Hi Everyone,Here are your assignments for this week: Dawson Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20min/day What to practice: Fingerpicking Patterns 1-3 for C Blues *Start checking out #4 as well How to practice it most effectively: Set the metronome at 40 and start by switching between two chords. Your thumb will play once per click. Once you can make all the [...]
Hello Everybody! Thank you for your patience as we've hustled to sort out how to best serve your needs these last few days. We've developed a strategy for Spring classes that we feel confident should cover a range of outcomes. Firstly, all class start dates are going to be delayed by 2 weeks, with the earliest start date of April [...]
Hello Everybody, As promised, here is an update on our lesson strategy. Please read this entire post. You will soon start to receive information about how to have your lessons using the videoconferencing software Zoom. Visit zoom.us to download the software to your computer or hand-held devices. SET ZOOM UP BEFORE YOUR LESSON, MAKE SURE IT WORKS Please don't wait [...]
Hello Students and Families, Things have moved quickly on the public health front over the last 4 days. I would like to begin the official position statement about our approach to this by saying we will be calm, kind, well-informed, and clean. Your personal and family well-being is always our priority. Toronto has experienced Corona viruses twice before in recent [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice:What to practice: Scales + Rhythms How to practice it most effectively:Scales -C / 2nd -F / 2nd - Bb / 2nd - Eb / 1st -Ab / 1st Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: A major blues improvising How to practice it [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: Playing the drum roll soft to loud to soft, and the fill from the second verse of “Arabella” by the Arctic Monkeys. How to practice it most effectively: With the snare drum roll, focus on keeping the volume [...]
Just a reminder that we do not have lessons next week because of March break - I hope everyone has a great and relaxing vacation! Hendry - your composition is looking great! - Recommended practice time: 15-20 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: D, G, and C Major scales with long bow strokes, Lightly Row, French Folk Song, Song of the Wind, [...]
Hello! If you haven't yet confirmed your make-up lesson for next week, please do so now. Refer to the original booking schedule. This has not been altered to account for calls/cancellations, so if you have already called in, please disregard what is shown here. IMPORTANT You must confirm your time by phone: 416-651-7529.If you do not confirm you will lose [...]
Hello Everybody! We're writing to invite you to join us for an additional free class this Sunday, March 15th at 11:00 a.m. at our Oakwood location. This week is the last week of classes, and week 10 for some of our Apprentices that have been apprenticing. We're asking you to consider helping us out on Sunday with Giulianna's week 10 [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Chords To “A Sunday Smile” How to practice it most effectively: Pick a chord, play through each note individually and check that it’s ringing out, two things to check for are left hand fingers pushing the string down all the way, [...]