Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 per day What to practice: Mozart’s Five Names, C Rock Blues How to practice: Mozart- Pay attention to patterns in the piece; e.g. the first three lines start with the rhythm of a dotted half note followed by a quarter note, there is also a [...]
Nova Great work today Nova! Here’s this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Mozart, C Rock Blues How to practice: -Mozart: Pay attention to the values of notes as well as any pattern. Eg, every line starts with a dotted half note followed by a quarter note. Try to play through without stopping. If [...]
Nova Great work Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended min to practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice- Lil Liza Jane, Mozart (p. 23), C exercise (p. 22) How to practice: Lil Liza Jane- Review. Show the contrast between the mezzo piano part and the forte part. They sound different, so they should feel very different to play. [...]
Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: Faber book- Lil Liza Jane, theory- maze going from note names to piano keys How to practice: Keep fingers on keys (do not move hand), follow dynamics, staccatos and slurs, play at a steady tempo without stopping at bar [...]
Nova Great work today Nova! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: Sailing in the Sun, River flowing scale How to practice: Lift your finger once you’re finished playing a note so that it doesn’t overlap with the next one. Practice playing smooth (legato), and detached. Notice the difference between those [...]
Nova Hi Nova, it was great meeting you today! Here is this week’s homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 min per day What to practice: Faber 1 C scale (page 10), Sailing in the Sun (page 11) How to practice: -Follow fingering that is on the page -Keep in mind note values (quarter=one beat, half= two beats, etc.), count out [...]
Hakim Good work today Hakim! Here is this week’s homework: Duration to practice: 10-15 min per day What to practice: Gymnopedie 1, Creator, Bizville How to practice: Creator, Bizville: review, try to fix any tricky spots Gymnopedie: Review left hand chord progressions separately, then add right hand. It is okay to start slow and then gradually pick up the speed. [...]
Hakim Great work today Hakim! Here is this week’s homework: Duration of practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: Creator, Bizville, Gymnopedie How to practice: Creator- First three lines, follow fingering written out as it is the most natural for placement of fingers on the piano Bizville- Great first bar! Review hands separate, when you are very comfortable with [...]
Hakim Great work today Hakim! Here is your homework for this week: Duration of practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice- Gymnopedie 1, review video game pieces How to practice Gymnopedie: - Practice slowly. Isolate the parts that are more challenging (for example, bar 6) and practice them at a slower tempo. Review the placements of where left hand [...]
Hakim Great job today Hakim! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Bizville first 4 bars hands together, rest of the piece hands together Gymnopedie 1 Creator How to practice: Bizville- Listen to the recording to check rhythms, play at a slow tempo, train fingers to know where to go during chord [...]