Enjoy the long weekend everybody :) Liam Eb Major scale. Fingering: RH 312 3412 3. LH 321 4321 3 Star Wars. Be sure the LH is not so loud it drowns out the melody. Use the written RH fingering we worked on. Have fun with however much you have time to work on this week! Prelude in A minor. Awesome job [...]
Gerardo: "The Girl from Ipanema": Practice the chord sequence for the B section (left hand) for next class. Once you have that solved, practice the B section with the melody in the right hand. Pay attention to where the chords fall in relation to the melody. Write in your notebook the chords that follow, as well as why they are [...]
Samson Now that you can comfortably play through the whole piece, work on rhythmic accuracy and your timing. Practicing with a metronome and listening for downbeats seems to help. Turn the metronome to 400 so you can hear all the subdivisions and make sure to really listen. Mess around with the paradiddles and hi-hat pattern I showed you. Remember to [...]
Emet Nice work on Sweet Child of Mine! Try to play through the whole song! Great work on Salute Your Solution today! Practice the (bar) chords and the riff. Try to play along to the song! Focus on memorizing the frets I assigned to you today. It will be incredibly helpful to get familiar with more of the neck! Keep [...]
Francisco: Piano adventures p. 32-33 "A little Night Music". Read both pages for next class. Remember that the dotted half note lasts 3 beats. Pay attention to the accents and dynamics of the piece as well. Practice the first part of "Athlete Theme" with separate hands. Maria Ines: Payphone: Put the melody with the chords together. (Chord sequence is always [...]
Happy Valentines Week everyone! Isla Great work this week! We’re putting “Dead Mom” on the backburner for the time being, and focusing on “What’s Wrong With Me” from Mean Girls. Here’s your sheet music and a track to practice with. Spend some time this week getting familiar with the song and mark up your sheet music with any parts that [...]
Happy weekend everyone! Enjoy Valentine's Day this coming week :) I appreciate all your hard work. Jadon Saints, use any LH rhythms you want using the written chords while playing the RH melody. Avatar, love the blocked chord practice you’re doing! Also love the one beat over and over slowly tactic we used in class. Keep using these strategies throughout [...]
Jonah Keep working on the snare etude. J want you to play it for me next ween with as few mistakes as possible, think of it like a test if that helps but still try to have fun with it! Work on your paradiddles the way we did today at the beginning of your lesson. Always practice with a metronome [...]
Mike Great work on Let It Be! We will continue to work on the phrasing of the melody. A helpful trick would be to learn the words and sing along while playing. We are, after all, trying to sound more 'vocal-like' when playing melodies. Remember, the song is your best resource! Pay attention to the way each line is phrased. [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Elliot Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: Practice beats #13-15 from the new page as well as the two variations of the main beat from “Watermelon Man” by Herbie Hancock: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10YGpSqgr9Z2SExyhXz7k1evG3C0t2VEc?usp=share_link How to practice it most effectively: With the new beats, focus on the control of [...]