Everyone's sounding great!! I love getting to hear about all your week's, brings a big smile to face working with all of you <3 Hakim *New* Lost Woods - get used to playing the melody with just the RH, I wrote in the fingering I like to use, but you had some pretty smart fingering choices that involved crossing over [...]
WOW today I heard some lovely music! I'm very proud of the work each of you is putting in. NEXT WEEK MY COLLEAGUE EMMET WILL BE TEACHING YOUR LESSONS. I am very excited for this opportunity for another set of ears to hear your work and share fresh opinions. Liam Minuet in G - Amazing progress for 1 week! Be [...]
Great job everyone! Sounding so good and making some crazy progress! Hakim Raptors - up until star. Remember to play the notes staccato (bouncey and detached). A minor scale - based on C major scale notes, just starting on A E minor scale - based on G major scale notes, just starting on E. Don't forget your F#. Maria Viva [...]
Great job everyone! You make me feel very lucky to have such lovely people to work with! Liam Sonatina in G major - Woohoo!!! Really nice progress. In the final section, get the RH ascending part legato when marked. Use any rest prior to a position change to move your hand ahead of time. Walk the Talk - I LOVE [...]
Hi everyone! Everyone's really putting in the work lately and I can tell! Happy Easter, enjoy the time with your loved ones <3 Exam folks: here is an awesome resource. These are some short (3-5 minute) videos that simulate exactly the pacing, difficulty, and quantity of how the ear assessment part of your exam will go. Simply put on the [...]
Glad to hear you all had a great March break! Everyone is sounding great too, nice work! NO LESSON NEXT WEEKEND. I AM AWAY FOR EASTER WEEKEND, ENJOY THE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND SEE YOU ON APRIL 6TH Hakim Dummy! - RH part in G minor as written. *New* Raptors - up until star. This piece is in D [...]
WELCOME BACKKKKKK! So lovely to see you all and here you had a lovely March break! <3 Liam Sonatina in G major - first part continue HS. Last line HT. The grace notes are supposed to be light short accents, not crunchy solid minor 2nds, so ensure you are just adding a little note before the main one, not smushing [...]
Have an amazing March break everyone! *I WILL BE AWAY FOR EASTER WEEKEND. At our next lesson, PLEASE CONFIRM if you would like a lesson that day (saturday March 30) so we can line up a substitute if necessary.* Hakim *New* Dummy! - Notice the Bb and Eb, creating a G minor key signature. RH. Once you feel confident you [...]
Have a lovely March break everyone! See you on the 21st. Liam *New* Sonatina in G Major - For now, leave the grace notes out and just play the main melody. When doing the "Alberti bass" in the LH (where it goes bottom-top-middle-top), *rotation* of the wrist is your best friend. Think about twisting a door handle and let the [...]
Happy March everyone! <3 I appreciate you all so much! Hakim B Major scale - in preparation for the Zelda piece. This scale only has two white keys, which makes the standard fingering seem very logical. B C# D# E F# G# A# B. RH fingering is same as always 123 12345. LH will start finger 4! It will go [...]