Henry Amazing work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Rain on the Roof How to practice: Only Love- Great work!! I can tell you practiced a lot :))) Find places in the song where you want to play louder and other places [...]
Jack We spent more time on the Back in Black fill, and Jack also got creative with creating a 8 beat rock beat to go with Back in Black! Some compositional genius! We will try to play it with the song at a slower speed! Nova We worked on sight reading Hunter Chorus today! Nova remembers music very fast, and [...]
Jack We looked into the drum fill of Back in Black today, and though it is slightly complicated to grasp, Jack was able to do it at a slower speed. We will try to speed it up next time and play it in context! Aleksander Great job with Living on a Prayer! We have attempted to play with the song [...]
Hello Everyone! Vida: Continue to practice Under the Sea, working towards playing the first two pages hands together! Use the metronome if this helps Vida. Start at 60BPM then slowly increase the tempo. The ideal tempo for Under the Sea is 120BPM. Review any tricky or challenging spots hands separately when necessary. Review Green Frog Hop, Home on the [...]
Hello Everyone! Noreet: Continue to practice Daydream hands together slowly. Review the third phrase hands separately when necessary. Remember the 4th phrase is identical to the first phrase! The last part has similar parts to the beginning of the song, just remember to play one octave up! When in doubt, re-read the sheet music and go back to practicing hands [...]
Henry Happy Birthday Henry!!! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Rain on The Roof How to practice: Only Love- Follow music chart rather than trying to memorize, review swing rhythm (it’s getting better!) Rain- Review How parents can support practice: Listen and guide him, [...]
Jack We started on Back in Black today! Got Jack to play the most common Rock n Roll beat and although I had to play the RH hi hat for him, he did a good job keeping the time and grasping the idea of a rock beat. We will look into Drum Fills next week! Nova Congratulations on a beautiful [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: What to practice: Only Love can Break Your Heart, Rain on The Roof How to practice: Only Love- Practice the swing rhythm, think of it as a seesaw with one side having a heavier person which makes one note longer than the other. Practice each section of the song separately, [...]
Hello Everybody! Our very good friend and Music Together Director Sasha Judson is going to be hosting Uncle Gerry for a family concert in Guelph on June 21st. I personally met Gerry at the Music Together Annual Conference in 2008, and apart from being a super nice guy, he is an amazing entertainer. I loved being in his audience, and [...]
Jack We are making major steps in terms of making a drum beat and keeping it in time! Developing on our beat last week, we added extra hits on the eighth notes off beats. We also explored the three different sounds! Open/close hi hat through pedal, ride cymbal and the bell of a ride cymbal. We will look to move [...]