Ruby Theory/Technical: Vandendool: pp. 16-17 Theory: please finish up "Sailing Melodies"! and take a look at page 5 which is all about slurs and ties. Repertoire: Sailing in the Sun - this week, continue to try to add your dynamics (definitions for p, mf, and f in your book). Also, while you play, watch out for skips and step in your [...]
Ruby Theory/Technical: 2 notespelling sheets from Cora Ahrens's Rudiments of Music. These two pages focus on treble clef (also known as the G clef) line notes (E G B D F) and space notes (F A C E). Get to know where the notes live on the treble staff! This will help you with the note reading you'll be doing in [...]
Eliana Technical/Theory: Cora Ahrens: Same homework as March 23! Please set aside some time for notespelling each week! TC: Finish up p. 18 and also do p. 19 BC: p. 17 Power Scales again! Also, ask mum about getting a technical/warm-up book like Hanon. I can pick up one for you if I get the 'ok-go!' But for this week [...]
Eliana: Technical: Continue with A-major for the next couple of days. Notes are good, finger grips are happening, but I need you to practice anticipating your finger cross/switches a little better for your broken triads. We'll start a new key on Sunday. Canon in D: Please bring your metronome to your next lesson. We will work on tempo and more musical [...]
Just for Eliana! ~ Eliana Try to keep your wrists high as is comfortable for you, so that the sound produced when each finger articulates 'shines like a bell', is beautiful. Circular motions in your elbows and wrists as you move to your pieces' rhythm. High wrists, and RELAXED fingers, focusing on lifting your fingers up off the keys when [...]
Happy practicing this week and sorry for the delayed homework post! Eliana Cora Ahrens (Same as last week!) B.C.: nos. 15, 17, 18 T.C.: nos. 15, 17, 18 Theory (same as last week, again!) pg. 50, #2 (only questions with stars) pg. 51, #1 (only questions with stars) Technical: Nothing new this week. Keep reviewing the scales you have learned. [...]
Happy practicing this week! And make sure you're finding 20 minutes to practice each day! Rachel Technical: This week E minor: remember your 3 minor scales (natural, harmonic, melodic). Please practice with your scale/triad sheets in front of you. We put your finger number knowledge to the test and found your scales were smoother when you knew what fingers you were [...]
Happy practicing this week! And make sure you're finding 20 minutes to practice each day! Rachel Cora Ahrens B.C.: nos. 13, 14, 15 T.C.: nos. 8, 11, 13, 15 *Readability! Make sure your line notes look like line notes and your space notes look like space notes. Technical: Continue to review D major. Lean back a little for your contrary [...]
Hi all, please find your practice agendas below. Rachel: The same homework as last week! Technical: - Review C major, G major, and D major (practice these with a metronome; quarter note = 80) - This means practice all technical requirements: scales (parallel and contrary motions) and triads (broken and solid) - Add finger circles to your daily routine (you can [...]
Hi all, please find your practice agendas below. Please make sure you're finding time to practice at least 20 minutes per day! Also, sorry for the late post. Hope you've had a wonderful weekend and I'll see you later this week. Rachel: Technical: - Review C major, G major, and D major (practice these with a metronome; quarter note = [...]