Dear students, Great work today! Here is this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Halftime Show, Matchmaker, Ruler of my Heart, C triads How to practice: Halftime Show- hold tied notes for two bars, pay attention to articulations. Familiarize yourself with the song. Matchmaker- Staccatos are better, keep practicing! Now practice with the [...]
Maya Great work today Maya!! Here is your homework for the next two weeks: Recommended minutes to practice: 5-10 per day What to practice: Gallop Away, Rainbow How to practice: -Rainbow- review -Gallop- no stopping between lines. When you finish reading line 1, go back to the beginning of line 2. Do not forget the first two bars of line [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]