Thursday October 19 Lessons – Erin P

Hi everyone! Another awesome week thanks to you all <3 Grace Sonatine Bureaucratique 1st page - Hands separate be very picky with articulations. This is a parody of Clementi's Op36 no 1. Listen for the individual voices and ensure each phrase is fully fleshed out. A proper fingering plan is mandatory; mark in your chosen fingering on the iPad or [...]

2023-10-19T22:47:07-04:00October 19th, 2023|

Tuesday, October 17th

MYLES -Warmups (try at three speeds)           8 on a Hand           Single Strokes *Double stokes (R-R-L-L...) *three speeds *New Beat and New Drum Fill (begin on three) "3-e-&-a 4-e-&-a" *Alfred, Lesson 4 ex. 1-6** Drumset Musician Worksheet #1-5 JONAH Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo = 110*) Sixteenth Note Exercise (goal tempo=90bpm**) *Stick [...]

2023-10-17T20:38:41-04:00October 17th, 2023|

Saturday October 14 Lessons – Erin P

Maria Home Run - opening line fix 1st and 3rd bar rhythm, the E with the accent should be the longest note creating a short-long-short rhythm. In lines 3 and 4, fix the syncopation. Your LH will always play on the strong beats (1 and 3), while your RH often plays on the "and of 2" so just before beat [...]

2023-10-14T19:35:49-04:00October 14th, 2023|

Saturday, October 14th

Reminder: I'm away next week NOVA -Warmups (30 sec each) -New Warm Up Song: Animal Spirits - Vulfpeck -8 on a hand -Singles; doubles; paradiddles -Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) -Ride Pattern Exercise Alfred Lesson 4           *Ex. 1-8 Worksheet: Drumset Musician p. 11 *keep working on 7 a) = get it faster and more comfortable Doja Cat [...]

2023-10-14T13:15:10-04:00October 14th, 2023|

Thursday October 12 Lessons – Erin

Hope everyone's Thanksgivings were amazing! Thanks for the hard work <3 Liam Fur Elise (Lesson) - Count carefully and keep your eyes on the page because you already know how to play pieces of this, we want to make sure we are as accurate to this arrangement and details on the page as we can. Rainbow Rock OR Tijuana Trolley (Performance) [...]

2023-10-13T09:05:57-04:00October 12th, 2023|

Tuesday, October 10th

MYLES -Warmups (try at three speeds)           8 on a Hand           Single Strokes *Double stokes (R-R-L-L...) *three speeds *New Beat and New Drum Fill (begin on three) "3-e-&-a 4-e-&-a" *Alfred, Lesson 4 ex. 1-8 Please print the following worksheet: Drumset Musician p. 11 (in the Google drive) JONAH Triplet Exercise (Goal [...]

2023-10-10T20:33:43-04:00October 10th, 2023|

Saturday, October 7th

NOVA -Warmups (30 sec each) -New Warm Up Song: Animal Spirits - Vulfpeck -8 on a hand -Singles; doubles; paradiddles -Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) -Ride Pattern Exercise -Fruit Salad game Alfred Lesson 4           *Ex. 1-8 Worksheet: Drumset Musician p. 11 *keep working on 7 a) = get it faster and more comfortable *New Song: Doja Cat? [...]

2023-10-07T12:59:29-04:00October 7th, 2023|

Thursday October 5 Lessons – Erin P

Happy October everyone! Hope you all have the best Thanksgiving weekends, regardless of what you get up to :) Grace Sonatina by Satie - when both voices go into one clef, use both hands. Usually, the down stems will be for the LH in this situation.  The first page is a good goal for this week. Chopin Prelude and To a Wild [...]

2023-10-05T21:34:07-04:00October 5th, 2023|

Tuesday, October 3rd

MYLES -Warmups (try at three speeds)           8 on a Hand           Single Strokes *Double stokes (R-R-L-L...) Basic Beat Level 5 - continue to smooth the transition between LH and RH Alfred, Lesson 2, ex. 1-2 (go until 8 for next week) Woeksheet: D.M. p11 JONAH Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo = 100) [...]

2023-10-03T20:44:52-04:00October 3rd, 2023|

Saturday September 30 Lessons – Erin P

Hello everyone! Nice to see you all on this Orange Shirt Day. Noreet Sailing in the Sun - measures 1-8. This piece uses the new skill you learnt = legato (smooth, connected) playing. Notice the rests on some beat 1s. Make sure when you're playing your smooth notes that you let go of them once another key has been played (just [...]

2023-09-30T17:43:31-04:00September 30th, 2023|
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