Hi all, Good work this week. Keep up the effort. Beethoven said "to play a wrong note is insignificant, to play without passion is inexcusable." Please see your specific homework below. Student 1: Vlada Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min What to practice: 5 min you tube warmup, 10 minutes Scarborough Fair How to practice it most effectively: Get comfortable [...]
Just a reminder to everyone that next week will be our last week of lessons before March break, and then we will have one week off before we resume lessons again! Jaron - nice work playing G Major 2 octaves for the first time today! - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week - Practice: G, D, and A Major [...]
Hello Everybody! Please click to view the MARCH BREAK Make-Up lesson schedule now. Remember, there are no regularly scheduled lessons during March 14-20, with lessons resuming on or after March 21st. As always, you must call the office to confirm your lesson time at 416-651-7529. Remember that we are still running a little light on staffing due to Covid, so [...]
Sebastian How many minutes to practice: 15-30mins What to practice: This week Sebastian I want you to work on the Lesson 3 beats and reading. How to practice effectively: Good work today Sebastian! If you can see if you can get a hold of the book we're using, its Joel Rothman's Reading, Rudiments, and Rock Drumming. This week, write in the counts [...]
Hi there, Good work this week everybody! take care, Ted Susan We worked on: Billie's Bounce What to practice: Billie's Bounce (melody plus chords from Blues Harmony sheet I sent you), In A Sentimental Mood, Bach Invention #1. Noah We worked on: scales, watermelon man, Marcha Do Remador What to practice: work on getting Marcha Do Remador melody [...]
Glad to see you're feeling better this week! D major two octaves extensions are looking really good. Make sure to keep practicing with a D drone nice thumb movement on the extension tend to over compensate and end up too LOW when moving back into regular first position Work on 2 and 4 notes per bow 2nd position shifting exercise [...]
Jonathan Recommended amount of practice time: 30 mins a day What to practice: This week Jonathan I want you to practice the Lesson 15 beats and polish up the Amen Break How to practice effectively: Lesson 15 beats aren't too crazy, just try to get used to grooving with the right hand playing more notes than usual. If you're feeling adventurous, try playing [...]
Hi everyone, With the transition to ZOOM video lessons, I am no longer able to write down notes and musical material in the students’ books/binders. Instead, I have created PDF documents for each of you and dropped them into a Google Drive folder. The link to your documents is listed in the What to practice heading under your name below. [...]
Hi all, Keep up the hard work and beautiful music making. "Without music, life would be a mistake." (Nietzsche) Student 1: Vlada Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes per day What to practice: Vocal warmups for 5 minutes (you tube), 10 minutes on Scarborough Fair How to practice it most effectively: Sing the parts that are the most challenging. It [...]
I hope everyone had a great long weekend! Only a few weeks until March break! Jaron - Recommended practice time: 15 min/day, 5 days/week - Practice: G, D, and A Major scales (1 octave, doing our usual posture and bow hold check each time before playing), and Andantino (remember to use the accent on the half notes and differentiate between [...]