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, March 5th
Myles
Xylophone
–C major scale
–identifying the musical alphabet
–up to p16 in the pno book
ACDC: Back in Black
–GREAT!! you’ve pretty much mastered the whole song. Basically the bridge section needs work yet
—-the main thing with the bridge section is to get into that new groove on time, put the crashes in the right place, and get the fill at the end of the bridge section
–review the guitar solo section for next week
Josh
Review: Say It Ain’t So main beat and Lesson 5 combination study (can you do it without writing in the numbers?
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
–End of guitar solo: good
–Add in the following Chorus
–Being learning four-on-the-snare groove from worksheet
Francisco
Warmups (30sec/ea., find goal speed):
–8 on a hand (140bpm)
–Singles (sixteenths at 140bpm)
–doubles (16ths at 90*)
–Paradiddles (16ths at 90*)
Drumset Musician p12 ex 12-15** a)
AC/DC: Back in Black
–Focusing on the Bridge Section**
–Feel free to finish of the song in your practicing this week
*Begin thinking about next songs
Saturday March 2nd Lessons – Erin P
Happy March everyone! <3 I appreciate you all so much!
Hakim
B Major scale – in preparation for the Zelda piece. This scale only has two white keys, which makes the standard fingering seem very logical. B C# D# E F# G# A# B. RH fingering is same as always 123 12345. LH will start finger 4! It will go 4321 4321. Hands seperate this week.
*New* Steampunk – first 3 lines. Watch your tied notes. In the 3rd phrase, you play D with finger 5 and then switch to finger 2 so you can reach higher notes, be picky with this. First two phrases I expect HT next week, but the 3rd phrase hands seperate is fine.
Maria
Viva La Vida – There are a few spots where you switch to the 3rd chord too late so I’ve written “change” there. Also for the chorus where the RH is up on high F, be sure to not wait until beat 1 to change the chords, and instead come in before the beat so the rhythm stays syncopated.
Noreet
*New* This Is Not Jingle Bells – We are now at the stage in the book where we are calling steps = 2nds and skips = 3rds. Numbers like that are called intervals and describe how many letter names are between the notes. In the opening line of this piece your RH plays C and E which are a 3rd apart. C 1, D 2, E 3! During this piece the LH has to change positions twice.
C Major Contrary motion scale as warmup.
C Major triads – Here is a video to remind you. Don’t worry about tempo right now, just correct notes and fingers. Always uses 1 and 5 for the outside notes, and 2 or 3 for the middle note. Imagine notes C E and G are holding hands and spinning around playing ring around the rosie, they are always in a different arrangement but they are still the same notes. CEG then EGC then GCE then CEG again.
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
