Gerardo: "Ice Skaters": Play with metronome. Don't forget to play the dynamic changes throughout the piece. "Snowfall Ragtime": Play with both hands. Pay special attention to the fingering indicated, and where the left hand falls in relation to the right hand. Eliam: "Graduation Party": Make sure that he keeps both hands on the keyboard at all times. The notes above [...]
Gerardo: "Allegro in D major": Review the last four bars of the piece, specially the notes indicated in class. Practice that passage slowly, paying special attention to those notes. "Ice Skaters": practice with the dynamics indicated. Before playing, think a tempo that suits you for the eight notes. After that, think what the quarter note is in that tempo and [...]
Isla What we worked on: We finished “If I Were a Bell” and began working on our new song, “A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into.” Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day. What to practice: Familiarize yourself with the first two verses of the song. Here’s a track to practice with. You start singing at 0:07. If you find that track [...]
Francisco: Use both hands for the first phrase of "The Entertainer" as shown in class. Memorize the second part of the melody tat we reviewed there. Piano Adventures: Practice the song seen in class "Roman Trumpets" and memorize it (p. 22). The go to p. 25 and read "Chant of the Monks" with both hands. Pay attention to the position [...]
Francisco: The Entertainer, put the bit seen in class together with both hands.My Piano Adventures: read p. 21 "Scenic Train Ride". Read the song. If you have doubts about which note is written, go to p. 20. Maria Ines: Keep practicing "Before You Go", specially the chorus where you tend to stop. "In the Stars": Practice the verse. Remember that [...]
Francisco: The Entertainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmruHc4S9Q Practice both hands separately. The chords in the left and are: C (C-E-G) / C/ F (F-A-C)/ Fm (F-Ab-C) /C/ G (G-B-D) /C Maria Ines: Practice D minor and G major scales with parallel and contrary motion. Memorize Before You Go (chords, melody and lyrics). Pay special attention to remember where the chords fall with the [...]
Francisco: C major scale: go up 2 octaves with parallel movement, then in contrary motion. Try to accelerate the tempo. Super Mario Bros Theme: play it complete, without stoping. Start with a slower tempo. Remember to repeat the second part. Maria Ines: G Major scale pattern. Before you go: Practice with the chords sheet. Follow the lyrics to change the [...]
Francisco: Scales: Practice with both hands, two octaves. Remember to put the thumb in C and F in the right hand, and C and G in the left hand. Happy Birthday: Play the chords with the left hand and the melody in the right hand. (C major --> C-E-G; G major --> G-B-D; F major --> F-A-C) Make a list [...]
Maria Ines: What to Practice: D Major scale pattern, chords. How to practice: Once you are sure about the fingering, try to slowly speed up the tempo. For the chords: left hand should always play the root note (i.e. in a C major chord, left hand plays C). Right hand should chain the chords with the less amount of movement, [...]
Diya Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes a day What to practice: Mexican Jumping Beans + L'il Liza Jane, C's Rock, 2 vocal warmups, Reflection How to practice it most effectively: For fun this week, you can try singing the lyrics while you play the 2 pieces Mexican Jumping Beans and L'il Liza Jane. The new piano piece is C's Rock, which uses treble, [...]