Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min/day What to practice: Scales, Rhythm, Ear Training How to practice it most effectively: Scales - Play in 1st/2nd position, C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb Rhythm - Pick any scale to play 3 notes per click with, try a range of speeds 20-80. [...]
Hello Families! Please join us Monday, March 30th at 9:00 p.m. for an important live and private chat online about our Spring 2020 plans. You should do your best to attend, so you are informed of how we are administering billing and classes this spring. You will need to download Zoom (for meetings), which is meeting/teleconferencing software. Once you have [...]
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 alright and staying safe! Thank you so much for joining me for online lessons - I know this is a weird time and I appreciate the effort ! Hendry- Reminder: Try to set up your iPad a few minutes before class, so we're not using class time to position the device. Use something to anchor the [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Note Reading Examples from .pdf How to practice it most effectively: Count along out loud as you play to keep track of the timing. Try going slower and playing longer notes. How parents can support practice: Encourage Ella to continue picking [...]
I hope everyone is staying safe and social distancing! It's a tough time but we will get through it together. Olivia - thank you for joining us online!- Recommended practice time: 30-45 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: G and D Major scales (two octaves), A minor natural and harmonic scale (one octave). Since G Major is an easy one for you, [...]
Hello Everybody! As you will have noticed over the last week, there's been an uptick in our emails to you as a result of the current health situation. You can expect this to continue for our part for a little while as we work hard to deliver you resources and experiences that continue your Music Together enjoyment during this very [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Tresa Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: C major Scale, Barring, Slides How to practice it most effectively: Try the scale with a metronome, try playing every 2 clicks at 60, 80 and 100. For a challenge try one note per click or try moving the speed faster. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Alexy Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: The end of the bridge from “Smoke on the Water” by Deep Purple. How to practice it most effectively: Practice the four bars at the end of the bridge. Work on the fill that is in the middle [...]
Hello! As we have tried to move quickly for keeping your lessons going, I made a small error in how these lessons get set up for you, which over complicated things. So, if you received an email or text up to and including March 17th, please disregard the link and information contained in those messages. We've simplified this process down [...]