Henry Great job today Henry! Here is your homework for next week: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: The Postman, Rain on The Roof (new) How to Practice: The Postman- Play while counting (1, 2, 3) out loud; one count for black notes, 3 counts for white notes with a dot. Do not hold longer [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Baseball Days, The Postman How to practice: Baseball Days- Good work! Remember to let go of the E before the left hand comes in on line 1. Legato (connected), but not overlapping the next notes. The Postman- Audiate (meaning [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is Tuesday’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Baseball Days, The Postman How to practice: -Baseball days: Do not hold keys longer than their note values. You will need them available the next time you need to play them. Practice having smooth transitions when hands switch; try not [...]
Henry Good work today Henry! Here is your homework for Saturday: Duration of practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Birthday Party, Sandman’s Near, Baseball Days How to practice: - Birthday Party/Sandman’s Near: Choose a speed (very slow, walking speed, very fast) and play BOTH pieces at that same speed. Still, while doing that, Birthday should be loud, Sandman [...]
Henry Great work today Henry! Here is your homework for next week: Duration to practice: 5-10 min per day What to practice: Theory page 37- complete dynamics exercise Birthday Party/Sandman's Near review New song- Baseball Days How to practice: Theory- order from loudest to softest Birthday Party/Sandman's Near- Practice Birthday Party loud and Sandman's Near soft, but play both pieces [...]
Henry Fantastic work today Henry! Here is your homework for this week: How long to practice: 5-10 minutes per day What/How to practice: Heart and Soul- amazing work on swing rhythms! Keep playing with Zaidie :) Birthday Party- Review line 2; step-wise down and up from D, fingering: 2-1-2-3. Play loud. Sandman’s Near- Review line 2; repeat each bar twice. Bar [...]
Henry Fantastic work today Henry! Here is your homework for this week: Recommended minutes to practice: 5-10 per day What to practice: Birthday Party, Sandman’s Near, Heart and Soul, Theory pp. 33, 36 How to practice: Heart and Soul- Review and keep up the swing rhythm Birthday Party/Sandman’s Near- review line 2 of each piece and practice the whole piece [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is your homework for this week: How long to practice: 5-10 minutes per day What to practice: Stepping up- Review Combining group 2 and group 1 (page 6), Combining group 3 and group 1 (page 7) New pieces- Birthday Party (page 8), Sandman’s Near (page 9) Theory Workbook- pp. 33, 36 How to practice: [...]
Henry Great job today Henry! Here is your homework for this week: How long to practice: 5-10 min a day What to practice: Theory workbook pgs. 32, 33, and 36 Stepping up Stepping Down- Review in all keys Heart and Soul- Review How to practice: Theory- remember the placements of notes, e.g. C has its own line in the middle, [...]
Henry Great work today Henry! Here is this week’s homework: How long to practice: 5-10 min a day What to practice: Heart and Soul- Follow new music, pay attention to long and short notes Theory workbook- Finish page 35 Stepping Up Stepping Down- review different keys How to practice Heart and Soul: Think of the long and short notes switching [...]