Guitarist Gergely Szabo has an Advanced Diploma in Music Performance from Cambrian College where he majored in the classical guitar. Over his time there, he completed 2 years of comprehensive pedagogy courses. He also gained well grounded vocal skills, as well as basic knowledge on the piano. Outside of classical music, he exhibits a repertoire of skills and knowledge in playing the genres of rock, blues, and heavy metal music. He has experience in teaching the guitar and the ukulele to a range of people aged 6 to 54.
Gergely’s teaching methods include both the use of books and digital methods. The three main books he uses to teach guitar are as follows: “Guitar Method Book 1 by Will Schmid and Greg Koch,” “Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests RCM Level 1,” and “Classical Guitar Repertoire and Etudes RCM Level 1.” For teaching ukulele, he uses the book “Ukulele Songs for 1, 2, or 3 players by Elizabeth Ragsdale.” Aside from these, he frequently uses the Muse Score application as a play-along practicing tool.
Gergely’s passion for music and his dedication to growing the love of music in others are the biggest reasons why he teaches guitar and ukulele. His approach to teaching involves learning through play. The material he covers with his students is always delivered in a way that is highly interactive. Most of the assigned exercises he gives involve the elements of play that students can enjoy both in class and as homework.
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Tuesday, June 25th
Josh
New song:*** Back In Black by AC/DC
Working on everything up until the guitar solo
See chart in frequently used folder
Nova
Xylophone:
–C and G major scales
–Piano Adventures page 48
I will be posting Nova’s 7-week summer protocol in their Google Drive folder later this week!
Jonah
Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man
–Four new measures: these are complicated! Be sure to practice them slowly, sounding them out
–Play the “five fingers” game to ensure you’re drilling them thoroughly
–When you’re ready, play them up to speed
Take it easy on your injured wrist this week!
Noah
New song*** Green Day: American Idiot
–This week, drill the main beat, trying to get it up to speed. Quarter notes (not eighths as written) on hihat
—-“hearing fast” is the challenge here. Try (1) gradually speeding up with the metronome; (2) keeping the beat on the hihat at performance speed while vocalizing the snare and BD parts
–When this becomes easy, feel free to work on everything up until the middle of page two
Saturday June 22 Lessons – Erin P
Thank you all for solidifying my love of teaching music every Saturday <3 You all rock!
Hakim
Bee is sounding awesome, great work with the transitions between sections.
Scary Swing is tricky and a great longterm goal!
*New* Friday Theme – this piece is well within your level. Watch the D major key signature (F# and C#). You can play along with the recording because this is the real key. I love the fingering you decided on, stick with it, it makes jumping up to that treble E so much easier.
Maria
Today we did this awesome duet found here.
It was an absolute pleasure working with you <3
Shakira
I gave you a print out of Yebba’s Heartbreak – it is definitely above your level, but playing the LH and then the top RH note is NOT outside your level, with practice you can totally handle this. I wrote in the notes above so you can look to this in the future.
Noreet
*New* No Moon Tonight OR Grumpy Old Troll – Moon is in 3/4 and much more legato, whereas Troll is in 4/4 and more staccato and stompy. Have fun with either/both!
Preferred Books for Gergely’s Students
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Hal Leonard Guitar Method
The second edition of this world-famous method by Will Schmid and Greg Koch is preferred by teachers because it makes them more effective while making their job easier. Students enjoy its easy-to-follow format that gives them a solid music education while letting them play songs right away. Book 1 provides beginning instruction including tuning, 1st position melody playing, C, G, G7, D7, and Em chords, rhythms through eighth notes, solos and ensembles and strumming.


