Marco, Daniel, Julian: Marco Keep working on your C and also G major one octave HS scales :) RH fingering is 12312345 and LH is 54321 321 for both. G major is all white keys except for F#. Focus on having as little movement in your arm as you tuck your thumb under. Pretend that tucking your thumb under is [...]
Lucas You're making good progress through the book now! Keep working on the usual things from the book but this week focus on practicing alternating strokes leading left with an accent. Do this with a metronome at 240 bpm and remember to relax! Try taping your sticks just to remind you where your thumb should be for your grip. [...]
Hey everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful holidays and a Happy New Year with your loved ones. ? Sahira What we worked on: We reviewed “How Far I’ll Go” and decided to begin working on “O Christmas Tree” linked here is a folder I created her with will have all her sheet music moving forward, so save it. I’ll [...]
Gerardo: "Snowflake Ragtime": Study the first page of the song with both hands. Use a slow tempo, and be careful with the fingering. If needed, repeat the four bars of the melody as a loop in order to get used to the rhythm of the left hand.
Congrats on your final lesson of 2022! I'm very proud of all your growth this year. In the folders I sent home with you there's a BINGO sheet of fun piano activites to apply to any piece of music you want. Get 5 in a row (or a blackout!!) and bring the sheet in to show me at our first [...]
Jonah Good job on the kit today! It's been a while since we've learned a full piece so let's try to play through the incredibles over the next couple lessons. Have fun with it!
Lizzie What we worked on: We learned about Treble Clef and Bass Clef today. How long to practice: 10 minutes a day. What to practice: Try and work through pages 22 and 23 in your workbook, all about the quarter note. How to practice most effectively: Have mom and dad read the instructions on the page to you. And bring your book to our [...]
Hi everyone! Stay safe in the slush tomorrow :) In person friends, I have a small piano gift for you next week for our final lesson of 2022! Fiona Flute of the Andes - We learnt about the perfect 4th interval in our last piece, and this song uses almost exclusively 4ths. This piece is also entirely Cs and Gs, [...]
Mike Nice job on Daytripper! Stick with it! Try to play along to the song this week. Good work on About Damn Time this week. Listen to the tune and piece together the different parts we learned today. This tune is tricky, so practice the riff slowly (but in time). Remember we have to down tune our E to an [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Practice playing all the way through Tom Sawyer at a comfortable speed. How to practice it most effectively: Start by reviewing the newest material from page 3. Make sure you can play through page 3 without stopping. Then, look [...]