Allan Fisher

Remember…Traditional Tuning!: be sure to change your blue string to A (not G)
– (use your tuner clip or the app you have)

Exercise # 9 (REVIEW): quarter note @ m.m = 88

Practice moving between: C chord to G7 chord to F chord (NEW) quarter notes m.m. = 60 (in the book – page 23)
Exercise # 32 @ m.m. = 60

Exercise # 11 (NEW): quarter not…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 mine…Read more

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

Lesson 2: Number 2 (at m.m. = 92) (click on link for play-along – scroll down for line #2 video)
-be sure to do all the slurs correctly
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/flute-experienced/lessons/lesson-2-in-book-2-new-notes-low-g-f/

Lesson 3: Trio – Line A only (at m.m. = 88)(click on lin…Read more

D Scale: (Up/Down) metronome marking (4 quarter notes on each note) @ (m.m.) = 120
-Vanessa: eighth notes up and down @ quarter note m.m. = 90

Book: # 45 + 49
–m.m quarter note = 60
-be sure to raise or lower your arm when switching strings
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If you not already done so, be sure to sign-up and use the Essential Elements interactive p…Read more

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

Lesson 2
-number 2 (remember all the slurs)
-metronome marking (m.m.) = 92
Click on the link below to play along (be sure to scroll down to find the correct…Read more

Lesson 15: (work on playing from C down top low E)
-Exercise 6 @ m.m. = 112
-remember to keep the finger positions, in the front, from moving

Lesson 12: (remember the F#’s!)
-#7 @ 112

Lesson 13: (remember the ties)
-#5 + 6 @ 112

Lesson 6: (Numbers 5-8)
–work to a metronome marking = 66
–click on the link below to play along with one of the teachers
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/altosax-intermediate/lessons/lesson-6-songs-in-lj-hutchen-saxophone-book/

G Major Scale:
–click on the link below to play (and practice!) along with one of the…Read more

Lesson 4 (Numbers 5 – 7)
–quarter m.m. = 60
-be sure to stop the slide at each position
-tongue every note!

Lesson 4: (Number 8): 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…Read more

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

Continue Lesson 2
–Numbers 1 + 2 @ (m.m. = 88)
-pay attention to the slurs and the key signatures
–Click on the link below while practicing along with these…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

Another OUTSTANDING lesson today!

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!
-add the Lesson 25 Rudiment

Continue the (learned by rote) e…Read more

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

LIP SLURS
–Trumpet = on fingering 2,3
–Trombone = on position 3

Lesson 4 (#8) “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
m.m. = 72
Lesson 5 (#1 and #4) New Note and “French Toast”
m.m. = 66

Trumpet:
–Play along with “Mary Had a Little Lamb” by clicking on this link:…Read more

D 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:
D string: 0, 1, 2, 3…..followed by A string: 0, 1, 2 3

Page 7-8:
Numbers 14, 15, 17
–memorize how to read and f…Read more

Terrific job today with eighth note counting!

Lesson 4: Mary Had a Little Lamb
-m.m. = 66
-hum the melody as you play your part or click on this link below to play along with a trumpet teacher
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/trumpet-beginner/lessons/mary-had-a-little-lamb-trumpet/

Lesson 4A: (Numbers 5 – 8) @ m.m. = 66
-check your…Read more

Lesson 5 (Continue Review)
-be sure to have correct hand and shoulder (NOT GUITAR!) 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…Read more

C Scale: (both octaves) – your goal is to reach m.m. @ 132 (slurred quarter notes)
-be sure EVERY note sounds consistently the same as all the others!
– Also, in any octave, the 3rds series you were taught

Jack: High Eb – firm the corner of your mouth and “force the air” through the mouthpiece
Sean: G, alt F#, F, E – keep fingers moving sm…Read more

VERY IMPORTANT…Traditional Tuning!: be sure to change your blue string to A (not G)
– (use your tuner clip or the app you have)

Pages 8 and 9 (Review) : m.m = 60

Practice moving between: C chord to G7 chord (quarter notes) (m.m.) = 60) (in the book – page 23)

Exercises # 8, 9, 10: (from pages 10-11) @ m.m. = 60

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 m…Read more

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

Review Polly Wolly Doodle (click on link for play-along)
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/flute-experienced/lessons/lesson-1-in-book-2-of-the-lj-hutchen-flute/

Lesson 2: Numbers 1 + 2 (at m.m. = 92) (click on link for play-along)
-the E’s are natural in line 1
-be sure to do all t…Read more

G Scale: (Up/Down) metronome marking (4 quarter notes on each note) @ (m.m.) = 120
-Vanessa: eighth notes (instead of quarter notes)

Book: # 44 + 45
-m.m = 72
–be sure to sign-up and use the Essential Elements interactive program

Vanessa: (extra assignment from Book 2 (#13) @ m.m. = 88)