Charlie Keep working on stick control at around 120bpm. If your hands are free while doing other tasks then try to get as much practice in as possible but try to have at least 10 min/day of focused practice. Keep up the good work! Lucas Focus on Lessons 1 and 2. Play excercises at the tempo I wrote in for [...]
Emet Keep working on Black Dog, it sounds great! Practice Heartbreaker for next time. Keep working on The Snake. It is totally fine to shift your hand to get each finger in the ideal spot. Your technique is looking great on it though, keep it up! Focus on those bar chords this week, from both the E string and the [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Practice the ending of Tom Sawyer from where it says “Verse” on page 4 to the end of page 5. How to practice it most effectively: Focus this week on the 7/8 section toward the end of page 4. [...]
Hey folks, and Happy Thanksgiving! Emmanuel How long to practice: 10 - 15 minutes every day, not just your song but also your intervals. What to Practice: How Great Thou Art. Here’s a track to practice with. Please also work on your intervals, which we picked out today. The PDF with your interval songs is linked here. How parents can help: Encourage to [...]
Hello everyone! Good to see you all this week :) Fiona You're working on all of Mozart's Five Names. Have confidence in yourself, you did every note of our flash cards perfect so you can DEFINITELY handle the pieces in your book. I believe in you! You're also working on 2-note slurs. If your wrist isn't moving like there's a string attached [...]
Jonah Good work today! Recommended time to practice: As you are getting fairly advanced and you are starting with an actual ensemble I would recommend that you practice a minimum of 30 min/ day. What to practice: Keep doing the snare exercises from the last 2 lessons How to practice: Use a metronome, your single strokes can comfortably go up [...]
Elliam: My first piano adventures pp. 44-45. Use a metromome or tap slowly at an even tempo, so you can follow it. Play each note with the beat. Remember to keep both hands in the keyboard as shown in the diagram of page 44. Emilia: Get the book Faber Piano Adventures LESSON BOOK-PRIMER LEVEL (it is NOT the level 1!). [...]
Van Keep practicing Black Dog and Heartbreaker, they're sounding great. Try to play along to the tracks this week (remember YouTube's playback speed function if they are too fast). Keep working on The Ocean, and try to have it memorized for next week. Keep practicing the snake exercise, as well as all the open major chords. Practice your 1324 picking [...]
Announcements Here's the link for the book I sent last week again. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_PprRoGbEO1Evthjesdgsb4RluAeEYcx/view?usp=drivesdk Samson Do 1-8 from the file I shared. Practice at 100-120 bpm. Focus on adjusting your grip; relax and use more wrist. Try learning the double-stroke and closed roll. I'll keep working on it with you next lesson. If you want to play some songs then bring [...]
Francisco: Scales: Practice with both hands, two octaves. Remember to put the thumb in C and F in the right hand, and C and G in the left hand. Happy Birthday: Play the chords with the left hand and the melody in the right hand. (C major --> C-E-G; G major --> G-B-D; F major --> F-A-C) Make a list [...]