Why use a metronome?
How to use the metronome.
If I can help you learn to count, call me. David Revised August 2022
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David Revised August 2022
If I can help you and your kids, call me. David Revised August 2022 In the 1921 teaching manual “Principles of Pianoforte Practice” by James Friskin, he asserts that most students “simply do not hear all the sounds they produce”. I concur. I'm sure Friskin would be amazed at the ease with which a student can now record their practicing for self-evaluation.
Now the hard part, learning to love how we sound. I'll be honest, in the early days it will take a certain amount of fortitude. But push on in faith. You will be the first to hear the improvement and progress as you accumulate and listen to hundreds, even thousands of practice recordings. (In 13 years of playing drums I’ve 248 Gigs of mp3 recordings. It’s both humbling and gratifying to hear how one sounded a decade earlier, or even last year.) If I can help you learn to practice effectively, call me. David Revised August 2022 What do scales have in common with push-ups?
If I can help you with your scales, call me. David revised August 2022 Theoretically yes. It is possible to teach an old guy a few new tricks. This past week I had an improvisation lesson with my coach Jacqueline Ching-Ling Leung of Toronto. Topic: Modern improvisation. Thinking in post-Jazz, post-Classical idioms. Thank you for listening. David #Pianoimprovisation #Modernistart #postjazz #pianistdavidstory #pianopreludes #pianistJacquelineLeung #Improvisation |
You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail. AuthorI'm a professional pianist and music educator in West Toronto Ontario. I'm also a devoted percussionist and drum teacher. Categories
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