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 [...]
Hakim It was nice meeting you today Hakim! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 15-30 min a day What to practice: Left hand only, if you fell up to it try right hand How to practice: Pay attention to repetitive bars, and get the correct counting See you next week :)
Hi Eva and Christian, it was lovely to meet you and work with you today! Here is your homework: Eva Sailing in the Sun How long to practice- 10-15 min per day What to practice- Slurred phrases and line 4 How to practice: -Pay attention to notes that are connected by slurs and play them legato- meaning they are played [...]
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 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 [...]