April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022April 6 Lesson NotesReminder: No lesson April 13 and 20 for the break. Next lesson on April 27 Work on completing all technique, memorizing all songs as well as […]
March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022March 30 Lesson NotesReview enharmonic changes Try the Dominant of Dominants exercise – play a tonic maj7 chord, turn it into a V7 and go to the tonic of […]
March 23, 2022 March 23, 2022March 23 Lesson NotesSonatina in F Major – play Left Hand softer for the broken triads – work on bar 24, 26 > for the 16th notes in your […]
March 16, 2022 March 16, 2022March 16 Lesson NotesLes carillons – detach quarter notes work on the following bars > practice with the metronome (goal is 194+ but keep in mind time signature pulse) […]
February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022February 18 Lesson NotesDominant/Diminished 7th Chords – solid > make sure the notes sound exactly together > be careful of “trailing” fingers (fingers that lightly play on notes after […]
February 11, 2022 February 11, 2022February 11 Lesson NotesScales – nice work overall – work on faster key recognition – add crescendo up and decrescendo down – work on c#- Chords – solid > […]
February 4, 2022 February 4, 2022February 4 Lesson NotesTriads – learn Db+, b-, c#- – for broken – make sure to play evenly in tone (no accents/holes) and rhythm – remember to play in […]
January 28, 2022 January 28, 2022January 28 Lesson NotesScales – good work! – try to smoothen out your tone – no accents or holes – work on Db+, g-, b-, c#- scales and e- […]
January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022January 20 Lesson NotesTheory – aim to have all vocabulary learnt and memorized by the end of February > review musical terms and signs from Preparatory to Grade 6 […]