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 May 14-21
Henry
Great work today Henry! Here is your homework:
How long to practice: 5-10 minutes per day
What to practice: Rain on the Roof, Only Love Can Break Your Heart
How to practice:
Rain on the Roof- practice with a metronome to get rhythm precise, repeat a passage at least three times to learn it correctly
Only Love- Review
How parents can support practice- Guide him so he learns passages correctly, help with metronome
See you next time :)
Assignments for the week of May 13-20
Josh Shuster
Keep working on “Livin on a Prayer,” focusing on the ride cymbal groove for the chorus, as well as the fill right before the guitar solo.
How to practice it most effectively: Practice the chorus (Ride cymbal) groove with and without the music! Maybe practice the song from YouTube at 0.75 playback speed.
Myles Jubé
Practice “Dreaming” on drum set – the full song now! And for next week try to play through what we’ve done for “Dreaming” on xylophone so far. Next week we’ll also try some new stuff!
How to practice it most effectively: have fun with it!
Finnian Romero
Keep working on “Livin on a Prayer,” focusing on the groove for the chorus, and the fills.
How to practice it most effectively: Practice the chorus (Ride cymbal) groove with and without the music! Maybe practice the song from YouTube at 0.75 playback speed.
Francisco Garcia
Use the link in your Drive to practice the groove in the first 4 bars of “locked out of heaven.” Try to figure out the kick groove and get the groove as fast as you’re able to. No pressure to make it as fast as the song yet, I just want to see if you can play / loop the groove correctly at whatever speed you can make it.
How to practice it most effectively: see if you can play on YouTube with the playback speed reduced.
Jared Portus
Keep doing what we were doing before – grooving along to songs, playing with the swing of the hi-hat or ride cymbal, and the loose-ness of the snare and kick hits in relation to your right hand. Come up with fills as well!
Practice the “throw / grab” motion when playing 16th note grooves on the hi-hats / ride (song to practice this to – Chelsea Reject “Kidulthood”)
Songs we played along to:
MF DOOM – “Figaro”
J Dilla – “Time: The Donut of the Heart”, “Don’t Cry” (has tempo changes that make it maybe not the best song to play along to)
Jacob Collier – “Time Alone With You (feat. Daniel Caesar)”
D’Angelo – “Devil’s Pie”
JID – “Money”
Albums to listen to if you have some time!
J Dilla – DONUTS
MF Doom / Madlib – Madvillainy
D’Angelo – Voodoo
A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
Koel Rayner
Keep practicing the groove for “Squabble Up,” make sure you’re playing the hi-hats correctly. Try to find where in the song the variations come in on the kick drum. We’ll try a new song this week.
I know you have exams coming up so absolutely no pressure if you don’t have time to practice this 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
