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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Latest Homework from Gergely
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Homework for June 18-25
Henry
Great work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework:
How long to practice: 5-10 min per day
What to practice: Rain on The Roof, Song of The Volga Boatmen, Only Love Can Break Your Heart
How to practice:
Rain- Great progress! Fix fingering so that right thumb is on middle C. Different than Only Love Can Break Your Heart!
Volga Boatmen- Try at home
Only Love- Review
How parents can support practice: Listen and guide, supervise fingering for Rain; he should learn the correct fingering
See you next week :)
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!
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
