Great to see you again everyone! I'm back from England and had a great time subbing for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Midsummer Night's Dream at the Barbican. Click here to see some onstage concert footage! You'll see me and Harriet Riley, the two percussionists on the show, following along with the actors on stage, and playing all kinds [...]
Hello! We had a very productive class today! Berke: We reviewed the C Major and D Major scales. For this week please practice with a metronome. This is available online for free via google. For the D Major scale please practice these hands separately at 75BPM (75 beats per minute). We also reviewed the C Major scale and tried playing [...]
Hakim Technical Exercises - Continue practicing D Major scale 1 octave hands together, especially focusing on stepping down in the scale Practice as solid blocked hand positions, and stepping legato, staccato, and detached Bartok Exercises - Working through #7 and 8 Make sure you are confident of starting notes/hand positions Watch out for changing hand positions and new key signature [...]
Hello! Lesson notes are as follows: Eva Great job with the King and Queen’s Cat this week! Nice work on counting and dynamic contrast. Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes, 4 to 5 days a week What to practice: Matching notes on the staff with notes on the keyboard, see image attached Tub Time!: this piece will focus [...]
Hello Everyone! Some great work was done in lessons this week. Noreet: Today we reviewed our C Major and G Major scales. Continue to warm up with these as you practice at home. Try playing both hands together slowly. We sight read "Cathedral Chimes" and "Sounds from the Gumdrop Factory" today from the Piano Adventures 2B book. A [...]
Henry Great work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min a day What to practice: Heart and Soul- Follow new music, pay attention to long and short notes Theory workbook- Finish page 35 Stepping Up Stepping Down- review different keys How to practice Heart and Soul: Think of the long and short notes switching [...]
Hello all, Your lesson notes are as follows: Eva Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes, 4 to 5 days a week What to practice: Finger number patterns - try playing some of the patterns that go across the whole hand (using fingers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5!) Tub Time!: this piece will focus on middle C, D, and the [...]
Josh, Jan 7 Warm ups: warming up our hands and wrists by stretching Build up the groove for I Had Some Help by playing only the snare, then adding the kick, then adding the hihat. Always count yourself in out loud “1 2 here I go” so you play in time Start the metronome at 95. Play the groove at [...]
Henry Welcome back from break! Great job on your lesson today! Here is your homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 5-10 per day What to practice: Review Stepping and Skipping from C, A, and E; C starting with 1 on right hand and 3 on left hand, A starting with 3 on left hand, E starting with 1 on right hand, combining [...]
Hello Everyone! We had some awesome lessons today! Noreet: Today we reviewed Jingle Bells. There has been a noticeable improvement since last week, especially in her sight reading! Today we talked about chords and learned our G Major, F Major, and C Major chords to accompany the melody of Jingle Bells. I've written in the chords for Jingle Bells [...]