Hello! What a great Saturday full of lessons! Berke: Today we reviewed our scales. Please continue practicing C Major hands together, paying close attention to the fingerings of the descent of the scale. Start to practice G Major hands together slowly. When practicing the triads at the end of the scale please ensure Berke plays these with his first, third, [...]
Hello all, Your lesson notes are as follows: Eva Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes, 4 to 5 days a week What to practice: Tub Time: finish this piece off! After reviewing notes, finger numbers, and counting, try performing the piece (playing start to finish with dynamics) Gliding Goldfish: Read the words for the piece and see if you [...]
Lila - Great first lesson today! Congratulations. Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Technique: the grip and playing position (V-shape, dribbling the basket ball, backs of hands facing up) Basic Beat Level 1 Step 1) Count "1 2 3 4" Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) on all the counts Step 3) [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is your homework for this week: How long to practice: 5-10 min a day What to practice: Theory workbook pgs. 32, 33, and 36 Stepping up Stepping Down- Review in all keys Heart and Soul- Review How to practice: Theory- remember the placements of notes, e.g. C has its own line in the middle, [...]
Great to see you again everyone! I'm back from England and had a great time subbing for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Midsummer Night's Dream at the Barbican. Click here to see some onstage concert footage! You'll see me and Harriet Riley, the two percussionists on the show, following along with the actors on stage, and playing all kinds [...]
Hello! We had a very productive class today! Berke: We reviewed the C Major and D Major scales. For this week please practice with a metronome. This is available online for free via google. For the D Major scale please practice these hands separately at 75BPM (75 beats per minute). We also reviewed the C Major scale and tried playing [...]
Hakim Technical Exercises - Continue practicing D Major scale 1 octave hands together, especially focusing on stepping down in the scale Practice as solid blocked hand positions, and stepping legato, staccato, and detached Bartok Exercises - Working through #7 and 8 Make sure you are confident of starting notes/hand positions Watch out for changing hand positions and new key signature [...]
Hello! Lesson notes are as follows: Eva Great job with the King and Queen’s Cat this week! Nice work on counting and dynamic contrast. Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes, 4 to 5 days a week What to practice: Matching notes on the staff with notes on the keyboard, see image attached Tub Time!: this piece will focus [...]
Hello Everyone! Some great work was done in lessons this week. Noreet: Today we reviewed our C Major and G Major scales. Continue to warm up with these as you practice at home. Try playing both hands together slowly. We sight read "Cathedral Chimes" and "Sounds from the Gumdrop Factory" today from the Piano Adventures 2B book. A [...]
Henry Great work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min a day What to practice: Heart and Soul- Follow new music, pay attention to long and short notes Theory workbook- Finish page 35 Stepping Up Stepping Down- review different keys How to practice Heart and Soul: Think of the long and short notes switching [...]