Henry Great work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Rain on The Roof, Song of The Volga Boatmen, Only Love Can Break Your Heart How to practice: Rain- Great progress! Fix fingering so that right thumb is on middle C. Different than Only Love Can Break Your Heart! [...]
Henry Amazing work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Rain on the Roof How to practice: Only Love- Great work!! I can tell you practiced a lot :))) Find places in the song where you want to play louder and other places [...]
Henry Awesome job today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: Duration of practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Rain on The Roof, Only Love Can Break Your Heart How to practice: Rain on The Roof -Use a metronome to help keep a steady beat. Know when to play shorter notes and when to play longer notes- and how [...]
Henry Happy Birthday Henry!!! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Rain on The Roof How to practice: Only Love- Follow music chart rather than trying to memorize, review swing rhythm (it’s getting better!) Rain- Review How parents can support practice: Listen and guide him, [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: What to practice: Only Love can Break Your Heart, Rain on The Roof How to practice: Only Love- Practice the swing rhythm, think of it as a seesaw with one side having a heavier person which makes one note longer than the other. Practice each section of the song separately, [...]
Henry Great work today Henry! Here is your homework: How long to practice: 5-10 minutes per day What to practice: Rain on the Roof, Only Love Can Break Your Heart How to practice: Rain on the Roof- practice with a metronome to get rhythm precise, repeat a passage at least three times to learn it correctly Only Love- Review How [...]
Henry Great job Henry! Here is your homework for Wednesday: Duration: 5-10 min a day What to practice: Only Live Can Break Your Heart Rain on the Roof Theory from last lesson How to practice: Only Love- Remember that each key has a finger and it should stay on its key the whole time. If you read the sheet and [...]
Henry Great work Henry! Here is Saturday’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Rain on The Roof, Theory pages 40-41 How to practice: Get fingers used to staying on the piano so that they are always ready to play, do not stop at bar lines How parents can support practice: -Make sure he’s keeping [...]
Henry Amazing work and congrats on your gold certificate!!! :) How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to Practice: The Postman How to practice: Review - Play while counting - Do not stop when you get to the dotted half notes, or after finishing the note - We will play the piece one last time at the beginning [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is your homework for next week: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: The Postman, Rain on The Roof (new) How to Practice: The Postman- Play while counting (1, 2, 3) out loud; one count for black notes, 3 counts for white notes with a dot. Do not hold longer [...]