Everyone's sounding great!! I love getting to hear about all your week's, brings a big smile to face working with all of you <3 Hakim *New* Lost Woods - get used to playing the melody with just the RH, I wrote in the fingering I like to use, but you had some pretty smart fingering choices that involved crossing over [...]
WOW today I heard some lovely music! I'm very proud of the work each of you is putting in. NEXT WEEK MY COLLEAGUE EMMET WILL BE TEACHING YOUR LESSONS. I am very excited for this opportunity for another set of ears to hear your work and share fresh opinions. Liam Minuet in G - Amazing progress for 1 week! Be [...]
Hi everyone! Everyone's really putting in the work lately and I can tell! Happy Easter, enjoy the time with your loved ones <3 Exam folks: here is an awesome resource. These are some short (3-5 minute) videos that simulate exactly the pacing, difficulty, and quantity of how the ear assessment part of your exam will go. Simply put on the [...]
Glad to hear you all had a great March break! Everyone is sounding great too, nice work! NO LESSON NEXT WEEKEND. I AM AWAY FOR EASTER WEEKEND, ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND SEE YOU ON APRIL 6TH Hakim Dummy! - RH part in G minor as written. *New* Raptors - up until star. This piece is in D [...]
Have an amazing March break everyone! *I WILL BE AWAY FOR EASTER WEEKEND. At our next lesson, PLEASE CONFIRM if you would like a lesson that day (saturday March 30) so we can line up a substitute if necessary.* Hakim *New* Dummy! - Notice the Bb and Eb, creating a G minor key signature. RH. Once you feel confident you [...]
Everyone is sounding awesome! Great, great job everyone! Way to put in the work! Liam At Night at the River - hands together. The 4 bars that I underlined need isolation. When playing any left hand line, think long-short-long -short. Be sure to disconnect the line and move your hand, rather than stretch the octave between the F#s. Beethoven in [...]
Liam At Night on the River - more hands seperate. Once you can really feel the 3 beats per measure in both hands this will flow a lot easier. Feel the long-short-long-short of the LH. *New* Beethoven in Piano Pronto - 1st page. The down-up-up-up feel is super important to getting both the accent as well as the two-note slur [...]
Hi everyone! Hope you have a nice Valentine's Day this week with some yummy treats! Hakim *New* The Juggler - all. This piece the RH is in treble C position, while LH thumb is on middle C. Count the rests carefully and have fun bunching around all 3 Cs. *New* Barefoot on the Beach - m1-9. The > symbols are [...]
Sounding great everyone! See you next Thursday on my birthday <3 Liam - please register for exam. Teacher code is 130747 Harlequinade - Love the evenness of your LH and how you really know the piece now in your mind. In measure 3, be sure to disconnect the phrase where I have drawn the upwards arrow. Witches and Wizards - [...]
Hakim Owl in the Night - C minor position. F# is often used as well. Refer to this video to confirm you're on the right path. You still need to use the book to learn. C Major triad pattern - ascending and descending with proper fingering. Always fingers 1 and 5 for outside notes. Happy Birthday lead sheet - see [...]