NOVA - Girl Guides Assignment on Sheila E. -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 [...]
It's almost October!! My favourite time of year:) I love the spooky season and the music that goes along with it. Liam Niimi Aandeg - page 2 - really good effort! Keep the same way you've been practicing this. Play it one line at a time, rather than having to constantly restart whenver you make a mistake. Raiders in the [...]
MYLES -Warmups (try at three speeds) 8 on a Hand Single Strokes *Double stokes (R-R-L-L...) *Basic Beat Level 5 = switching hands Worksheet: Alfred, Lesson 2, ex. 1-2 (go until 8 for next week) JONAH Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo = 100) 1 measure RH, two [...]
Happy first day of Fall everyone! <3 You're sounding great, thanks to your hard work and practice! Noreet *New* Little River - This introduces a new Italian music word = "Legato". It literally means "bound" like "bound together" which is why we connect the notes sound together without a break. When you play this piece, your fingers will walk on the keys, [...]
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? [...]
Happy Fall everyone! <3 You're sounding great, I'm lucky to have ears around you all. Grace To a Wild Rose - Start at last two lines of the song and practice hands separate a bunch to become fluent. Remember you do not need to maintain strict timing, at the climax of the piece at the top of page 2 you [...]
MYLES -Warmups (try at three speeds) 8 on a Hand Single Strokes *Basic Beat Level 4 Same as 3, but LH plays on the crash and Left Foot (LF) plays Hihat on "2" and "4" Worksheet: Alfred, Lesson 1. Ex. 1-7 (please print from Google Drive) *Combination Study next week JONAH Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo = 100) 1 measure RH, [...]
Hey everybody! Hope you had a great first full week of school:) Noreet All of Firefly - Great job recognizing which bars are repeats of other bars in the song. You also noticed that the last line includes C major triads (skips), which are a pattern you recognize. Currently your focus is recognizing steps vs skips and the direction that [...]
NOVA -Warmups (30 sec each) -New Warm Up Song: Back Pocket -8 on a hand -Singles; doubles; paradiddles -Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) Ride Pattern Exercise -Fruit Salad game *Alfred Lesson 4 **please print (google drive) *Ex. 1-8 **New worksheet: Drumset Musician p. 11 *keep working on #6 a) **extra challenge: learn #7 a) Xylophone Musical Alphabet C Major Scale note reading: [...]
Another beautiful week, and cooler fall weather is approaching! Yippee! I appreciate all of you already working hard on your musical journeys :) Grace To a Wild Rose - Today we received clarity by playing the voices separate (especially m39 onwards). Be sure to ensure you're using the best fingering for achieving maximum legato feel. Focus on not splitting the [...]