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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Assignments from June 14th
Hello Everyone!
Friendly reminder that summer lesson registration is open! If you are interested in continuing through the summer you should be able to register through Opus, otherwise Barnaby would be happy to help fit you into my summer schedule. Fall registration is also open! If you are taking the summer of, but would like to keep your time slot for the fall, register ASAP!
Vida:
I missed you today! Continue to practice Under the Sea, the Lochness Monster, and the chords for Ed Sheerhan’s I Don’t Care. I look forward to seeing you next week.
Berke:
For this week try practicing the entirety of Mozart’s Minuet in F Major hands together! As you put this together remember to isolate any bars you struggle with or phrases that have problem areas. Review these sections hands separately before going back and trying the phrase again hands together. I’ve also uploaded a sight-reading worksheet for you. Using coloured pencils, crayons, or markers, colour code the notes you see in the two phrases. Your starting note is a D! Choose a colour for D and circle or colour in every D that appears in the two phrases with that chosen colour. Repeat the process with the other to notes. After you have colour -coded the notes, you can write in the letter names underneath in the corresponding colour. We will review our lesson on the circle of 5ths and different key signatures next week. You can find the sight-reading worksheet here.
Thank you everyone!
I’m looking forward to hearing how you will progress in our final few classes of the spring semester!
Happy Practicing!
Assignments from June 12th:
Hello Everyone!
Friendly reminder as we approach the end of the spring term, if you are interested in continuing lessons through the summer please reach out to Barnaby to claim a time slot. You can also renew for the fall semester as well. If you would like to keep your current time slot reach out to Barnaby ASAP.
Noreet:
Today we reviewed The Clock Strikes Thirteen! The song is short and straight forward, so when practicing, Noreet should focus on playing accurate rhythms and ensuring the right and left hands line up properly. Pay close attention to the half notes and eighth notes in the piece. Remember, the half note (2 beats) is twice as long as the quarter note (1 beat) and the eighth note (1/2 beat) is half as long as the quarter note. Use the metronome when practicing this song to help Noreet hear the Macro beat of the song. Please play the metronome at 85 Beats per Minute. I’ve also uploaded a rhythm worksheet for Noreet to complete. The sheet asks her to identify the eighth notes, quarter notes, and half notes on the page. She can circle these or colour them in. She then needs to write in where the macro beat and micro beat line up. See the first bar as an example. Finally, have Noreet play the 6 phrases hands separate and hands together. We will review this next week in class. You can find the rhythm worksheet here.
Christian:
Continue to practice Home on the Range. Isolate any bars that have gaps between them and practice playing through both to the end. When you can play these parts without hesitating, go back and play the whole phrase together. We also started Ode to Joy! When practicing, play this hands together. The left hand consists of sustained notes or phrases either a 3rd, 5th, or an octave below the melody line in the right hand. Other than that, the phrases in the two hands are identical. See if you can play this whole song start to finish hands together for next class. Finally, please remember to upload the sheet music of How Long Will I Love you for me to review. You can upload this to Student Uploads or to the Christian folder on google drive.
Thank you everyone!
I look forward to hearing how you all progress in our final few spring classes together!
Happy Practicing!
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
