Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: HugoRecommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min/day What to practice: 5 major scale positions How to practice it most effectively: Try all 12 keys! Paul Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Rhythm and Lead Improvising through A major Blues How to practice it most effectively: Try A, D, and [...]
I hope everyone is enjoying the warm weather and adjusting to the time change! Olivia - good luck with your 3 tests!- Recommended practice time: 30-40 min/day, 5 days/week- Practice: A minor scale (plus review melodic and harmonic minor scale definitions), Judas Maccabeus, and sight reading. Try to say the rhythms before playing, and if you continue to have trouble, [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: The drum roll and the paradiddle and the chorus from “Arabella” by the Arctic Monkeys. How to practice it most effectively: With the snare drum roll, practice it first at a variety of different volumes: soft, medium, and [...]
Hello Everybody! We are nearing the end of winter, and the Sticks and Tiger (Rhythm Kids) collections, and are very excited about the upcoming and newly refreshed Maracas and the new Sea Turtle collection. Remember, your spot is reserved and your billing will continue to the end of the school year, unless you have arranged otherwise. Unsure about dates? Click [...]
Enjoy the warm weather this weekend! Hendry - great job in our lesson today! I could tell that you have been practicing.- 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, and Go Tell Aunt Rhody. For Lightly Row and French Folk [...]
We are fast approaching our Spring Recital on May 3, 2020, which will be at the Root Down Studio at 225 Geary Ave. Timing will likely be the same as last year, with short sessions on the hour beginning at noon, or early afternoon. Watch for more details about this in April. POLICY REMINDER As we approach the end of [...]
Hello Everybody! Please find a linked PDF for you see the schedule for the make-up week for March Break 2020. Please take a careful look – You may have a double lesson booked either as two separate lessons, or as a longer lesson unit. We have tried to keep you as close to your regular time as possible. IMPORTANT You must [...]
Vivienne Vivienne should practice 4-5 times per week for 20-30 mins per session. Betty Ragtime Keep working on B section with a smooth connection between every phraseALWAYS keep a steady tempo, not too fast! Can Can Review playing hands separately to second pageStart practicing hands together up to the marked spot on first page Ellis Ellis should practice 4-5 times [...]
Hi Everyone,Here are your assignments for this week: Ella Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: A Sunday Smile Chords How to practice it most effectively: To practice the chords try playing one string at a time to check each is ringing out and then playing them all together. Also try switching between chords. How parents can support [...]
Hi Everyone,Here are your assignments for this week: HugoRecommended minutes to practice: 15-20 min/day What to practice: Transposing Major Scale Shapes From C How to practice it most effectively: Transposing means to take something played in one key and play the same thing in a different key. Take the C major scale positions on guitar and try them in the [...]