Jaron - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week (and if you find yourself busy with homework or other commitments...even just a few minutes in a day is better than nothing!) - Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (doing our usual posture and bow hold check each time before playing, and make sure to not stretch your fingers too [...]
Hello Everybody! We have been safely rolling out the first round of our in-person lessons, and it looks like the second round will start without any delay on October 25th - scant days from now! The next teachers that will be on-site will be: •Gordon (drums) • Matt M. (Guitar/Uke/Bass) Remember the protocols: You (the student) must be vaccinated to participate, [...]
Eamon Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes a day What to practice: Work on hearing the chords for House of The Rising Sun this week. Also practice the melody for Don't Stop Me Now, play along with Freddie's vocal line so you can get the specific inflections. Also work on your major scales. How to practice it most effectively: Work on major [...]
Katarina Recommended minutes to practice: 5 minutes a day What to practice: This week I want you to practice your G chord so we can play some songs together. Also next week I want you to name the strings with no help from me, you got this! How to practice it most effectively: Practice switching between C and G and make sure [...]
Jonathan Daily amount of minutes to practice: 30 What to practice: This week Jonathan I want you to keep working on Runaway, focusing on the hi-hat accents and ghost-note dynamics. (here is the transcription and the song live and the studio version.) How to practice effectively: So like we covered in the lesson, the hi-hat will have a slight accent or pulse 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. [...]
Andrea Recommended minutes to practice: 20 minutes a day What to practice: Practice switching between C and Am. Secondly practice your C major scale in 2nd position. Thirdly, practice that right hand technique on Thinking Out Loud. Also review the first few pages of the Hal Leonard Book. How to practice it most effectively: Practice everything slowly and try to relax all your [...]
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend! 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 left hand fingers are not stretched too high), Perpetual Motion (prepare for final play-through, try to play through without [...]
Lucas How many minutes to practice: 15-30 What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to work on playing the beginning Seven Nation Army up through to the pre-chorus. HERE IS A VIDEO OF ME PLAYING THE PART! How to practice effectively: This is the transcription of Seven Nation Army and here is a link to the song. Sorry for [...]
Jonathan Daily amount of minutes to practice: 30 What to practice: This week Jonathan I want you to work on the beats for Lesson 14 by writing in the counts above and practicing them. Also continue to work on Runaway a little bit every day to get it up to tempo as close as you can (here is the transcription and [...]