Jeremy A.Wall

Check out the track the below, this is a famous classical song. There are several different parts to the music. We’ll start with the one attached below.

Hi Violins!
You did a great job with Rock Tune! Let’s move on to some more advanced stuff!
For the last few weeks, we’ll work on a a very famous tune called Cannon in D by Pachabelle.
Check out the post to see the music and hear the tune!
We’ll work on it next week.

Hi! Here’s A great new song. WITH NO HIGH NOTES!

You’ll find the music attached below.

This one is all about style. It’s an old jazz fusion song from the late 1960s, but I think you’ll like it. It was one of my favorites when I was learning to play music. (And no – I was not alive in the 1960s, I’m not that old – it’s just a cool…Read more

This week we missed Claudia!
But Tommy – check out the scale post. Work on the F scale… that’s the second one down.
And then check out the Mercy Mercy Mercy Post! We have two more lessons – let’s see if we can learn this song!

Attached below is all the major scales. We’ll just be focusing on a few of them!

The use of “displaced” 16th notes (16th note groupings that do not start on the beat, or the “and”, also known as syncopation) in the bass is common in hip hop style drum beats. Focus on the bass first, and then the snare. If you can put them both together – you really have something!

Hi Drummers,
Great work today! As always, try out the Warm up Book for some challenging sticking exercises.
Then – visit “Hip Hop Beat”. This is a fun challenge. Play the bass part – you’ll notice that there are some 16th note ‘syncopations’. We’ll work on this more in the next couple weeks.
Also – Make sure you are comfortable playing the…Read more

Hi Saxes!
Great work with Believer! Keep working on that tune – and challenge yourself to play it along with the original recording. For our last two lessons though – I’d like to focus on the jazz song Sugar. This is a tune that I heard when I was about your age and I really loved it. I’m happy to be able to share it with all of you. Visit the…Read more

This is a classic jazz tune by the tenor saxophonists Stanley Turrentine

Listen to the tune – then check out the music below!

He plays the melody, and then improvises (makes up a melody) based on the melody notes. In this song, as with many jazz, blues and rock songs, the melody is based on a PENTATONIC SCALE, that is a group of five notes.…Read more

Hi Drummers!
Sounding pretty great! We are going to focus on the 16th note drum solo one more week. I’d really like to hear each of you give this a shot next time in class. Jump over to that post to find the music and background tracks. And remember to hit the rim of the drum when you see the X!
We’ll work on some more drum roll music next time…Read more

Hi Violins –

Here’s the song Boil “em Cabbages Down. Check out the video. It features trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his band playing with Mark O’Connor on fiddle. The song is one I teach to first year violinsists.

This version is a little more complicated!

Then we’re going to try a little on our own. Attached below is a more advanced of…Read more

hi Trumpets –
Today we started a new song called Mishugana Boogey! It’s the kind of song that we’d typically do in our school concerts! It’s pretty fun. We’ll work on it the next two weeks – and I posted a version of it with all the notes written in, and a recording!
Have fun!

Hey Guys!

Here’s the song Mishugana Boogey! You’ll notice some Ebs… that note is played by pressing the second and third finger. It should sound a little bit lower than a regular E.

There are also B’s (middle finger) and Bbs (first finger). In this song they are all low.

Listen to the recording to hear how the song and the rhythms go.

Hey Kris!
Nice playing today! You are getting Sugar down.
Let’s stick with this tune one more week! We worked on doing it from the last measure forward. That’s a great way to work on challenging material!
See you next week!

Hi Flutes – Here’s the Jazz song Sugar. The music is attached below. If you need help with the notes, you’ll notice the there are two versions, one has the notes written in.

Play the video to hear the original recording.

Hi Flutes!
I can’t believe we only have two lessons left! Thanks again for hanging with me every Monday – I’ve really enjoyed working with you and hearing you all play!
Let’s finish off the year with a tune I really liked the first time I learned. It’s a jazz style song called Sugar. Check out that post! And keep working on The Minuet – you all…Read more

This is a popular song by Bach!

Hi Saxes!
Today we talked about improvising! Creating your own melody based on a preset group of notes can be a challenge, but it’s also lots of fun. We’re using the Pentatonic scale (or the blues scale) to come up with some new ideas.
Visit the Pentatonic and Blues scale post and get familiar with those notes, and start mixing up the notes and…Read more

Hiya Ukes!!!
Thanks so much for coming in on a Wednesday. You all did so great!
Really impressed with that strumming and chord changing. Let’s keep practicing like that!
Start with one chord, like a C, and pick another one you’d like to change to. Do the Island strum (Down – boun-cy boun-cy boun-cy) three or four times, and the switch to the…Read more

Here’s the English Folk Song – attached below.
As always, the green numbers are for the D string, and the red numbers are for the A string.
Go slow at first, and gradually start to speed up.