Aleksander We worked on playing through sections of Smells like Teen Spirit today. I asked Aleksander to pay attention to musical details that can serve as checkpoints and going through the song. Try to work up the speed at home but pay attention not to rush the beat 3 and 4 of the chorus pattern. We will aim to play [...]
Jack I used Imperial March as a way to introduce triplets to Jack. The first half of the melody is engraved in his brain, but the second half not so much. I wrote it down on one of his handout and we will continue strengthening feel for that rhythm next class. We also revised on how to play the melody [...]
Jack We continued working on Imperial March on the xylophone, but this time with a note reading component added to it. We start learning about the staff in treble clef, and drawing a connection between the keyboard and the staff. Together we notated the first phrase of the march on the staff, and will try learn more melodies, building that [...]
Josh We continue working through the pre chorus section into the chorus section, and this time around we work towards playing with the music, with me on the xylophone playing the melody. I would like Josh to start establishing connections with how the different patterns link to different sections of the song, especially when the phrase starts on a pick [...]
Josh Regular practise is paying dividends and Josh is seeing improvement both with his reading skills and basic technique on the drums. We continued working on Wonderwall today spelling more sections together. We are now in the chorus section and I would like Josh to still focus on practising the pre chorus section especially to try and piece the entire [...]
Jack We continued building upon Imperial March and now heading into the second phrase. I introduced the black keys as the "higher ground" in comparison to the white keys. We will continue to observe if Jack is interested to dive more into xylophone playing and note reading. Nova We started the session with more Stick Control practise. I have attached [...]
Josh Josh is seeing great improvement with more consistent practising habit. We continue working on the few pre chorus bars. For this week the goal is to link up bar 34-36. As a reminder, bar 35 is a repeat of 34, and 36 is the bar that pairs with lyrics "like to say to you...". Also work on the verse [...]
Jack I got Jack started on Imperial March on the xylophone and started some basic keyboard notes identification with him. I had him learn the song through remembering patterns and the different locations. If interested in working on it on a piano at home, the score is uploaded to the drive folder. We will go through more of the song [...]
Josh Josh clearly practised this past week and made this week’s lesson way more efficient. We were able to get into the pre chorus section, and especially looked at bar 33 and 34 together. I explained to him that it is quite similar to the second bar of the main pattern, but with a different fourth beat pickup. I explained [...]
Jack Jack has been making good progress with Seven Nation Army but just at times lacking focus. I am ready to move him onto a new song as he has been able to play with the music and displayed the ability to change from pattern to pattern. Nova Going forward Nova's assignment will always be in three part: a reading [...]