Hi everyone! Happy February :) Liam *New Piece* Major-Minor Bop. Ensure you play very staccato, but not with a tense arm. The RH will be finger staccato which feels like scratching a spot of the keys, or your fingers runnin gon a treadmill. The LH will be doing wrist staccato which involves strong finger joints, and a fluid wrist like when [...]
Gerardo: "Snowflake Rag": Before playing the complete piece, review and practice each one of the transitions between parts. Play them twice or thrice each. Think about the order of these transitions before playing. That way, you will tend to stop less between parts. Start practicing the dynamics, and pay special attention to the crescendo in the coda. Caedan: Piano Adventures: [...]
Samson Here's the link to the etude:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10Ge9rCczPmU1IEunM5X81VUzmuyy_NbI?usp=sharing. Try to have a routine when you practice, do some stick control and other rudiments every day as a warm-up for 5-10 min and then spend some time on any assigned pieces (the etude for now) or just have some fun on the kit. It may help to block out a specific time [...]
Jayden Blitzkrieg Bop sounds great! Keep working on getting smooth transitions between chords. Keep practicing along to the song. American Idiot sounds great too. Focus on the rhythm of this tune. Listen to the song if you need a refresher. Good job on Should I Stay Or Should I Go today! Listen to the song this week and try to [...]
Francisco: "The Entertainer": Put together the last phrase of the song with both hands. Start slow, and increase the tempo progressively. Then, play the complete song (with its repetitions) at a normal tempo. Piano Adventures p. 30 "Bus Stop Boogie": Read complete. Can you name the chords you are playing? Maria Ines: "In the Stars": Practice the verse of the [...]
Hi everyone! Hope you’re all keeping warm and safe in the snow. Apologies for this week’s homework being late - the snow seems to have somehow blown out my internet. I just got it back, so getting this to you as quickly as I could! Lizzie We began working on our first song - Believer by Imagine Dragons! Here’s [...]
Jonah Your rhythm is getting steadier with time and your natural instincts can usually keep you on beat. Try to go back to the basics if you want to improve further from where you're at, it's easy to learn new things but much more rewarding to actually master something. Really try to practice every day and do things like stick [...]
Hey everyone! So, so sorry to have missed you today. I have a gnarly stomach bug :( Happy practicing though, have a great week! I'm off to sleep more now. Isabella If you still have the folder I gave your for Christmas handy, try and learn Pop Goes the Weasel on your own! I believe you can do it :) Jadon [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Review the scales and arpeggios that we worked on in your lesson today: C, G, D, A, F, B-flat, and E-flat. How to practice it most effectively: For each scale, first figure out how many sharps or flats are [...]
Mike Great work on Bad Moon Rising! Your right hand was looking really good today. I like that it was not waiting for your left hand to transition chords. Practice this tune slow this week and you will see what I mean. Keep making sure your right hand stays locked in the strumming pattern. Keep going with the exercise for [...]