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 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!
Homework for June 11-18
Henry
Amazing work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework:
How long to practice: 5-10 min per day
What to practice: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Rain on the Roof
How to practice:
Only Love- Great work!! I can tell you practiced a lot :)))
Find places in the song where you want to play louder and other places where you want to play quieter.
Review when the chorus ends on D-B and when it ends on E-D (chorus is E-D, intro and outro are D-B)
Review outro (same as intro except starting with two Gs instead on B-C)
-Tip: finger 4 is always on G in right and left hand, so the two Gs have the fingering 4-4
KEEP FINGERS ON THEIR CORRESPONDING KEYS!!! DO NOT MOVE!!
Rain- Review
How parents can support practice: Keep guiding him! Whatever you’re doing is great :)
See you next week :)
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
