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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Homework for April 15-22
Maya
Great work today Maya!! Here is this week’s homework:
Recommended min to practice: 10-15 per day
What to practice: C-D-E, Rainbow, Baby Bear (spend more time on C-D-E because you are playing that for the the recital)
How to practice:
C-D-E- focus on rhythm. Know when you are playing quarter notes and when you are playing half notes. Practice with the metronome, and follow the clicks exactly, do not rush or lag behind.
Baby Bear- line 3 remember the pattern -C-D-E going up, then C, then E-D-C going down.
How parents can support practice- listen and guide. Help with preparation of the recital. Supervise her progress in the rhythm of C-D-E, making sure she practices correctly and uses the metronome.
See you next week :)
Saturday, April 11th
Jack
We have been warming up with Visual Drumset Method, and continue working on Seven Nation Army. By the end of class, Jack was able to play the Interlude phrase. Next step for him, is to play the verse pattern at a certain amount of repeats, and transition into Interlude and eventually play that whole section with the music.
Adam
We worked on several things today. We worked through some stick control page 5, and I have assigned page 10 to him for this coming week. Moving on from just eighth notes, this is to train dexterity and rhythmic sense around 16th notes. Practise in repetition with metronome, and pay attention to which hand you land on after the 16th notes. Then we chose our next song, which is RHCP’s Under the Bridge. I would first like him to work on the rimshot. Keep the back end of the stick always on the drum, and aim for always one sound, slightly muffled. Let’s aim to get the first two lines down. Attaching the link to the drive again in case you have trouble finding the music.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XSqHcZP_SxYA0G4XB7aF2ZJOf4uSYwAn?usp=drive_link
Nicolas and Santino
The brothers worked on Uptown Funk together. Santino on drums, Nicolas on mallet. I taught them how to play the intro and the pre chorus and had them play it together. This is to train ensemble playing while building knowledge of basic rock patterns for Santino. We will try to link more sections together next class.
Efe: Homework for the Week of September 13th-19th
- find the guitar strap and always practice and play the guitar with it on. (If it’s lost, then please get a new one.)
- get a capo.
- find the notebook for class for next week.
- if you don’t already have these, then please buy the following books and bring them to class. These are the Amazon links for them.
Elementary Music Theory Book 1
RCM Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 1
- only practice with a guitar pick (for now). Bring a guitar pick to class next week.
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.


