Excellent lessons today, all of you!!! Practice like I teach, and you will play like a peach!! :) Mazin Good on you for inquiring from me exactly what I meant by your 'stiffness of hands', Maz. And then, demonstrating that you could make the muscles in your hands as relaxed as mine. SOOO, experiment with and use this flexibility of [...]
Great lessons today, musical peeps!! Remember amount of progress at your instrument = the amount of time you spend at the instrument! Mazin 'Subtlety of touch' + 'dexterity of hand/claw' equals how much one can VARY and SHAPE the sound and the phrase!! Also, remember your body MOVES on strong beats in order to assist the fingers with sound production on those [...]
Briel Good review today of where we left off last time, now you just have to practice to progress to the next level!! Please do!! Isabella Though you sick last week, and I haven't seen you for two weeks, you utterly failed to practice what I asked of you last lesson!! Please, Isabella, try to practice 'Star Wars' and your new [...]
Another good set of lessons today, guys, but remember -- you only progress as much as you practice!! Mazin Analyze every inch (literally) of your pieces AS YOU LEARN THEM!! Not in hindsight. This way you won't have to relearn the piece over again (and break a few bad habits along the way). Find out where the strong beats are, and [...]
"Just the two of us, you and I"...;) Oscar I guess what goes up must come down, but seriously, this week, please practice what I assigned two weeks ago! Alex Great first cello lesson resuming the cello after all of these years!! You caught on and caught up fast, and indeed show a desire to learn/relearn the cello in a [...]
Would have liked more practice time from all of you this past week, but y'all did make progress in the lessons! Please get in a few good solid practice sessions this week, and your progress will be cemented in your playing so we can build upon that next lesson!! Mazin Kudos again for taking the initiative to focus in on [...]
Great lessons today, most of you (ALEX!!!!;)!! Now, practice the way we did in the lessons this week, and you will surprised at the improvement in your piano playing abilities next week. I promise you!! Isabella New song - 'Baby'!! Good on you for taking on another piece. Please learn as much as the right hand as possible this week [...]
Great lessons again today, all of you!! Keep these positive attitudes up when approaching the piano or cello, as well as practicing consistently and with intent, and you will all be playing your instruments in a way you would have never believed before you know it!! Mazin Another great lesson today, indeed, but you said it yourself ~ you need [...]
Good seeing you again, and great lessons today, you two!! You made great musical understandings and progress today. Keep it up!! Madison Practice like we worked your piece in the lesson today, and you will have it learned and 'in your fingertips' in a jiffy! Remember to push your wrists forward on strong beats and at the end of slurs as you articulate [...]
Mixed effort/focus in lessons today and practice this week, see below. If you're doing something, you might as well try your best doing it, that's what my dad used to say! Briel Made significant technical and musical progress since December!! Good job. Remember, the dynamism of your playing apparatus (your CLAWS) equals the dynamism (life) of the SOUND you're creating! Isabella Oh [...]