Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Practice at least four new comping rhythms from the new page provided and practice playing them along with the jazz backing tracks: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17pjkCZ1jfMdjwRqFBMaPIG_hKMb3gQGz?usp=share_link How to practice it most effectively: Start by figuring out the rhythms in the comping patterns. [...]
May the 4th be with you all !!! Liam Camptown Races - Have fun with the new LH accompaniment pattern. This is another one with the DC al Fine form where you play end to end, go back to the beginning and then end where it says Fine. Duel of the Fates - great progress!! Practice the little D# F# E [...]
Gerardo: "Tchaikovsky's Theme": Practice the piece following the dynamic marks. Remember that the overall volume of the piece is on the softer side. The first phrase is always soft, and you grow louder in the second phrase. Take a few minutes to practice the sudden p in bar 16 and the jumps in the coda. If you have time, start [...]
Francisco: Overworld theme: Practice the left hand of the B section. The idea is that you have to be able to play it without looking at your hand. Also practice the bit we put together. Piano Adventures: "Ode to Joy". Since you already know the melody, pay special attention to the left hand on p. 45. Try always to read [...]
Francisco: Overworld Theme: Practice the left hand for the B section, and the bit seen in class with both hands. The idea is that you manage to play the left hand without looking at it. Piano Adventures, p. 44-45: "Ode to Joy". Since you already know the melody, on page 44 focus on bars 9-12, and always try to read [...]
Have a great week everyone! Enjoy the first few days of May as they arrive :) Isabella My Friends - Watch for the tied note across the bar line, you will hold it for beat 4 and 1 (because it is two quarter notes added together) E major scale - 4 black keys this time, F#, G#, C#, D#. Same [...]
I'm loving this weather, not too hot but nice and sunny :) Enjoy the week everyone. Liam Duel of the Fates - the key signature is E minor which has F#s, the most commonly used accidental is the D#. Don't rush it, take it easy. The Matador - ensure there is a big contrast between the texture of the A and B [...]
Gerardo: "Tchaikovsky's theme": Try to speed it up a little bit (use the metronome to go gradually faster). Practice the pedal changes. Make sure you are lifting the foot at the right moment. Stop and listen: you should not get the two chords mixed, or a halt in between chords. "The Girl from Ipanema": Practice the song by doing the [...]
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Francisco: Overworld Theme (Mario): Practice the first part with both hands. Be particularly careful about differentiating between the slow (quarter notes) and the fast (eight notes) rhythms. For the second part (right hand), practice with your hand as close to the notes as possible. Try not to move it too much from its position. That way you'll gain speed. Maria [...]