Hello Everybody! We are now in the VIP Pre-Registration week - which allows you to keep your day and time for the fall. This lasts to the 12th of May. Starting on the 13th of May, you can switch times. Don't lose your time - register now! Call 416-651-7529 to re-register. To hold your spot, you will be billed for [...]
Harry Free play: Play along to what ever songs you'd like, or play unaccompanied (without background music).Play through the Fly sheet I gave you in our lesson. You already know how to play the hardest part: bar 25 and onward. Sam Free play: Play along to what ever songs you'd like, or play unaccompanied (without background music).Arabian Nights: Practise bars [...]
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Hugo Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: D major in 2nd + 4th position, as well as up the A string individually. & Fingerpicking With Alternating Bass Pattern How to practice it most effectively: Positions are the fret number where your first finger gets anchored. Saying the note [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your practice assignments for this week: Aidan Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: The jazz/swing snare drum exercises that I wrote down for you. How to practice it most effectively: Practice slowly and focus on feeling the pulse of the beat against the rhythm of the snare drum. First, play just [...]
RECITAL DATE: MAY 5 - SIGN UP! Eliana Eliana should practice 4-5 times per week for 30-45 mins per session. Marches Militaires Review Fur Elise Practice the whole piece hands together, with repeats, but focus on the 2 non-theme material sections Song of the Cavalry Articulation - try to be mindful and precise with all the written articulations, and voicing [...]
RECITAL DATE: MAY 5 - TFS STUDENTS CALL IN TO SIGN UP! Anna Anna should practice 4-5 times per week for 20-30 mins per session. Lesson Book Fur Elise - Review, play it with singing-like smoothness and gentleness Red River Valley - start practicing hands together this week Technique A flat major scale exercises Ranch Roundup - Practice each hand [...]
If you haven't yet signed up for the recital, please call now! 416-651-7529. 12:00 and 1:00 are now full, and 3 spots remain for 2:00 p.m. Bookings can be viewed by clicking here.
Hi Everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Declan Recommended minutes to practice: 10 min/day What to practice: Yellow Submarine How to practice it most effectively: Try playing it with a metronome - 85 Slow, 125 Fast, Try speeds in between as well. How parents can support practice: Encourage Declan to spend a few minutes each day on his [...]
Hello Everybody! Don't forget to check the Recital Schedule for your performance time. If you haven't called about your time, you are not booked in. Your teacher may have told us you would like to perform, in which case you are marked '(hold)'. Note that you can be bumped. Call by Thursday to finalize your spots; After this we cannont [...]
EVERYONE: If you want to play at the recital next Sunday, May 5, call the school to sign up. The recital will be held at the Root Down Studio at 225 Geary Ave. It will occur in 3 sessions: 12:00 - 1:00, 1:00 - 2:00, 2:00-3:00. If you are not performing, we ask that you attend at least one of [...]