Lesson Notes

September 21, 2022

September 21 Lesson Notes

Practice the a-blues scale a-c-d-Eb-e-g-a Exercise song – Minuet in G-major – practice Hands Separately – try detaching quarter notes, half notes and dotted half notes […]
September 21, 2022

September 19 Lesson Notes

Scales: Practice C-major, G-major and a-natural minor – check fingering – remember to play the F-sharp for G-major C-Major Pentatonic scale C-D-E-G-A-(C) a-minor Pentatonic scale a-c-d-e-g-(a) […]
September 21, 2022

September 19 Lesson Notes

Practice C-major scale – check fingering Practice a-blues a-c-d-Eb-e-g-a Cello Suite #1 in G – Bach musescore.com/user/8101086/scores/2652266 musescore.com/user/2146376/scores/2184946
September 21, 2022

September 19 Lesson Notes

Ode to Joy – Practice with the metronome Sight Reading www.paulcook.co/resources/Piano%20Sight%20Reading%20Exercises%20for%20Beginners.pdf – work on exercises 1 to 4 – play further if you’d like Choose a […]
September 21, 2022

September 19 Lesson Notes

Sight Reading www.paulcook.co/resources/Piano%20Sight%20Reading%20Exercises%20for%20Beginners.pdf – work on page 2 (exercises 5-9) Technique from Conservatory Canada Contemporary Idiom Level 1 Practice: C Ionian/Major scale C Major Pentatonic – […]
September 21, 2022

September 19 Lesson Notes

Sight Reading www.paulcook.co/resources/Piano%20Sight%20Reading%20Exercises%20for%20Beginners.pdf – play with a steady rhythm – use the same speed for both hands – work on page 2 (exercise 5-9) Choose a […]
June 17, 2022

June 17 Lesson Notes

Scales – nice work on C+ and G+ – work on D+ > be careful with fingering Triads – nice work on Solid – work on […]
June 17, 2022

June 17 Lesson Notes

C-major scale – make sure to play all legato > for Right Hand – between E-F and B-C > for Left Hand – between G-A and […]
June 10, 2022

June 10 Lesson Notes

C-major scale – nice work on crossing the thumbs underneath your hands – for your Right Hand, try to play legato when your thumb crosses under […]