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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Thursday March 21 Lessons – Erin P
WELCOME BACKKKKKK! So lovely to see you all and here you had a lovely March break! <3
Liam
Sonatina in G major – first part continue HS. Last line HT. The grace notes are supposed to be light short accents, not crunchy solid minor 2nds, so ensure you are just adding a little note before the main one, not smushing them both down the same time.
*New* Ragtime pg1 in piano pronto – the LH is on 2 and 4, like the hihat of a swing beat. The RH uses a short-long-short rhyrhm. Listen to the melody (beginning at 1:00) with lyrics here.
This week, start at the TOP of your scales/triads and go downards and then go back up. Sometimes just flipping it around helps the brain, and you’ll likely get more practice of the descending this way.
Katarina
Catch a Comet unit – both pieces. Count aloud. Here is a fantastic follow along video for the longer piece.
Next week we will play the game from this unit.
Marita
Nightingale – excellent reading today! Now you can add in the G minor middle section as well. Great job with the written fingering.
Sara
Maple Leaf Rag – sounding really nice and clean!
This week I would like you to look at each of your 5 planned exam pieces (Air in Bb, Sonatina in C, Nighttime, Cloud Dance, Ballade) and see what ones need the most “dusting off” and come next week telling me what you discovered and then we’ll make a plan together.
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/ear-interval/afrdyyngneyyyyyy
Marco
Superman Theme – Great job adding in all the little 3rds and 6ths for harmony! The rhythms are pretty crazy for this piece, tied triplets and such, so listen to the recordings and play how it sounds best. If feeling confident, add in those LH constant Cs.
Cranky Cat – m1-16. Watch your F# in the quick little “trill”. Keep going in the bridge, first learn it with the hands taking turns.
*New* Jump Pop Hop – this one is easy note wise, but trickier to get all notes perfectly even and shaped in an interesting way. Lines 1,3,4 are parallel motion, while line 2 the hands move contrary to each other.
Keep all technique prepared.
Daniel
This week I would like you to look at each of your 4 planned exam pieces (Minuet, Periwinkle, Breezy, The Wind) and see what ones need the most “dusting off” and come next week telling me what you discovered and then we’ll make a plan together.
It is important to have the page open and be really looking at it this week, since you have played Periwinkle and Breezy a lot for fun, perhaps something’s have evolved and changed and are no longer completely accurate to the page, keep an eye out for this!
Keep all technique prepared. Great job on the formula, work to eliminate the repeated note you do the first time the hands split directions.
Greta
*New* Minuet in F – A section. Each circle of notes is a triad, feel free to play them blocked (all three notes at once) at first if that helps you to start. A minuet is a dance, and though it is not a waltz, it’s still in 3 and maintains the strong-weak-weak beat idea. LH is entirely detached. Listen here.
Maintain all your technical requirements.
Tuesday, March 19th
Myles
ACDC: Back in Black–DONE!!!
***NEW SONG: Livin’ On A Prayer by Bon Jovi
–Opening fill (“3e&a 4 & “)
**Please bring a binder/duotang for handouts on this one. I’ll be writing it out for you by hand
Jonah
Warmups (1min/ea)
–Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo=120)
–Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100)
–Stick Control: ex. 57-64 (160bpm)
Joel Rothman Book: Lesson 17**
Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boy: everything up until Chorus
Josh
Say It Ain’t So main beat–four times in a row
Alfred Lesson 6: exercise 1
Noah
Warmups:
–New triplet choreography worksheet (on the google drive)**
–Double-stroke progression: Natural rebound–>”pick it up” after 2 bounces–>drags/ruffs–>double-strokes
–Flams, Flam accents (careful that the LH flam doesn’t get reversed!), Flam Taps, Flam Paradiddles**
No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age
–Keep working on the Chorus, add everything up until the coda
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…)
AC/DC: Back in Black
–Being learning four-on-the-snare groove from worksheet
Will
Pad Exercises (1min/ea):
–Triplet Exercise (goal tempo=135)
–Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=110)
–Roll Exercises (90bpm)
–Flams, Flam Accents, Flam Taps
–Rhythm exercise 40bpm
Syncopation Ex. 2 lines 1-5
Spanish Joint by D’Angelo: full song
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
