Josh, Jan 7 Warm ups: warming up our hands and wrists by stretching Build up the groove for I Had Some Help by playing only the snare, then adding the kick, then adding the hihat. Always count yourself in out loud “1 2 here I go” so you play in time Start the metronome at 95. Play the groove at [...]
Henry Welcome back from break! Great job on your lesson today! Here is your homework: Recommended minutes to practice: 5-10 per day What to practice: Review Stepping and Skipping from C, A, and E; C starting with 1 on right hand and 3 on left hand, A starting with 3 on left hand, E starting with 1 on right hand, combining [...]
Hello Everyone! We had some awesome lessons today! Noreet: Today we reviewed Jingle Bells. There has been a noticeable improvement since last week, especially in her sight reading! Today we talked about chords and learned our G Major, F Major, and C Major chords to accompany the melody of Jingle Bells. I've written in the chords for Jingle Bells [...]
Hello Everybody! As you know, we have a Digital Portal page on our website, which is meant to help you connect to your online lesson when you need it. Up to now it has been a grid of days, studios, and teachers, with Zoom links, and FarPlay links. We have now updated this to be simpler and easier for you. [...]
Henry How long to practice: 5-10 mins per day (when you have access to a piano) What to practice: Continue with Stepping up Stepping down in A and C (Teaching Little Fingers to Play) Heart and Soul How to practice: Stepping up Stepping down – Follow fingering; keep fingers on keys, do not move – Play all repeated notes – [...]
Hello! Jasmine (Chris' substitute) here. Great work this week, hope you all have a lovely winter break! (Chris will be back in January) Your lesson notes are as follows: Josh Warm-ups: -continue with the exercises recommended by Chris: coordinating hands and feet with steady beats on the bass drum. BPM (beats per minute) that we started with was 55, [...]
Hello Everybody! This past weekend marked the last week of Fiddle collection. Winter classes begin on your regular day and time on or after January 4th, 2025! Unless we've otherwise arranged it, your space and booking continues. If you are not sure and want to check, please send a text message to 227-799-4939. MAKE-UP CLASSES FOR STOUFFVILLE, NEWMARKET, & BRAMPTON [...]
Shakira Technical Exercises - Continue hands separate practice of 1 octave C Major scale Practicing as solid blocked groups of fingers so you are comfortable changing hand positions, then practicing stepping through (still keeping groups of 3 and 5 in mind!) RH - CDE/123-FGABC/12345 LH - CDEFG/54321-ABC/321 Shadows - Continue working hands separately and together Make sure you know where [...]
Hello A reminder that I will be away next week and that Emma will be teaching in my place. Happy holidays! See you all in the New Year! Your lesson notes are as follows: Eva What we learned/reviewed in lesson: Harmony/playing two (or many) notes at the same time; our music can range from a single note melody, to [...]
Hello Everyone! Good lessons all around today! Noreet: Noreet showed me her progress with Mr. Brahams' famous lullaby. She has memorized the melody so next week we will work on reading from the book and correcting any mistakes. We learned the beginning of Jingle Bells today! I've written in the first note so she should be able to [...]