Hi Efe! Wishing you a great week! Here’s the outlook on this month. The recital is May 2nd. The priority for you right now is to perform for the recital. Hence we’re putting the music reading and other guitar studies on hold for the time being. You’re going to be playing the 3 main riffs of Boulevard of Broken Dreams [...]
Dear students, Great work today!! Here is your homework for this week: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 min per day What to practice: Halftime Show, Matchmaker, Ode to Joy, C triads How to practice: Halftime Show- great work on first two lines! Remember to repeat them. Distinguish between slurred staccato at the beginning of the third line (detached) to [...]
My dear colleague Jade will be stepping in to teach this coming week on April 2nd. Josh We moved on to Wonderwall. Josh did Don't Look Back in Anger previously, and because the beat was so similar, at first he was relying on memory to play the first part of the two bar beat (see bar 24-25). This is a [...]
Dear students, Great work today! Here is this week’s homework: Nova Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day What to practice: Halftime Show, Matchmaker, Ruler of my Heart, C triads How to practice: Halftime Show- hold tied notes for two bars, pay attention to articulations. Familiarize yourself with the song. Matchmaker- Staccatos are better, keep practicing! Now practice with the [...]
Hi Efe! Here’s a rundown of the material I’d like you to look at for the next couple weeks. Boulevard of Broken Dreams — The Google Drive of the previous week — Here is the latest Unlisted YouTube video covering the bullet points below: Link The riff that transitions from the main one into the chorus The riff that transitions [...]
Josh We continued working on Numb today. We revised the hi-hat pattern and what seems to be hard for Josh is to remember about the paradiddle and its sticking after going back to bar 1. This has to do with the fact that Josh usually learn through his ears, and as a result, when he is asked to actively observe [...]
Maya Great work today Maya!! Here is your homework for the next two weeks: Recommended minutes to practice: 5-10 per day What to practice: Gallop Away, Rainbow How to practice: -Rainbow- review -Gallop- no stopping between lines. When you finish reading line 1, go back to the beginning of line 2. Do not forget the first two bars of line [...]
Hi Efe! This week's material. Google Drive The main tasks are below. F#m scale — Go all the way up and down this scale. Goals: Get used to using fingers 1, 3, & 4 of the Left Hand. Get the F#m sound in your head. Boulevard of Broken Dreams The last link has me explaining what to do. Recent video [...]
Hello Everyone! Berke: When warming up this week please review your C Major, A Natural Minor, and A Harmonic minor scales (two octaves) hands separately. Please also practice the C Major and G Major triads both broken and solid, one octave each. When playing the triads, use your 1st, 3rd, and 5th fingers to ensure effective and comfortable technique. [...]
Hello Everyone! Georgia: When practicing The Rainbow this week Georgia is to play hands separate while counting out loud. She should focus on the last line specifically and ensure she observes the rests written in both lines. Georgia should count through the rests to help her understand when her left hand takes over for the right, as the right hand [...]