Lucas Recommended Practice Time: 15-30mins every day What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to play through Lesson 2 and write in all of the counts for the Reading portion How to practice effectively: Remember that we are just writing in the numbers exactly like how they are written in the first line, but for every line. Ask [...]
Hello Everybody! Here are the scheduled make-ups for our March Break, which runs the 15th to the 21st, inclusive. Remember, there are no regularly scheduled lessons during this time, with regular schedules resuming on 22 March. 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 [...]
Gianna Recommended minutes to practice: 15 mins a day What to practice: C major scale (up and down) warmup, Life is an Adventure (with piano letters) How to practice it most effectively: When doing the warmup, first sing on the syllable "dah", making sure your jaw/mouth is quite open and you take a big belly breath before. After doing it [...]
Hello Everybody! As we circle around to a full year of COVID, it is almost time for our Spring update on plans for the future. You will shortly receive an email about our 'March Break' make-ups (on the original March Break Schedule). Here is a link to the annual schedule, in case you missed it: 20-21 OAKWOOD Important DatesDownload As [...]
Good lesson today!! Keep working on those 5 notes slurs; these things take time... your patience will soon be rewarded! Keep the air moving and memorize the sensation of changing notes. Use the Eb Ab C slur grouping as your ground zero and move up from there. You should be able to get F Bb D - or higher, solid [...]
Emet Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 mins a day What to practice: A and E major triads (hands separately, solid and broken), La Raspa, Piano Man How to practice it most effectively: For our triads, remember that E and A are in the same family as D major. This means the shapes and fingerings are the same. Before playing, take [...]
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: Continue to work on those 5 note slurs; Aim for having C-> high G comfortable. Take full breaths and crescendo up so you can use the air to your advantage. If you're having trouble with one interval in particular, change the starting note, or practice some of those rips I mentioned. That will activate your core, and the corners [...]
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. [...]
Jaron- Reminder: most of your strings are out of tune so if you can, please bring your violin to school one day and have your music teacher there tune it for you!- Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (make sure to squeeze your second and third fingers together on the fingerboard and [...]