Hello Everybody! I hope you're all enjoying the warm weather we've been having! Noreet: This week please have Noreet listen to different recordings of the Ode to Joy so that she can compare the style of each. Practice more energized playing through the finger tip to enhance the celebratory feel of the song. Use softer articulation in the fingers [...]
Hello Everybody! Student progress reports have gone out! Please review these and let me know if you have any questions. Also, just a reminder that the recital has been postponed to June! The official date is TBD, but all students should be reviewing their chosen recital piece in the next coming weeks. Berke Today we finished the Andante in [...]
Hello Everybody! This semester's progress reports have gone out! Please review these and let me know if you have any questions. Also, just a reminder that our recital has been postponed to June! Official date TBD, but all students should be reviewing their chosen piece over the next few weeks so they're ready to play in June! Georgia Georgia [...]
Hello Everybody! I hope you all had a great Easter weekend! Georgia Because of Georgia’s busy schedule, please encourage her to practice at least 5 minutes everyday. Even briefly reading over the notes on the page should help Georgia’s memory throughout the week and ensure she feels confident with the material for our next lesson. For this week Georgia [...]
Hello Everyone! Berke: When warming up this week please review your C Major, A Natural Minor, and A Harmonic minor scales (two octaves) hands separately. Please also practice the C Major and G Major triads both broken and solid, one octave each. When playing the triads, use your 1st, 3rd, and 5th fingers to ensure effective and comfortable technique. [...]
Hello Everyone! Georgia: When practicing The Rainbow this week Georgia is to play hands separate while counting out loud. She should focus on the last line specifically and ensure she observes the rests written in both lines. Georgia should count through the rests to help her understand when her left hand takes over for the right, as the right hand [...]
Hello Everyone! I hope you're all enjoying the early spring weather! Georgia Georgia can continue to practice The Rainbow hands separate. Please have her practice the Andante and Adagio parts separately. She should play slowly, watching the sheet music as she plays, and count out loud to help ensure rhythmic accuracy. She should practice the left hand of the Andante [...]
Hello Everybody! Great lessons this week! Georgia: If you find time to practice between games this week, please have Georgia review The Rainbow, playing hands separate. Encourage her to name the notes out loud to support her sight reading. Remind her to play all notes for their full written value. Benji: Today we focused on playing scales. At home, [...]
Hello Everyone! I hope you're all staying warm this week! Euan: For warm up this week please use a metronome when playing your C Major scale. Review the scale playing hands separately first before trying to play hands together. When playing hands together, try your best to line up each note with the click of the metronome as this [...]
Hello Everybody: I hope you're all staying warm this weekend! Georgia: For this week, Georgia is to continue practicing "Waltz Time". The song is in good shape, Georgia is playing the phrases smoothly and accurately, but sometimes needs clarification on certain notes. To help Georgia connect the names of the keys to the names of the notes on the [...]