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Efe October 11th

Hi Efe and family! Here is the rundown of today’s material from class. Efe has done well with maintaining proper posture on the guitar. Keep it up! Buy this book https://www.amazon.ca/GUITAR-METHOD-BOOK-SONGBOOK-CD/dp/0793533929/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1480282241&sr=8-14&keywords=hal+leonard+guitar+method+cd+book+1&linkCode=ll1&tag=abacofmu-20&linkId=c46d9f40616531bb8a5d685c39b486e0 Homework Page 10 of the above book. — Songs 17 & 18. These two pieces have all the single notes that we have covered in our lessons so far. [...]

Gergely Szabo2025-10-12T02:16:29-04:00October 12th, 2025|

Homework for Oct 8-15

Hakim Good work today Hakim! Here is this week’s homework: Duration to practice: 10-15 min per day What to practice: Gymnopedie 1, Creator, Bizville How to practice: Creator, Bizville: review, try to fix any tricky spots Gymnopedie: Review left hand chord progressions separately, then add right hand. It is okay to start slow and then gradually pick up the speed. [...]

Shelley Mayer2025-10-08T23:29:59-04:00October 8th, 2025|

Efe October 4th

Hi Efe and family! Here is the material to work on for this week. Aim to do this practice routine once a day leading up to our next lesson. I’ve written out ideally how long Efe should practice these items in a day. If practicing in these time-lengths is not possible, then do as much as is possible in a [...]

Gergely Szabo2025-10-05T03:14:12-04:00October 5th, 2025|

Assignments from October 2nd

Hello Everyone! Happy October! Thank you for the great first month of the school year! Georgia: This week we discussed how Georgia should approach practicing at home. While she is encouraged to play the whole song from start to finish when she begins her practice for the day, she should be keeping an eye out for any spots that need extra attention. [...]

Emma Berube2025-10-04T15:28:40-04:00October 4th, 2025|

Homework for September 30-October 7

Hakim Great work today Hakim! Here is this week’s homework: Duration of practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice: Creator, Bizville, Gymnopedie How to practice: Creator- First three lines, follow fingering written out as it is the most natural for placement of fingers on the piano Bizville- Great first bar! Review hands separate, when you are very comfortable with [...]

Shelley Mayer2025-10-01T00:02:01-04:00October 1st, 2025|

Efe homework – Sep 27th

Hello Efe and family! Wishing you guys a great weekend! Below is the rundown of material to work on from today's lesson. Aim to do this practice routine once a day leading up to our next lesson. Practice everything with a metronome. Tempos are listed for each item. Please get the Guitar Method 1 book this week. The Amazon link [...]

Gergely Szabo2025-09-28T03:17:43-04:00September 28th, 2025|

Homework for Sept 23-30

Hakim Great work today Hakim! Here is your homework for this week: Duration of practice: 15-20 min per day What to practice- Gymnopedie 1, review video game pieces How to practice Gymnopedie: - Practice slowly. Isolate the parts that are more challenging (for example, bar 6) and practice them at a slower tempo. Review the placements of where left hand [...]

Shelley Mayer2025-09-23T23:24:01-04:00September 23rd, 2025|

Assignments from Thursday September 18th

Hello Everyone! Thank you for all your hard work this past week! We're making some great progress! Georgia Today we looked at page 26 of the Alfred's piano method book. We reviewed note values and time signatures and discussed how many beats can fit in each bar as dictated by the time signature given for the specific song. We [...]

Emma Berube2025-09-20T16:21:58-04:00September 20th, 2025|

Efe: Homework for the Week of September 13th-19th

Always wear a guitar strap. That's a rule. Whether sitting down or standing up. Goal: 6 days x 45 minutes. If not possible, then 6 days x 15 minutes at least. 15 minutes: Scales. C Major and A minor pentatonic. With a metronome, at 40BPM; one note per beat. Listen to About a Girl as well as Paint it Black [...]

Gergely Szabo2025-09-16T14:56:58-04:00September 16th, 2025|

Assignments from Saturday, September 13th

Hello Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your summer breaks! Vida: Continue to practice "March of the English" guard this week. Focus on connecting each phrase so that Vida can play the whole song start to finish without pausing. Encourage Vida to play each phrase out of order as we did in class to help her become more familiar [...]

Emma Berube2025-09-15T01:47:05-04:00September 15th, 2025|