Homework for March 2-8

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 [...]

2022-03-03T20:31:38-05:00March 3rd, 2022|

Weekly Homework Post – March 2/3, 2022

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 [...]

2022-03-03T19:21:43-05:00March 3rd, 2022|

March Break Make-Up Schedule • CONFIRM NOW

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 [...]

2022-03-03T12:37:11-05:00March 3rd, 2022|

March 2nd Assignments

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 [...]

2022-03-02T20:29:56-05:00March 2nd, 2022|

Lesson Notes March 1st

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 [...]

2022-03-02T01:07:30-05:00March 2nd, 2022|

Matthew March 1st

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 [...]

2022-02-28T18:49:46-05:00February 28th, 2022|

February 26th Assignment

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 [...]

2022-02-27T01:14:52-05:00February 27th, 2022|

Assignments for the Week of Feb 24 – March 2

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. [...]

2022-02-24T23:13:35-05:00February 24th, 2022|

Homework for the week of Feb. 24 – Mar. 1

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 [...]

2022-02-24T20:59:16-05:00February 24th, 2022|

Weekly Homework Post – February 23/24, 2022

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 [...]

2022-02-24T19:34:37-05:00February 24th, 2022|
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