Lesson Notes

December 1, 2022

December 1 Lesson Notes

C-major Scale – nice work on 1 octave! – practice 2 octaves, Hands Separately from now on – keep your wrist at the same vertical level […]
November 30, 2022

November 30 Lesson Notes

Away in a Manger – work on playing your Right Hand straight through with a steady rhythm and no pauses – add Left Hand notes Continue […]
November 30, 2022

November 30 Lesson Notes

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – nice start! – drill bar by bar – start slowly and build up speed as the bar becomes easier to […]
November 30, 2022

November 30 Lesson Notes

Scales – practice with your eyes closed – focus on what finger numbers to use – correct fingering for C+, G+, D+, A+ and E+ – […]
November 28, 2022

November 28 Lesson Notes

About Damn Time – continue to work on playing through the first page slowly with no pauses – drill the transition from bar 5 (beat 3 […]
November 28, 2022

November 28 Lesson Notes

Try to bring in some exotic scales for next lesson Work on Frosty the Snowman https://musescore.com/user/498481/scores/6494417 Moonlight Sonata – awesome work on bar 1-4! – work […]
November 28, 2022

November 28 Lesson Notes

Krista Practice tracking: n/a Practice Silent Night https://musescore.com/user/12972/scores/5898928 Practice We Wish You a Merry Christmas https://musescore.com/user/29920459/scores/5269207 – name the letters before playing Practice The First Noel […]
November 28, 2022

November 28 Lesson Notes

Nathan Practice tracking: 2 practices C-major triad – solid- practice in 2 beats > Beat 1 – Set the correct fingers on the correct notes > […]
November 28, 2022

November 28 Lesson Notes

Eric Practice tracking: n/a Practice Silent Night https://musescore.com/user/29193756/scores/5173190 Practice 12 Days of Christmas https://musescore.com/user/6237686/scores/6183377 Etude in C major – focus on playing with a steady rhythm […]