Emet This week we switched our triads from D minor to F major. The fingering is still the same, with RH using finger 2 in first inversion, and LH using finger 2 in second inversion. Hound Dog - On the second page LH's bassline pattern now has staccatos, in contrast to the first page where you play everything legato. This [...]
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. [...]
I hope everyone is staying warm during this freezing week! Jaron - great work sight-reading May Song 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 (making sure to do a posture and bow hold check before playing), O Come Little Children (great progress [...]
Abi: It's been fun working through that package of music with you. Good job with those today! Try to continue to incorporate slurring, and articulation exercises into your daily practice, as well as a couple major scales. Doing those daily will keep the horn feeling friendly. I know that sight reading music can involve juggling a lot of different things [...]
Lucas Recommended Practice Time: 15-30mins What to practice: Great job with the Countdown exercise this week Lucas. This week I want you to start looking 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 [...]
Hi everyone, here is what we worked on this week and your assigned practicing: Dvorah We will keep the G position warm up one hand at a time, and even though I know it's tricky please try to connect between the fingers. If your fingers are bent this becomes easier. We moved on to I Hear the Echo in your [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Phoenix Recommended minutes to practice: 5 min/day What to practice: Songs from "4 Songs to Play" pdf Katarina Recommended minutes to practice: 5 min/day What to practice: Wheels On The Bus, Old Macdonald, Maybe try getting started on Country Roads. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 5 min/day What to practice: Riff [...]
Nice to see everyone again this week, I'm hearing lots of progress already! Ken We had spoken with your mom today about getting the next book in the Piano Adventures series - so the Lesson Book level 2A. For the warmup this week, play around with the B position 5-note scale (this one's tricky!) and see if you can play [...]
Hello Everyone! Here is the homework for this week! Enjoy! Marita Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day Songs: For homework we will be trying out all of the music with a drum beat! This is to help you keep a steady tempo while you play. You have Firefly, Little River, Ferris Wheel, Sailing in the Sun and [...]