Vibrato Exercise wrist should never be higher than rest of arm focus in on the C string. Especially 3rd and 4th fingers. Support 4th finger with teh 3rd finger leave the thumb where it is. Relaxed and bent try not to change the pitch with the oscillations D major work on 2 notes per bow. Not stopping the bow and [...]
Hello everyone! Hope the 2nd week of school treated everyone well:) Jadon You're working on My Heart Will Go On. You're exploring the first page. I would take it hands seperate for the most part. You are aware of the LH harmonies and can hear the song in your ear which is fantastic. Try to use a consistent fingering whenever possible, [...]
Charlie Recommended practice: if you can get your hands on a practice pad, try practicing alternating single strokes and paradiddles at a comfortable speed. Turn on the metronome and let the exercise be relaxing but try to even out your hands. Nice meeting you today!
Happy Saturday everyone. Hoping this chillier weather is treating you well. I know we had some tech issues today. Hopefully that didn’t put too much of a damper on your lessons. Isla Looking forward to working with you this semester! Recommended minutes to practice: I would recommend at least 10 minutes a day, where you can squeeze it in. What to [...]
Emet You should continue to work on your arrangement of Smoke on the Water, it is sounding great! Keep working on your open chords: G C D E A. We will continue to work on those bar chord shapes next time. Try to practice the bar chord shape without your 1st finger for now. Also, practice relaxing before you play [...]
Hi everyone, Here are your assignments for this week: Will Recommended minutes to practice: 20-30 minutes per day What to practice: Review the fills and transitions from page 1 and 2 of Tom Sawyer, then work on the new section starting at the last line of page 3. How to practice it most effectively: Focus this week on the things [...]
Happy Thursday everyone! Hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful fall weather we’re having right now. And hoping all the kids are enjoying being back to school. Raavie So nice getting to know you today! We went through my expectations for practice and set up a game plan. Recommended minutes to practice: 10 - 15 minutes a day. We will be [...]
Hi everyone! Hope the first full week of school has been treating you well <3 Fiona You're working on The Lonely Pine and Lil Liza Jane. In Lonely Pine, the position changes are the parts you should practice first. Count yourself a steady beat and practice getting from the RH C position to the RH F position in time. The [...]
Jonah Recommended hours of practice:10-30min/day What to practice: keep working on the rock beat and start learning the jazz beat. How to practice: Remember to play fills every 4 bars. Try making as many different fills as possible, what you did today was good keep at it! Don't forget to land on the crash cymbal after a fill. You can [...]
Gerardo: Allegro in D major (3A) How to practice: At a slow tempo, put both hands together. If a passage is to chalenging, study with separate hands. For next week study the first page. Down by the bay (2B) How to practice: Start reading the piece. Pay special attention to the chord changes. Caedan: Copy Cat. How to practice: Read [...]