Abi: Try to do those octave jumps everyday. Im hearing your notes begin faster, and your articulation is becoming more precise. Think spit ball in the higher register. I think you could get that C# out if you worked on it. Ab and Db major scales for next week. 60bpm, tongued and slurred. Propeller song looked pretty good overall. I'm [...]
Ella Recommended Practice Time: 30mins What to practice: Next week I would like to hear the 3rd line of the coordination exercise with two songs of differing tempos, you can either use the first two songs in this playlist or use two songs you like with similar tempos. In addition work on the beat for Violent Sun How to practice [...]
Congrats on learning All Through The Night so fast! I'm glad you like it. I'll review what we talked about for All through... , I know you have notes but maybe this will help clarify some things. Good sound and articulation: Practice this always taking full breaths and focusing on your sound. That is what this song is all about. [...]
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: I hope you start to include the long tones and octave jumps into your practice routine. I'll explain them again quick. Start with a long tone on Low C, then jump an octave to high C. From each of those notes you expand in an outwards direction, alternating high and low ex low C, high C, low B, high [...]
Jaron- Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (with a posture and bow hold check before playing), Song of the Wind (play through without hesitating, watch out for 1-3-3-1-0 patterns and the A-C#-E in the last line), and Go Tell Aunt Rhody (play through and get more comfortable with notes, practice last phrase [...]
Ella Recommended Practice Time: 30mins What to practice: Next week I would like to hear the coordination exercise with two songs of differing tempos, you can either use the first two songs in this playlist or use two songs you like with similar tempos. Also I would like you to run through 10:15 Saturday Night as well. How to practice [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Katarina Recommended minutes to practice: 5 min/day What to practice: When The Saints Go Marching In, Old Macdonald How to practice it most effectively: Keep picking up the instrument for a few minutes each day and playing through what you know so far! Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What [...]
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: Keep up those long tones. Doing them expanding to low F#, and the F# two octave higher will be great for your sound, endurance and stabilizing your embouchure. Then try the three octave tonguing thing we were doing! Think of the spit ball idea to see how high you can go, we will do this next lesson. Nice job [...]