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Homework for Mar 4-11

Dear students, Great work today! Here is this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Juggler, Matchmaker, Ruler of my Heart, C broken triad hands separate How to practice: -Juggler/Ruler of my heart- review -Matchmaker- Emphasize beat 1 of the three beats, staccato with a slur is still a stacatto just not as short [...]

2026-03-04T17:00:06-05:00March 4th, 2026|

Homework for Feb 11-18

Dear students, Great work today! Here is this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: C and G scales, Ode to Joy, Juggler, Ruler of my Heart How to practice: Scales, Ode to Joy, Juggler- review, keep practicing with previous feedback I’ve given. Ruler of My Heart- keep practicing the different chords and [...]

2026-02-11T23:57:41-05:00February 11th, 2026|

Homework for February 4-11

Great work today students! Here’s this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: Juggler, Ode to Joy, C and G scales, Ruler of My Heart How to practice: Juggler- review Ode to Joy- Great dynamic buildup! Watch rhythms, make sure they are steady Scales- Good work, especially C in right hand! Remember to [...]

2026-02-05T00:08:56-05:00February 5th, 2026|

Homework for Jan 28-Feb 4

Dear students, Great work today! Here’s this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: Juggler, Ode to Joy, C and G scales, theory p. 29 risky rhythms, p. 31 tricky time signatures How to practice: Juggler- Staccatos are much better! Practice them particular in the Cs section, especially with finger 1 as that’s [...]

2026-01-29T00:11:28-05:00January 29th, 2026|

Homework for Jan. 21-28

Dear students, Great work today! Here is this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Juggler, Ode to Joy, C and G scales, theory p. 29, 31 (top exercises only) How to practice: Ode to Joy- continue with dynamics. Play with the extremities on both the loud and soft ends. Do not speed up [...]

2026-01-22T00:06:31-05:00January 22nd, 2026|

Homework for Jan 14-21

Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Juggler, Ode to Joy, C scale right and left hand How to practice: Juggler- practice the feeling of staccato (lightly tapping the key and releasing). You can do this by tapping random keys on the piano, playing a piece you [...]

2026-01-15T00:01:33-05:00January 15th, 2026|

Homework for Jan. 7-14

Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: The Juggler, C scale, Ode To Joy How to practice: The Juggler- distinguish between staccato and legato sections. Your staccato is improving- keep up the good work! Remember that the “Bingo was his name-o” theme repeats itself a few times. [...]

2026-01-08T00:59:27-05:00January 8th, 2026|

Homework for holiday break

Nova Great work today Nova! Here is what I want you to work on over the holidays: Recommended minutes to practice: 5-10 per day What to practice: Mozart’s Five Names, Ode to Joy How to practice: Mozart- Review and practice tricky spots. For the four note patterns, be aware of what direction the notes are going (up or down) and [...]

2025-12-17T23:59:09-05:00December 17th, 2025|

Homework for December 10-17

Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Duration of practice: 15-20 minutes a day What to practice: Ode to Joy, Mozart, C Rock, Theory from last week How to practice: Ode to Joy- Isolate and work on tricky parts (E to F in bridge). Try slowly, hands separate, and/or with different rhythms like we did in the [...]

2025-12-10T16:22:47-05:00December 10th, 2025|

Homework for December 3-10

Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: ** Please remember to get Faber Level 1 Lesson book as soon as possible so you can practice this week! Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Ode To Joy, Mozart’s Five Names, C Rock Blues, Theory book p. 25-26 How to practice: - Ode to Joy: [...]

2025-12-03T17:04:55-05:00December 3rd, 2025|
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