema": Practice the song by doing the [...]
Hey folks! Below is the homework for this week. I also just wanted to take the opportunity to invite you all to attend a show I’m doing at the end of the month. It’s a play called Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight. It’s about the 18th century brilliant scientist and noble Emilie du Chatelet who paved [...]
Francisco: Mario Song: Practice with the technique explained in class for the thirds. Slowly raise the tempo of the song. Piano Adventures p. 37 "French Minuet". Go from beginning to end, and be particularly careful with the skips between notes that you marked on your book. Maria Ines: Payphone: Practice the chorus of the song several times. Use a metronome [...]
Gerardo: "Tchaikovsky's Theme": Practice section A of the piece. Count at all times the six beats. start with the left hand, changing chords every three beats (in 1 and 4). Once you have that, put both hands together. Eliam: Piano Adventures p. 39, "Best Friends". Make sure he's using the proper fingering. He must start with his middle fingers in [...]
Francisco: Piano adventures p. 34-35. "Sailors Tall Tale": Play from beginning to end. Don't worry about the ties in the right hand for now. Just remember that the second A in the left hand doesn't sound (i.e. mm. 1-2, the A in bar 2). If possible, read p. 37. Mario Song: Practice the A section and the little transition with [...]
Francisco: Piano adventures p. 32-33 "A little Night Music". Read both pages for next class. Remember that the dotted half note lasts 3 beats. Pay attention to the accents and dynamics of the piece as well. Practice the first part of "Athlete Theme" with separate hands. Maria Ines: Payphone: Put the melody with the chords together. (Chord sequence is always [...]
Gerardo: The Girl from Ipanema: Practice the melody in the right hand and the chords in the left hand for the first section. For the second one, just the melody. Be careful with the fingering. Start reading "Tchaikovsky's Theme" (Piano Adventures 3A p. 56-57). "Snowflake Ragtime": Study with metronome at 95 bpm (if you can go up to 100, better). [...]
Isla What we worked on: Dead Mom What to work on: We spent a lot of time exploring bringing our more belt-y chest voice up higher and we came to a sort of breakthrough! This week, spend your practice time using the open arms method we tried in class. Review those higher, harder parts, and let yourself open up - really feel [...]