Allan Fisher

Please ask your parents to tune your ukulele before the lesson.
-The YouTube link for tuning is in our class forum

Continue to review (Open) C Chord and (1st Finger) F Chord
-remember the F chord uses the pointer finger on the yellow (2nd string from the top) on the 1st fret

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print for usage during Nov/Dec lessons

Scale (F) Continue: both octaves, half notes (m.m. = 92)

Lesson 2: Numbers 5-7 (at m.m. = 92) (NEW)
-be sure to do blow gentle air for solid low note sounds

Lesson 3 (Continue): Trio – Line A only (at m.m. = 88)
-be careful of the accidentals
-click below to play along with a video while p…Read more

C Scale: (Up/Down) metronome marking (4 quarter notes on each note) @ (m.m.) = 60
–Vanessa: eighth notes up and down @ quarter note m.m. = 90

4th finger usage: from 3rd finger to 4th, on all strings, any speed

Book: # 83 – 85
-m.m quarter note = 60
–be sure to use your 4th finger when ask it calls for it
-if you not already done so, be…Read more

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Continue working on all the lip slur combinations (slightly faster) – (now playing 2 notes up, then back down):
1-2-3
1-3
2-3
1-2
1
2
0

Lesson 2
-# 5 – 7 (NEW)
-metronome marking (m.m.) = 72
-relax lips for a clear sound

Lesson 3 (Continue)
–Trio: Line A only (remember all the accidentals = Bb’s and F#’s)
-metronome marki…Read more

High Notes: on fingerings 3, 4, 5, 6 (if good, try 7 and 8)

Lesson 14 (# 2 – 6)
-be careful of the slurs and key signatures
-any m.m. comfortable

G Major Scale (Continue):
-click on the link below to play (and practice!) along with one of the teachers
-quarter note m.m. = 72
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/altosax-intermediate/lessons/lesson-6-songs-in-lj-hutchen-saxophone-book/

Lesson 7: (Numbers 1-4)
-work to a metronome marking = 66
-click on the link below to play along with…Read more

Lesson 4: (Number 8 – continue) Mary Had A Little Lamb
-work to a metronome marking = 66
-click on the link below to play (and practice!) along with one of the teachers (scroll down to the song)
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/intermediate-trombone/lessons/review/

Lesson 5: (Numbers 1 – 4)
-work to a metronome marking = 66
-click on the…Read more

Continue Warm-ups:
-all low notes using fingers 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
-high notes using with fingers 3, 4, 5, or 6 (adding 7 and 8)

F Scale (START)
-upper octave

Lesson 2 (continue)
-Number 2 only @ (m.m. = 88)
-pay attention to the slurs and the key signatures
-Click on the link below while practicing along with this…Read more

Please ask your parents to tune your ukulele before the lesson.
-The YouTube link for tuning is in our class forum

Continue to review (Open) C Chord and (1st Finger) F Chord
-remember the F chord uses the pointer finger on the yellow (2nd string from the top) on the 1st fret

Click on the link below to play along with a teacher friend of…Read more

Remember to continue working of the Rat-a-ma-cue rudiments (continue all three for this week)
-single, double, and triple
-all should continue implementing the open-close-open technique
-hang in there with this…it is a considerable challenge!

Continue the (learned by rote) exercise we used to start each lesson
-are the sextuplet triplets e…Read more

WARM-UP
-continue numbers 3 and 4
-m.m. = 72 (no faster!)

LIP SLURS
-Trumpet = on fingering 1,2
-Trombone = on position 2

LIP SLURS
-Trumpet = on fingering 2,3 (NEW)
-Trombone = on position 3 (NEW)

Lesson 5 (#4 – 5) French Toast + Lightly Row
-m.m. = 60

-Play along with “French Toast” + “Lightly Row” by clicking on this link:…Read more

A Scale:
-work on placing the fingers on top of the tapes
-any comfortable speed or quarter note = m.m. 60
-use of the bow (be careful to move your elbow when changing from string to string)
-remember the fingering series is:
A string: 0, 1, 2, 3…..followed by E string: 0, 1, 2 3

Page 8 (Continue):
Number 17
-continue work on m…Read more

Lesson 4A (Continue Review): (Numbers 5 – 8) @ m.m. = 66
-check your hand grip and position
-be sure the drum stick hits only once for each note
–KEEP YOUR DRUMSTICKS LOW TO THE DRUM HEAD!

Click on the link below to play along with a friend of mine, while practicing Lesson 4A (#5):
(be sure to scroll down until you see videos…Read more

Lesson 5 (Continue Review Working on only Numbers 3 + 4)
-be sure to have correct hand and shoulder positions
-keep the beat steady…if you have a metronome, quarter notes/rests = 66
-know when to switch between the D and A strings
-be careful of the rests

Click below to play along with a friend of mine, with (Lesson 5)
-be sure to scroll d…Read more

C Scale: (both octaves) – your m.m. @ 92 (slurred quarter notes)
Sean: eighth notes at 132
-be sure EVERY note sounds consistently the same as all the others!
– any octave in the 3rds series you were taught (Sean: 2 octaves @ quarter note m.m. = 60)

Jack: High Eb – firm the corner of your mouth and “force the air” through the mouthpiec…Read more