Maya Great work Maya! Here’s this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes per day What to practice: Autumn Song, Hiking How to practice: Autumn Song- review rhythm in third bar so that it is done correctly. 4 straight quarters followed by two halves. Repeat correctly until fingers learn it. Hiking- notes in third bar, both lines. F is [...]
Dear students, Great work today! Here’s homework for this week: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: Lightly Row, If I Were a Rich Man How to practice: Lightly Row- Practice hands separate until very solid. Be aware of when you’re playing staccato, legato, or detached. If I Were a Rich Man- Review **If you [...]
Nova Great work today! Here’s your homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Rich Man, Lightly Row, minor scales How to practice: Rich Man - review timing/stacatto in bars 4 and 12; the bar is divided by two half notes, the staccato is beat 2 of the first half - Review all staccato areas and make [...]
Nova Excellent work today! Here’s this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: A minor and E minor scales, If I Were A Rich Man, Mixed up Song How to Practice: Scales- Be aware of which accidentals to use when. Remember that natural minors have the same accidentals as the relative major, and harmonic minors [...]
Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Scales A minor natural + harmonic, E minor natural + harmonic, Mixed up Song, If I Were a Rich Man How to practice: Scales- remember fingering pattern. RH 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5 ascending, descending opposite way, LH 5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1 ascending, descending opposite way. Natural minor is exactly the same notes as relative major, [...]
Nova Rec min to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Mixed up Man, If I Were a Rich Man How to practice: Mixed up Man- Pay attention to rhythmic pattern throughout. The main melody is played with right hand leading first, the second time either left hand leading. Practice hands separate slowly first, then hands together when ready. If [...]
Great work today everybody! I enjoyed teaching you. Here is this week’s homework: Georgia Recommended mins to practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: Minuet/Trio How to practice: Slow, hands separate until you’re very comfortable, then try hands together. Pay attention to the 3/4 timing. Continue to count out loud like you did in the lesson, it will help. [...]
Nova Rec min to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Ode to Joy for concert How to practice: Song structure: Theme x2 Bridge Theme x2 Bridge Final Theme Continue with the dynamic buildup. For the beginning, play the softest you can without losing sound quality. By the second theme, it should already be in the moderate loud range. Make [...]
Maya Great work today Maya!! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended min to practice: 10-15 per day What to practice: C-D-E, Rainbow, Baby Bear (spend more time on C-D-E because you are playing that for the the recital) How to practice: C-D-E- focus on rhythm. Know when you are playing quarter notes and when you are playing half notes. Practice [...]
Dear students, Great work today!! Here is your homework for this week: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 min per day What to practice: Halftime Show, Matchmaker, Ode to Joy, C triads How to practice: Halftime Show- great work on first two lines! Remember to repeat them. Distinguish between slurred staccato at the beginning of the third line (detached) to [...]