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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Saturday May 11 Lessons – Erin P
Today was fantastic :) Enjoy Mother’s Day tomorrow <3
Hakim
Lost Woods – GREAT progress!! Your LH position changes are sounding really good. Continue to do practice at slower tempos to get it as “clean” as possible. If there are spots that always go perfect hands together, only play them in performing mode, they don’t need special like the spots that often sound messy do.
*New* Legend from DeltaRune – m18-25. Learn the RH melody with consistent timing. Practice playing the all-white-note triads of A minor, G, F, E minor, D minor, and C. Next week we will decide what rhythm/pattern we want to play them in and will begin hands together work. For now, get used to that descending line, they each last 1 bar long.
*New Scale* F Major. F major has one black key = B flat. LH has completely normal fingering (54321 321), however due to the Bb, RH is an exception! RH will go 1234 1234 (so thumb under and lands on C), ending on finger 4 will feel weird, but it’s just how the cookie crumbles for this one scale.
Maria
Golden Hour – Continue to put extra work into the bar before and after each chord change so you can get it seamless. At the bottom of the second page, explore the RH vocal line hands seperate. Notice the 4 sharps in the key signautre. Once the melody begins, the LH should take a backseat volume-wise.
Warmup with an E major scale to get comfy with this key signature.
Shakira
Saturn by SZA – I tranposed the intro into C and wrote it out for you in 8th notes. Remember to use all your fingers so you can perform this with minimal awkward fingering moves.
Noreet
*New* Kaleidoscope Colours – Listen to it here, notice her volume changes with each line. Both hands are in treble clef!!! As the intervals (distance betweeen notes) get smaller, one of the notes stays the same, as the other changes – notice this in each line.
Warmup with your C and G scales, as well as C triad patterns.
Saturday, May 11th
Jack
Working on 4- and 8-counts
Repeat-after-Me game
Working on two parts at once:
–LH plays “1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +” while RH plays on “2” and “4”
Nova
RECITAL PREP
Alouette
Row, Row, Row
Daft Punk: Lose Yourself to Dance
NEW SONG Conan Gray: Maniac
Robbie
Warmups (30sec/ea):
–8 on a hand exercise
–Single Stroke Roll (L-R-L-R….) playing smooth, even, controlled strokes
–Double Stroke Roll (L-L-R-R…)
–Paradiddles (L-R-L-L R-L-R-R…)
Dani California
–Listening carefully to the song
–Practice your listening by counting in at different speeds
Jared
Padwork (1min/ea)
–Triplet ex. (Goal Tempo=130)
–Sixteenth-Note Exercise (goal tempo = 100)
–Flam Taps: try “breaking down” this rudiment (slow–>max speed–>slow)
–Singles, Doubles, Paradiddles – goal tempo: 130bpm
NEW SOng***Stevie Wonder: Superstition
Josh
Keep working on Another One Bites the Dust with the recording! See you tomorrow at the recital. :)
Koel
Music exam: O Canada on bells and Snare drum
–Good luck! You’re really well prepared. Remember to take a deep breath and not to go too fast :) You’ll do great!
Tracie
Warmups
–Triplet Exercise 85bpm*** (1min)
–Rhythm Ex 60bpm–aim for one measure for each rhythm
SOCA BEAT!
–In addition to last week’s exercises, remember to keep playing and stay relaxed! Tensing up is your biggest obstacle with this beat.
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.
Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests
