Hello Everybody! As you know, this has been a strange an unusual year. Thankfully, we have a lot to be grateful for at ABC, and have been able to continue to operate almost all of our programs, and offer our team continued work opportunities. Under normal circumstances we would be approaching a time when we'd be considering increases in fees [...]
Nice job getting all those major scales this lesson!!! You're more than halfway to knowing them all :) Try to get in 15/20 mins a day of your favourite exercises.... lead pipe buzzing & lip slurs! On the lead pipe try experimenting with moving the pitch more. Use your air and core to shoot up to the higher notes, and [...]
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, Here are your assignments for this week: Clara Recommended minutes to practice: 5 min/day What to practice: Blowin' In The Wind How to practice it most effectively: Review the chord shapes we looked at in class (C, F, Bb) and try playing through the song. Listen to a recording of the song as well if you get a [...]
Abi: Everything is sounding great! Continue to have a health balance of time spent practicing technique & musicality. Technique: Lead pipe buzzing - Try to always warm up with this. Play around with dynamics, pitch, and try to incorporate you tongue into this too. This is a great way to get you air, lips and tongue ready to play. Lip [...]
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: if you can, purchase Suzuki Violin Book 1 on Amazon or other music stores, link is below- Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: A, D, and G Major scales (watching out for posture and bow hold while playing), Twinkle (theme and variations, choose 1 to play each time you practice), and Song of the Wind (practice [...]
Ella Recommended Practice Time: 30mins What to practice: Add feet coordination to the Lesson 6 reading exercise (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zp6B4iwsqtoJYc8r3wrxPkfXZNtU3Zvc/view?usp=sharing) and to the Lesson 4 Sticking and Beats page (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1alyo2YFt3lUO9pcJ9F7GyGaG9rC-Gs-1/view?usp=sharing). How to practice effectively: So for the Lesson 6 stuff, do the kick on 1 and the hi-hat on 2, and then for the 3/4 stuff do the kick on 1 and [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Katarina Recommended minutes to practice: 5 min/day What to practice: Mary Had A Little Lamb, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Mary Had A Little Lamb How to practice it most effectively: Play for a few minutes each day and try each of the three songs you're working on. Lucien Recommended minutes to [...]
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. [...]