Have an amazing last week of school! I'm very proud of all of you in all areas of life :) Liam *New* Entry of Gladiators. This is such a fun piece! Be really picky with the notes in the A section, as well as the articulation. The combo of smooth and bouncy notes is what brings this carnival vibe to [...]
Jadon Canon in C - Chord progression is I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V. Amazing work on the transposition. O Canada - keep plugging away. Ensure the melody is at the forefront of the sound, no matter which hand is playing it. Maybe I can hear it next week before summer! Grace Feel better this week! Explore Moment Musicale this week and focus on the [...]
Liam Missed you today :) Continue to explore other keys with your new scale articulation patterns. I'm excited to hear Imperial March, Stars and Stripes, and Storm at Midnight next week. Marita Swiss Cuckoo - Nice work! The last 3 bars are the only place we need to really loop and practice to get the hands coming together at the [...]
Jadon *NEW* O Canada. The phrases that I circled are when the melody gets passed to the LH, you’ll need to play the LH louder in these parts so the listener can hear the melody. Trust your reading skills and go slow and steady. - Canon is sounding great! Practice the LH fingering for the B chord a bit on [...]
Breathe easy everyone! Keep up the awesome work :) Liam Stars and Stripes Forever - really good job! Make note of how when the original melody comes back in, the second phrase is slightly different and the LH goes to B7. Imperial March - killer job on the bridge! Keep your fingering consistent and try not to put thumbs on black keys [...]
Have a great PA day tomorrow everyone! Soak up the sun :) Liam Major scales - articulated by 2 legato notes, then 2 staccato notes. Make sure you are doing 2 of each texture. Do any major scales you like in this manner and I'll colour them in when you play them for me next week. Imperial March - Today we [...]
Enjoy the sunny weekend and I'll see you folks again in June <3 Isabella Congrats on finishing Primer level!!! You should be very proud! And your B major scale sounds super even and awesome, moreso in the RH, so give the LH a little extra love so they develop evenly :) Explore C Major triads more. Play them solid (all [...]
Liam Imperial March page 1 - You nailed the RH melody in lesson today, if you need to change any of the written fingering feel free, and then stick with it. The LH changing between G and Gb can get quite confusing notation wise because they chose to write in naturals unnecessarily, but trust your ear and you’ll find the [...]
Have a wonderful long weekend everyone:) Enjoy time with family. Isabella Bugle Boys - this is the final piece in this primer book!!! Congratulations! This piece only uses C E and G notes. For the rests (the squiggly looking symbols) make sure you remove your hands from the keys so that that heat is silent. C major triad solid. Today [...]
Have a great week everyone and a lovely long weekend!! Liam Chromatic Scale - this is not really a scale as it uses every single note in its path but it does sound satisfying when played octave to octave. Alternate fingers 1 (white keys) and 3 (black keys) with both hands. When you encounter 2 white keys beside each other, [...]