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 Sept 23-30
Hakim
Great work today Hakim! Here is your homework for this week:
Duration of practice: 15-20 min per day
What to practice- Gymnopedie 1, review video game pieces
How to practice Gymnopedie:
– Practice slowly. Isolate the parts that are more challenging (for example, bar 6) and practice them at a slower tempo. Review the placements of where left hand moves so that you can do it automatically, and when you put the hands together, keep an eye on left hand as there is more movement.
– Follow the dynamics written in the score.
– Play around with rubato. Think of which parts you want to slow down (be more expressive) and which parts you want to speed up (catch up to tempo).
See you next week :)
Saturday, September 20
Nova
Second week working on Hunting Soul! We worked out that the song is in Ab minor and we worked on identifying the notes through hearing the song and comparing it against the scale. We are now onto first line of verse, I encourage Nova to give it a try and try notating more of the verse using the same method. We will hop onto the drums next week!
Jonah
We have started working on Smooth Criminal last week on FarPlay. Jonah is quick to learn the pattern, but should be reminded that with a song so complicated, the pattern repeats but something is always a little different every other repetition. Hence, he should remember to play the part notated on the score, and follow, practise the sticking assigned. Try playing through the intro and also reading the verse (until bar 18).
Please find the link below to the first page of the score:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMySMWRy67bh1Ex6i-yiXMnaOgTvVXjw/view?usp=sharing
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.


