Author Archives: turolessons
Bela 8/26/21
Scales video at 75% 16th notes, Slow, med. and fast. Use short bow, Keep left wrist straight, Drop fingers quickly, don’t let your third finger slide back, keep it out and hover. Listen to Sarabande, decide if you want to play it or if you want more choices. Bonus: Check out this blues. it has […]
Alivia 8/24/21
1. Just Friends, fix arrangement. bar 9, melody loses 2 beats 2. Chord-scales over Just Friends Major 7 (also Triangle 7) is Major Tetra chord + Major Tetra chord Dominant 7 is Major tetra chord + Dorian Tetra chord Dorian minor (which we are playing for all minor chords in this song) Dorian Tetra chord […]
Megan 8/24/21
Yo-Yo Ma The prelude is from 0:13 up to 2:42. Check out the fingerings (mostly which string he is playing the notes on). Notice how he keeps his left hand fingers down as he plays the next note. Notice the difference in bowing
Major Scale Practice
Play 3 octave scales as quarter notes, up and down OR Play each 3 octave scale twice as eighth notes, up and down (High School Audition Tempo)
Bela 8/17/21
Violin: Practice Large, Slow vibrato, then just play the second movement with what vibrato you can do. Eventually it will get easier. Guitar: Chord study at the bottom of p31, Home on the Range, Record the first part, play along.
Alivia 8/17/21
Listen to Just Friends Just Friends – play with play along Play Chord Tones for Just Friends Look for II-V’s in Just Friends – Try your II-V licks Bar 54 of Concertino
Megan 8/17/21
1 – c major 3 octave scale 2 – How high the moon, write out solo, 5 1-7-1 5 1 3 – Bach cello suite Prelude – first 2 lines
Megan 8/10/21
C major 3 octave. 3rd octave fingering 24, 124, 123 The Sloe Fly me to the moon (look up on youtube) https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/jazz-standards/fly-me-to-the-moon/
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