Excellent job today, my pianist brothers and sisters! Ahaan Another good lesson today. Remember to sit properly on the piano bench, and to use ALL of your fingers (pinky included) when practicing. Looking forward to working on a song or two of yours on Saturday, so bring your lyrics/poems! Kate Super, super, duper! In a month you will be ready [...]
Great attention and focus in the lessons t0day, folks! Practice, practice, practice! Caelen Getting better at reading and maintaining a steady tempo, Caelen! Remember, avoid writing the note names on the music page -- figure them out, try to remember what they are, then teach your parents! :) Gerardo Excellent lesson today, my friend. You do know how to read [...]
Excellent focus in the lessons, today, folks! Remember, the key to practicing is making sure you FIND THE TIME to practice! For example, instead of every time you have free time at home, instead of using that whole time to play a video game, use part of that time to practice the piano! Once you get into a routine of practicing, [...]
Only two of you were here today, but you both rocked! Caelen Great lesson, today! Halfway through your first book, and in only a few months! Practice does make perfect :) Ahaan Your first experimentation with song-writing started off great! Remember, every song tells a story, needs dramatic elements, a story arc, and even a surprise ending, both with the [...]
Great effort today, Pianist Prodigies! Now, sustain that effort, and PRACTICE, please! :) Samuel I thought you knew how to read music better. (From bottom to top) ~ 'Every - Good - Boy - Deserves - Fudge' for the lines of the treble clef; 'Good - Boys - Deserve - Fudge - Always' for the lines of the bass clef; [...]
Another fantastic day of piano work, piano peeps! Remember, it's just not the quantity of practice that you do, but the QUALITY of the practice (keeping focused, critically analyzing what you are doing and finding creative ways of making it better). Caelen Case in point, staying FOCUSED that is. Good work, today! Now, repeat what we did, as best you can, [...]
Another excellent piano practice week accomplished! Keep it going, guys! Samuel You're finally starting to MOVE to the RHYTHM!!! You're racing along in this new book, too. You can see progress only corresponds to how much you practice! Kate Woohee. You're awesome. Enough said! :) Jeffrey Remember to work on your most recent pieces, too! And, the goal of learning a [...]
Excellent piano work (so you can play!) this week, everyone. Keep it up! Samuel Fantastic start to your new book! As you learn your new pieces, remember to MOVE to the rhythm (the 'strong beats') and to make circular outward motions with your elbows. Kate Whoa! Everyone, listen! Kate practices ONE HOUR per day! (*hint, hint) It shows! Remember to [...]
Further revelations for me about all of you today! I won't be here next week, but am looking forward to resuming lessons with you guys in March. Ahaan Your first songwriting assignment! You have the inspiration, now just remember, whatever you come up with/craft, that you are able to repeat it so you can eventually perfect and play it for [...]
Excellent lessons today, everyone! And, (most) of you are developing a consistent practice routine. Now, adding more time each day to those practice sessions will only accelerate your pianistic ambitions! And, the theme for all of you this week is SMART practice ~ Caelen You're such a cad! Budding comedian. You are clever, buddy, now if you only could just focus your [...]