Ezra
Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20min/day
What to practice: “Hedwig’s Theme” last page, and major scales (C, G, D, A, and the new one we learned: E (EF#G#ABC#D#E)
Israel
Recommended minutes to practice: 10min/day
What to practice: 2 warm-ups (‘meow’, ‘brr’) & “What a wonderful world”
How to practice it most effectively: sing along with recording – sing freely and pay attention to how it feels; does it feel tight/constricted/loose/free/in-between? Add the pauses between phrases that we discussed.
Kevin
Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20min/day
What to practice: “Twin peaks” theme (2nd page RH) & “Reflections”
How to practice it most effectively: for “Reflections”, add in the dynamics (mp, mf, crescendos and decresendos) also pay attention to phrasing – try to make each phrase flow, as if it were being ‘sung’ in one breath.
Evora
Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15min/day
What to practice: singing the Amy Winehouse songs we’ve been working on. Also try the chords for “Love is a losing game” on guitar. Lastly, listen to “Black Coffee”, “Corner to corner” and Nina Simone!
Jennifer
Recommended minutes to practice: 10min/day
What to practice: warm-ups (for now)
Choose 1 or 2 musical theatre songs that you may want to work on. I will bring my Grade 6 book next week and a few suggestions for songs to work on!