Great work this week everyone! Emet Please play F major triads as you warmup this week - we have moved on from the D minor ones. When we play triads we start in root position and go all the way up to the next root position (so not only playing to second inversion). Play these hands separately and try solid [...]
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. [...]
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 - great work with the note identification exercise today!- Reminder: if you can, please purchase Suzuki Violin Book 1- Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (doing a posture and bow hold check each time before playing), O Come Little Children (prepare for final play-through and make sure to keep starting each [...]
Abi: Try to smooth out those 5 note lip slurs this week. Use your air to support the sound & go slow; the slurring was much cleaner when you took your time. It will also benefit you to do each interval individually. Nice job with Mountain King. The accel and dynamic contrast were much more present this week. You can [...]
Thanks for another great round of lessons this week everyone! Dvorah This week there is a new note to do the scavenger hunt for! The letter D comes right after C and can be found in the middle of the group of 2 black keys. Old MacDonald Had a Song - This song uses LH on a group of 2 [...]
Lucas Recommended Practice Time: 15-30mins What to practice: This week Lucas I want you to continue working through Lesson 1 out of Reading, Rudiments, and Rock Drumming by Joel Rothman. Its a book we will be using quite a bit so it may be a good idea to buy it. How to practice effectively: Now that we've got some counting [...]
I felt like we got a lot of good work done during this lesson!! Lots of concepts we can dig deeper into in the coming weeks. Don't stress out about the breathing. You've come a long way from where you started and your breathing has definitely improved. You'll learn to be okay with taking bigger breaths as well as going [...]
Thanks for a great round of lessons today everyone! Ken This week as a warmup, play all the triads on the white keys - start on C major and move up in steps. As a bonus, listen and try to figure out if the triads are major or minor. Dinosaur Stomp - The LH rests are very important to the [...]
Hello Everyone! Here is the homework for this week! Enjoy! Julian Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day Songs: Good practicing this week! For your homework, replay Firefly with the metronome set from 115-125 BPM where ever you feel comfortable. You will also continue to play Sailing in the Sun. You may set it to the same speed [...]