Hi all! Lovely to see you again this week! NEW LINK: Resources for your lessons can be found here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-Ie3xcfiaa40T6PLYXlfg-WVNK2gDAoe I will slowly be migrating all the Dropbox files to this location. Mia: You’re working on Christopher Columbus, feeling confident throughout the piece and eliminating any stumbles. You’re also working on the difference between slurs and ties. You have a [...]
Hi all! Excellent work this week! Michelle: You’re adding a new warmup/technical exercise this week - I Sigh to Sing. Make sure to sing through the starting vowel [a] in those diphthongs in I and Sigh. Link to exercise: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hngyqqfbamgywgk/I%20Sigh%20To%20Sing.m4a?dl=0 You’re also recording yourself speaking the rubato verse in ‘But Not For Me’ in a conversational manner, then trying to [...]
Hi all! Hope you had a wonderful week. Mia: We’re polishing Christopher Columbus, and working on two new pieces in a new time signature - 3/4! There are three beats in every bar, and with the new time signature, we got a new note value - dotted half notes. Remember, the dot BESIDE a note adds half of the note’s [...]
Welcome and welcome back! Hope everyone had a refreshing holiday break, and is ready to get back at it! Michelle: We spent time with vocal hygiene at the beginning of the lesson, making sure that we knew how to appropriately care for our voices at the height of flu and cold season. We’re also working on But Not For Me. [...]
Hi all! So nice to see you back after the holiday break! Reminder for all, your resource materials can be found in the Dropbox Folder below: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gf5w64cxpfocvxd/AABGel4JtvUDpRepd9k1zj97a?dl=0 Mia: You’re working on Just a Second and Christopher Columbus. We worked on identifying patterns in the music and using them to help us read the music more accurately. You’re going to practice [...]
Hi all! Great last week of lessons before the break! Mia: Great work this week! We’ve covered a lot of material in the last few weeks, so we’re going to catch up on theory - pages 8 - 14. Position C, Just a Second and Christopher Columbus are are new this week to keep you occupied over the holidays! [...]
Hi all, Just a reminder that today was your last lesson before the holiday break. Have a lovely and restful holiday! Michelle: You’re working on But Not For me. We listened to Chet Baker, the jazz choir The Idea of North, and my favourite, Kate McGarry. Three very different versions of the song. We’re going to work on you learning [...]
Hi all! Good work again this week! Daniel: You got all the chords this week! We worked on the formulas for creating the major chord types this week - major triad, minor triad, dominant chord, minor seventh and major seventh! I emailed you some links to additional resource materials, so let me know if you have any trouble downloading [...]
Great work this week! Mia - You’re working on learning the note names in the treble clef and starting A Happy Song. You’re going to play this song three ways - play and say note names, play and count the beats out loud, and play and sing the words. Bonus marks for playing and singing the note names or [...]
So great to see you again this week! Michelle: You are working on the flexibility exercise and adding the concept of ‘diaphragmatic bounce’. We’ll stay at the slow pace as you add this new concept. On Once I Loved, you’r going to work on singing the piece through with the accompaniment track, and you’re also working on identifying diphthongs through [...]