March 15, 2022

March 15 Lesson Notes

Scales – practice all staccato > make sure your hands play exactly together > work on note accuracy Work on Broken and Solid triads – make […]
December 15, 2021

December 14 Lesson Notes

Reminder: No lessons for 2 weeks during winter break. Next lesson on January 4 Scales – nice work on C+ – work on G+, D+, E+ […]
December 1, 2021

November 30 Lesson Notes

Scales – practice from C+ to E+ Sparkle – continue to work on refinement on the first two pages > keep a steady rhythm with no […]
November 24, 2021

November 23 Lesson Notes

Scales – awesome job on C+ – continue to practice G+ – practice all staccato and double staccato – work on D+ – add A+ and […]
November 16, 2021

November 16 Lesson Notes

Sparkle – work on keeping the beat – bar 9 – 10 > hold LH “B” with your thumb a bit longer (don’t rip off the […]
November 9, 2021

November 9 Lesson Notes

Scales – when practicing, play 5 times in a row (don’t repeat the beginning C when playing back up) – practice double staccato – work on […]
November 2, 2021

November 2 Lesson Notes

Sparkle – nice improvement on rhythm for the first page – bar 8 & 9 – try to hold the LH thumb notes a bit longer […]
October 26, 2021

October 26 Lesson Notes

Scales – continue to practice double staccato – make sure all notes are staccato – nice work on G+ – work on D+ – add A+ […]
October 19, 2021

October 19 Lesson Notes

C+ Scale – nice work! – work on increasing the speed – practice staccato and double staccato at a slower speed (the sharper the staccato the […]