Happy Halloween!! G minor Melodic Work on making it a true 8 per bow not moving the arm for extension G minor Harmonic active thumb in 4th position watch arm for extension Somersaults and carwheels think about 1st finger replacing 3rd finger increase tempo plucking, no stopping for shifts/position changes. Think ahead. add the bow add dynamics when adding the [...]
Happy Halloween weekend everyone! <3 Grace Continue to work on Playful Snakelets and Melancholy Reflections. Beat to beat practice on on snakelets, hearing the imitation between hands. Melancholy Reflections will benefit from hands separate practice until fluent. Have fun warming up with the Dozen a Day exercises you screenshotted. Think about HOW your wrists and fingers are moving as you [...]
Jonah Good job today on the xylophone! Keep learning to read music a bit on your own so it's not as difficult during lessons. Work on getting consistent double bounces in your strokes and practice more swung 8ths (jazz/shuffle pattern). Charlie Try learning the 16th notes grid, if you do what I did with you in the lesson every day [...]
Hello Everybody! We will be moving our class location from Jill & the Beanstalk temporarily, for the remainder of the Fall classes. The new location will be 860 College St., 1 block from the current location, right on the corner of College St. and Concord Ave. We are excited to have some fresh scenery to liven things up, and look [...]
Hello lovely people! Hope you have a lovely and safe Halloween :) Fiona You're working on all of The Juggler this week. Remember all the crossing over notes are staccato and bouncy. Really good job! Next week we're going to tackle the Kite song on the next few pages, you can take a few peeks at it. How does playing 2nds [...]
Gerardo: "Allegro in D major": Study the whole piece with the repetitions, at a moderate tempo and without stopping even if you make mistaes. Add the dynamics. Pay special attention to the crescendo in mm. 7-8. "Ice Skaters": Practice the first page with separate hands. Don't forget to count in the bars where the left hand rests. Elliam: My First [...]
Hello Everybody! Jeffrey will be away on November 22, 29, and December 6. We have the following solutions planned for these dates to minimize interruption: Nov. 22 - Lessons for this day will be moved to Saturday, November 26th, and are currently planned for the following times: Samson - 1:30 Lucas - 2:15 Patricia - 2:45 If this is not [...]
Samson Good job following along with the xylophone stuff today, it's completely optional whether you want to do it but if you're at all still interested we'll continue chipping away at it during lessons. Try to relax a lot more no matter what instrument you're playing, you'll be able to play a lot faster if you do. Lucas Good work [...]
Eric Keep working on Bad Moon Rising, it sounds great! Keep practicing the transitions between chords. Work on Let It Be for next time. Focus on the F chord especially, and try moving that shape around. Start with the bar on your first finger, and then try to incorporate the other fingers. Remember to arch those fingers and use the [...]
Francisco: The Entertainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmruHc4S9Q Practice both hands separately. The chords in the left and are: C (C-E-G) / C/ F (F-A-C)/ Fm (F-Ab-C) /C/ G (G-B-D) /C Maria Ines: Practice D minor and G major scales with parallel and contrary motion. Memorize Before You Go (chords, melody and lyrics). Pay special attention to remember where the chords fall with the [...]