Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Practice playing page 3 of Tom Sawyer starting two bars before where it says “Chorus.” How to practice it most effectively: Focus on the transitions in this section. Practice it slowly enough that you can connect each bar to [...]
Happy 1st of December everyone! Hope everyone who participates in advent calendars had an exciting morning! I did, as I have a Nespresso one this year :) Fiona Your new piece is Mixed Up Rag and you're working on measures 1-8. This piece introduced the interval of a 4th. A 4th is where, including the first note, there are 4 note [...]
Gerardo: "The Girl From Ipanema": Put together the melody in the right hand with the chords in the left hand. If you want, you can use the recording you like to get the rhythms of the melody. Remember that both the Gm7 and the F#º chords last half the others. "Ice Skaters": Play with the repetitions in order (first page, [...]
Hello Everybody, Please note the following important adjustments to your schedule in the coming weeks, which are necessary to accommodate important academic and professional commitments for Jakob. 13 DEC - Online 20 DEC - Online Make-up day pending, watch in early December for emails. 3 JAN - Online As usual your online lessons will be done via Zoom and can [...]
Francisco: "The Entertainer": Reinforce the bit seen in class. Remember to use the 5th finger in G (left hand) when playing the sequence, so it is easier to play the chord. My Piano Adventures pp. 28: Read for next class. If you have any doubt regarding the notes in the left hand, see the top of the page. Maria Ines: [...]
Mike Nice work on Crazy Little Thing Called Love! Remember to practice this tune slowly, while focusing on keeping a steady rhythm. Try to play along to the song slowed down. We will finish this tune next time. Work on Ballad of John and Yoko this week. Have a listen to the song to get a feel for the rhythm [...]
Isla What we did today: We worked on the final few pages of “Guy That I’d Kind of Be Into” Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day or more. What to practice: Review the parts we learned today and keep notes of what’s throwing you so we can review and fix things next week. How to practice most effectively: The rhythm is tricky [...]
Hi everybody! Report cards went home today, or if you are a remote student yours was mailed earlier this week. Let us know if you have any questions:) Isabella I missed you today! Keep playing Driving in the G Clef, Best Friends, and your RH C Major one octave scale. Jadon You're working on O Holy Night from the beginning until [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Caroline Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes per day What to practice: Practice playing the two main beats from “When September Ends” by Green Day. How to practice it most effectively: Practice these beats slowly at first to make sure that you’ve got all the notes in the right spots. In [...]
Emmanuel What we worked on today: We dug into our song, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”. Recommended minutes to practice: About 20 minutes a day. What to practice: “O Come, O Come” How to practice it most effectively: Take note of your breath and your vowels. We have some funky words in this song, so take some time to play with your vowels. [...]