Dvorah Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: The Dance Band, Frogs on Logs How to practice it most effectively: Today we learned about our time signature (the 4/4 at the start of a song). This means there are 4 beats/counts per bar. In The Dance Band, we are playing with both hands - watch where the melody jumps from [...]
Abi: Continue to work through some major scales this week! Try to attempt some in 2 octaves and be aware of where he starting notes live on the treble staff. Do them tongued and slurred. Power ride is sounding much smoother. Work through it slowly so you're super confident in the notes & articulation and then just build speed from [...]
Lucas Recommended Practice Time: 15-30mins every day What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to write in the counts for the reading in Lesson 3! How to practice effectively: You don't have to write over the rests, just make sure that you know which beat they fall on. When you're done writing all the counts in, try clapping [...]
Anaya Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: Rain, Rain, Mrs. Murphy's House, and fixing up #5 on page 37 (needs one note per each line/space) How to practice it most effectively: In both Rain, Rain, and Mrs. Murphy's House, it's a good idea to point/follow along on the page with your RH (right hand) while LH (left hand) is playing. [...]
Hello Everybody! We are super excited to run our first ever digital recital. We'll be using a very simple platform called Streamyard, and there are instructions below on how to access that. First, let's cover registering for a time! Your VIP Registration Headstart is Almost Over Our Summer and Fall registration is open! You have through the 16th of April [...]
Great lesson today! It's fun to explore different topics of music in our chats. Keep on working on that major scale warm up into the pedal register. When you reach the low F, drop the jaw a little more and follow your ear to the destination. This exercise will get your mind, fingers, air and face engaged right away. Also [...]
Hello Everyone! Here is the homework for this week! Enjoy! Amita Recommended daily practice time is 15-20 minutes per day Homework: This week we talked about nerves. We decided to focus on having fun being free in the lesson. This week at home, dance, sing, play do whatever makes you feel good while singing. Next week in class we will [...]
Sahil Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day What to practice: Beyblade Burst Evolution, "Ya Ya Ya" warmup, Night Begins to Shine How to practice it most effectively: In Beyblade Burst Evolution, we learned about sharps (which will be the black key up from the letter name we use). The best fingering to use is RH finger 1 on B to start, then crossing [...]
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. [...]
Abi: My apologies for the crappy internet connection today, everything sounded good anyways! Continue to work on the lip slurs and feel free to break it up the same way we did today (two notes at a time). Try to refresh your major scales as well! Those have been good but you want to continue to work towards making them [...]