Hello Virginia's students! This is one of my most bittersweet kinds of notes that I must write as a director, the one that says an existing and well-loved teacher has become so active professionally that it is time for them to move on. Sadly, that is the case now for Virginia, and we are (administratively) very saddened by this. The [...]
COVID Update • Supplementary Jan. 2022 Hello Everybody, We continue to experience changes due to COVID, which are derailing efforts to return to a normal schedule and experience. Some of this note is being re-sent in case you missed it on Monday. As a result private music lessons will be delivered digitally for January at this time. Family Music Together [...]
Happy New Year Matthew. So great to see the progress you made over the break. Tuning: always to 442hz, make sure you tune starting from the A string. Slurred String Crossings angle on the C string could be a bit more exaggerated make sure to apply some rosin once a week :) D major 4 notes per bow stop on [...]
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. [...]
If you have a make-up lesson scheduled next week, I'll see you one more time in 2021, and if you do not, I hope you have a wonderful winter break!! I'll see you all in the first week of January! Jaron - awesome job with incorporating the accents into Allegretto today! - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week - [...]
Lucas How many minutes to practice: 15-30 What to practice: Over break I want you to write in all of the counts for the rest of the Lesson 6 reading and also work on the beats. If you feel like going on try Lesson 7! How to practice effectively: Good work with the 16th notes in Lesson 6 so far, just [...]
Hello Everybody! Please read this important update regarding our operations as we approach the new year. Here are the items in this note: Please review us Save for the rest of the school year Policies and Procedures updates since Covid Lawrence Park remaining digital for lessons Vaccination & Kids in person Music Together Family Classes & Locations Hybrid, Home-on-Demand reminder [...]
Wishing you the happiest of Holidays! Don't forget to practice over the break... sometimes. Slurred string crosisngs go slower, really make sure you are changing the string half way through the bow Going slower is harder - you won't have speed to steady the bow, it will be harder to control = a good exercise Make sure you're tuning your [...]
Jonathan Daily amount of minutes to practice: 30 What to practice: Practice the first 13 measures of the 1st Peters Intermediate etude as well as the beats from Lesson 13 How to practice effectively: With the rhythm etude, focus on matching the volume between your two sticks. Pay close attention to the height that you're lifting each of your sticks. Make sure that the left [...]
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. [...]