Just a reminder that next week will be our last official week of lessons before the winter break, with the week after being a make-up lesson week. So, make sure to check your schedules and see if you have a make-up lesson! Jaron - great work with your bow hold and accents today! - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 [...]
Hello Cicy's students! This is a note to let you know that all lessons will be digital on January 5th, 2022. This is a precautionary measure, out of an overabundance of caution, as Cicy will be doing some travelling over the holidays. We expect to return to normal in-person lessons for all fully vaccinated students on January 12th. Remember Cicy's [...]
Lucas How many minutes to practice: 15-30 What to practice: Great job with Seven Nation Army Lucas, you should feel very proud playing through it all the way! This week I want you to write in all of the counts for the rhythm of the Lesson 6 reading. If you feel up to it you can try playing it as [...]
Hello Everybody! Please click to view the December Make-Up lesson schedule now. Remember, there are no regularly scheduled lessons during this time, with January lessons beginning on or after January 3rd. As always, you must call the office to confirm your lesson time at 416-651-7529. Remember that we are still running a little light on staffing due to Covid, so [...]
Jonathan Daily amount of minutes to practice: 30 What to practice: This week Jonathan I want you to work on the beats from Lesson 12 and the Reading from Lesson 9 How to practice effectively: Really good job with the reading this past week. For the Lesson 9 Reading be sure to count still and go slowly, make sure to push the [...]
C major - 2 octaves one note per bow and 2 notes per bow fully extend the arm on the A string. Make sure your elbow isn't bent when you're playing at the tip of the bow try to keep the bow in the "middle lane" - half way between the end of the fingerboard and the bridge Left hand [...]
Eamon Recommended minutes to practice: 20 minutes a day What to practice: We worked a lot on sight reading and Don't Stop Me Now. Practice playing those chords along with the track. As for the solo really take your time with those bends and make sure every detail is perfect. Remember to have your fingers closer to the frets, this will [...]
Katarina Recommended minutes to practice: 5 minutes a day What to practice: Let's keep working on You Are My Sunshine we're so close to finishing it up! You did such a good job this week on that, so next week I want to play the whole thing. Also we worked on the C chord and the A minor chord. How to [...]
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. [...]
We are in the final stretch until winter break! I know it can be a busy time of the year but I believe in you all! 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 our fingers [...]