Alex Another great lesson and week of practice! Nothing's holding you back. Remember, notes that walk higher on the page want your fingers to step to the right on the piano; notes that go down on the page want your fingers to go to the left. Each line and space of the staff (the five lines/four spaces) is another white [...]
Great lessons, guys! It's not only how MUCH you practice, but HOW you practice that counts! Caelen Focus while you practice and play, my dear boy! This is how you get better. 5 minutes of focused practice is better than 30 minutes of the other! Ahaan Wowsers!! Another great lesson, and practice week! Remember to keep that good posture and hand positions as [...]
Great job, girls!! You two are going places! Alex Marked improvement already from last week! Keep it up, dear. Remember, keeping a STEADY TEMPO is key to making a piece work. You can always slow down the tempo of the piece to a speed you can handle, when practicing. As long as it's STEADY!! Kate Getting better, mein wunderkid! Remember, [...]
Overall, great lessons today, guys. See reminders of what to focus on below. Caelen You need to focus more when playing and practicing the piano, my boy! Your parents have invested a lot of time and effort in trying to encourage you in this regard. Ahaan Whoa!!! Where did this come from?! You made this teacher happy today. After a year [...]
Alex Great job today and this past week, again, Alex!! You're off to the races, and nothing's going to keep this budding pianist down. You remind me of myself when I was your age. Keep it up!!!
Piano students making continued progress makes a piano teacher happy!!! Good job, guys! Caelen Nailed one song down, and two to focus on this week. Remember, doing staccatos (lifting fingers off the keys quickly) does not mean changing the tempo! Keep the STEADY TEMPO train going no matter what your fingers are doing! And, don't forget to play the note-naming [...]
Excellent job, today, girls. Both of you!!! Alex Whoa, off to the races she goes! Happy to have you as a student, Alex! You and your brother both have natural talent, and practice (when you can)! Kate Yeah, besides rhythm, music is about tone -- the sound you are making. Creating as many harmonics as possible (where appropriate) as you articulate [...]
Great job today and this past week, all of you guys!!! Practicing students makes a music teacher happy!!! Caelen That said, try to focus more in the lessons and while practicing at home, my dear boy. You only get out of music what you put into it. It's more how you spend the time at the piano, than just the [...]
Kate Just you, today! One of my best students, practicing 1 hour/day when she can. Let her practice routine be an example to all ~ practice makes perfect!!!
Don't get down or give up, guys! Excelling at music can be one of the hardest things, but it is also one of the most rewarding. I know from my own personal experience! Caelen Mom, please do not write in the names of the notes of the piece's Caelen's playing. He needs to develop the ability to recognize what they are [...]