Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's today's assignment: Veda Hush Little Baby: Keep your eyes on the notes, not the lyrics of the song. This will help you track where you are in the song, and to play more accurately. Itsy Bitsy Spider: (NEW) Also keep your eyes on the notes. Down in the Valley: Play this song hands together, and slowly. Zoe [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's today's assignment: Alyssa Make your Move: You're improving! Remember to look out for where you play short notes (staccatos). On the line that you find the most challenging, try to play the LH notes by feel instead of looking down. Aim to keep your eyes on the page so you know what is [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's today's assignment: Milena Thank you for the lovely gifts! It was my pleasure to teach Milena the past 2 years and she's learned a lot about how to make music! Good luck for the remainder of the school year. If you're interested, check out www.medici.tv for classical concerts streamed online. The TSO also [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's today's assignment: Milena Leftover Popcorn: Watch out for the natural sign next to the F. Continue to aim for thoughtful, careful practice. You're all done your level 1 book! We chose 5 of her favourite songs from the book: she can review them when she has time this week. We also added one new Dozen a [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's today's assignment: Milena Skip to my Lou: the notes are mostly correct; be careful at the end when you have two hands moving step by step in parallel motion. Start Leftover Popcorn this week. Play slowly and aim for thoughtful, careful practice. Aim to play each song 4-6 times daily. Veda Hush Little Baby: Well done [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's today's assignment: Milena Great work today on The Bubble. All the rhythms and notes were in place, and the tempo was up to speed! You have learned this piece, so you have completed book 1. Don't forget that this means you can perform this song for friends and family, so keep playing your favourites from [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Here's this week's assignment: Milena Your Bubble is improving, but continue to strive to play bar 10 and 11 without any mistakes. Check if your left hand is playing the chords correctly. We learned about 8th notes, and you can practice this in Famous People. Aim for 15 minutes of practice daily. Zoe We reviewed Octave Blues, [...]
Hello Piano explorers and Parents Here's the assignments for this week: Milena The Bubble is coming along: pay special attention to bars 9-12 this week, checking that the LH is playing the correct chord. Bar 10: check that you're starting on C, not D. The last LH chord is LOW G, so be sure to move there quickly. Overall, you're playing [...]
Hello Piano Explorers and Parents Read below for your assignment this week. Milena Great job so far in When the Saints Go Marching In. This week, practice to the end of the song. Be sure you're starting in G, not C position. Try to notice which line the treble clef notes are (G, B, D can be easily confused). In The [...]
hello piano explorers and parents Happy new year! I’m glad to be able to start a new year of music together. Milena We started The Bubble. Aim to play the accents louder and watch out for the slower part at the end. In your When the Saints be careful with the RH notes Veda We reviewed Lightly Row and talked about how to [...]