Great job everyone! You make me feel very lucky to have such lovely people to work with! Liam Sonatina in G major - Woohoo!!! Really nice progress. In the final section, get the RH ascending part legato when marked. Use any rest prior to a position change to move your hand ahead of time. Walk the Talk - I LOVE [...]
Myles Warmups (1min/ea): --Paradiddles (4 of each) --Flams, flam accents Xylophone --C major scale --identifying the musical alphabet --up to p16 in the pno book ACDC: Back in Black--DONE!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Everything up until the Chorus** --New fill at end of verse two; end of pre-chorus **PLEASE bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. [...]
Jack Counting Exercise: "1 2 3 4" --Put the "1" and "3" on the bass drum Listening and identifying fruits from the fruit salad game Nova Warmups (1min each) **keep thumbs on sticks--no boxing mitts --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --Working on first two lines, paying close attention to dynamic markings (f, [...]
Hi everyone! Everyone's really putting in the work lately and I can tell! Happy Easter, enjoy the time with your loved ones <3 Exam folks: here is an awesome resource. These are some short (3-5 minute) videos that simulate exactly the pacing, difficulty, and quantity of how the ear assessment part of your exam will go. Simply put on the [...]
Myles Xylophone --C major scale --identifying the musical alphabet --up to p16 in the pno book ACDC: Back in Black--DONE!!! Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --everything up until verse --BONUS: go ahead and learn the verse (it's mostly the same beat) **Please bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. I'll be writing it out for you by [...]
Glad to hear you all had a great March break! Everyone is sounding great too, nice work! NO LESSON NEXT WEEKEND. I AM AWAY FOR EASTER WEEKEND, ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND SEE YOU ON APRIL 6TH Hakim Dummy! - RH part in G minor as written. *New* Raptors - up until star. This piece is in D [...]
Jack Counting Exercise: "1 2 3 4" --Put the "1" and "3" on the bass drum Fruit Salad Game (pear, apple, pineapple, watermelon) --Practice saying & playing the fruits, matching your rhythm to the syllables Nova Warmups (1min each) **keep thumbs on sticks--no boxing mitts --8 on a hand --Singles; doubles; paradiddles --Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) *Alfred Solo #2 --Working on [...]
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WELCOME BACKKKKKK! So lovely to see you all and here you had a lovely March break! <3 Liam Sonatina in G major - first part continue HS. Last line HT. The grace notes are supposed to be light short accents, not crunchy solid minor 2nds, so ensure you are just adding a little note before the main one, not smushing [...]
Myles ACDC: Back in Black--DONE!!! ***NEW SONG: Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Opening fill ("3e&a 4 & ") **Please bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. I'll be writing it out for you by hand Jonah Warmups (1min/ea) --Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo=120) --Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100) --Stick Control: ex. 57-64 (160bpm) Joel Rothman Book: Lesson 17** Dance, [...]