D major 2 octaves work to not stop in between notes this week work on slurring 2 notes perbow try thinking a semi tone higher instead of steping fingers for extension (descending scale) 2 notes per bow: still using whole bow. make sure the left arm is up and forward, move thumb before extension. Study book - reading Bass make [...]
Hi everyone, With the transition to ZOOM video lessons, I am no longer able to write down notes and musical material in the students’ books/binders. Instead, I have created PDF documents for each of you and dropped them into a Google Drive folder. The link to your documents is listed in the What to practice heading under your name below. [...]
I hope everyone is staying warm!! Jaron - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week - Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (doing our usual posture and bow hold check each time before playing, and making sure you don't stretch your fingers too much going down the scale 3-2-1-0), and Allegretto (practice playing through without stopping and making sure [...]
Lucas How many minutes to practice: 15-30 What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to work on the Lesson 6 beats again doing them at least two times through and writing the counts the bass drum notes fall on underneath the notes. How to practice effectively: Good work so far with this Lucas, it just needs a little bit [...]
Hello! Good lesson today! Your practice is paying off! Student 1: Linda Great job on Menuet. You played it accurately and musically. Well done! Keep up the good technique on your scales. Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes per day What to practice: Check out the RCM website link for ear training and sightreading Scale: F major 2 octaves- Keep [...]
Slurred string crossings now that we're really comfortable with this exercise, we're going to work on making the sound really smooth and continuous listen for string changes, make sure the string change is really gradual and smooth. The only sound we want to hear is the pitch changing For the bow change, make sure to slow the bow as it [...]
Hi everyone, With the transition to ZOOM video lessons, I am no longer able to write down notes and musical material in the students’ books/binders. Instead, I have created PDF documents for each of you and dropped them into a Google Drive folder. The link to your documents is listed in the What to practice heading under your name below. [...]
Happy new year, everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful winter break! Jaron - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week - Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (doing our usual posture and bow hold check each time before playing, and make sure your fingers are not stretched too high for 3-2-1-0 going down the scale), and Allegretto [...]
Lucas How many minutes to practice: 15-30 What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to work on the Lesson 6 beats and the first two and a half lines of the Stick Control Exercise. How to practice effectively: Really great work with the lesson 6 rhythms! This week go slowly and count to work through the beats. For the [...]
Hello Everybody, Nice to meet you. Welcome back! I look forward to working with you on your musical endeavors. Student 1: Oliver Recommended minutes to practice: Best to do 5-7 minutes on reviewing some of the concepts he previously learned in the book, and 12-15 on Songs. What to practice: Young Hunter and Skipping in Space How to practice it [...]