Hi everyone, For the next two weeks, I will be away on vacation. Pino will be subbing for me during those weeks and I have filled him in on what each of you have been practicing. I will be back the last Thursday in August. Here are your practice assignments for this week: Koel Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes [...]
Jaron- Reminder: see if you can check the tracking or call someone about your Suzuki book - it's been several weeks since you ordered it and I just want to make sure you get what you ordered and paid for!- Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: A, D, and G Major scales (pepperoni pizza pattern and long bows), [...]
Hi everyone, Now that we have transitioned 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 [...]
Jaron - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: A, D, and G Major scales (pepperoni pizza pattern, make sure to do posture and bow hand checks before playing), violin starter pack first 2 pages with A, D, and G notes (watch out for the rests!), and Twinkle (theme and pepperoni pizza variation, remember to stretch your fingers when [...]
Hello Everybody! We hope you are having a great summer. This note is to ask you for your assistance with a survey, and to also ask you to let you know about a Zoom issue that you may need to take some action on. Many of you are likely curious about plans for the fall, which we will keep you [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 15-30 min/day What to practice: Intro to "It Had To Be You" How to practice it most effectively: Review what we looked at in class, check the tab for the notes. Listen to the recording for the timing and phrasing. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Scales + Autumn Leaves Melody How to practice it most effectively: Review the scales, start looking at the melody to Autumn Leaves. Keep listening to the jazz songs and bring in 1 or 2 suggestions for next time for one to [...]
Hi everyone, Now that we have transitioned 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 [...]
I hope everyone is enjoying the nice and cooler weather this week! Jaron- Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: A, D, and G Major scales (pepperoni pizza, going up and going down, in front of a mirror to check for posture: is my left wrist straight? Is my bow hand curved? Is my violin dipping up or down?), [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Major Scale Positions How to practice it most effectively: Look over G, C, D, A, and F shapes. Try also playing "in thirds" which is skipping a note and then going back one. Lucien Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What [...]