℗ November 4,2021

D major scale up to 140 subdivided

A minor prelude 100 to 110. Watch right hand position. Keep angle to the strings

a Toye 140 up to 160 alternate right hand fingers

andante- alternate right hand fingers. Keep it consistent first two lines at 70

℗ October 21,2021

D major scale starting at 140. Up to 160 then subdivide from 80 up to 120. Work on new right arm position.

a minor prelude with metronome at 100

long long ago. Work on keeping right arm position

a Toye with metronome at 120. Alternate right hand fingers. Watch for A finger

andante 4. First two lines. Alternate throughout and start practicing slur in line 3

℗ October 14, 2021

D major scale with new arm position. Starting at 140 up to 160 then 80 subdivided up to 120. Keep right hand over the strings and at angle. Use tips of fingers in the LH

Rep: a minor prelude (use metronome to smooth out transitions with new arm position)

long long ago

Allegro (not too fast! Challenge yourself with metronome but only go faster if you can get all the notes!)

A Toye (right hand fingerings. Make sure you are alternating throughout and use ‘a’ finger for all g naturals)

Andante 4-practice slowly anticipate fingered bass notes in left hand. Alternate in Right hand. No repeating right hand fingers.

℗ October 7th, 2021

D major scale with metronome. Work on right arm position. Alternate right hand fingers

a Toye. Practice with metronome. Whole piece at 80. Use correct left hand fingerings. Especially g natural in 3rd and 4th lines. Use 4th finger. Practice correct right hand fingerings as well watch out for the a finger in lines 3 and 4

first line of andante 4

℗ September 30, 2021

D major scale. Work on right forearm position. Try to get hands more over the strings to allow for follow through. Practice with metronome. Try applying arm position to all pieces

a Toye. Practice in 3 sections with the metronome. Then try putting together. Follow all left hand fingerings and bass notes.

℗ September 23, 2021

Winter Recital 2022: February 6th at National Opera Center

D major scale with metronome. Start at 120 up by 10 to 160 then subdivide at 80 up by 5 to 100. Keep right hand over strings. Always alternate. Keep left hand fingers curled and 2nd and 3rd fingers parallel with their frets

Rep a minor prelude, long long ago ( dynamics! Don’t forget rest at end of second line) Allegro (practice with metronome at 100 up by 5 to 120. Always alternate right hand fingers)

A Toye-practice with metronome slowly at 80. Make sure to always alternate right hand fingers. Review the whole piece. We will put it together in our next lesson. 

June 24, 2021

D major scale with free strokes and rest strokes new pattern. Up 4. Play scale in groups of four notes ascending and descending starting on each note of the scale

slurs-0-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, with metronome hammer fast to get clean notes

rep: a minor prelude, long long ago, allegro (don’t speed up, it’s not a race) A Toye (alternate right hand fingers especially when playing dotted rhythm)

Andante 4-play each line along then put together. Watch out for bass notes in third line. Repeat third and fourth lines.

June 17, 2021

D major scale reststrokw and freestroke.
practice hammer ons first to second finger on first and second fret of the third string. Hammer fast to get clear notes. Aim for right behind the fret

play through your rep everyday. If you have trouble with a section. Practice that section by itself. Then try to play through the entire piece again. A Toye- work with metronome to go faster

andante- practice each line alone with the metronome very slowly. We will put the piece together next week.

June 10, 2021

D major scale with free stroke. Make sure you are always alternating

rep: a minor prelude, long long ago, allegro, a toye( practice with metronome up to 150)

andante 4-first line without stopping. Hold bass notes for full length.

June 3, 2021

D major scale rest and free stroke. Keep guitar neck at less severe angle. Always alternate in right hand

rep: a minor prelude, long long ago, allegro (don’t go too fast) A Toye ( practice whole piece with metronome)

new piece andante 4: Fist line only. New bass notes. Anticipate bass notes.

May 26, 2021 ℗

D major scale rest a free stroke. Starting at 130 one click per note up to 120 subdivided

rep- a minor prelude, long long ago, allegro

practice a Toye with metronome start at 120. Goal 150. Two lines at a time. Then 4. Practice playing whole piece without metronome.

new piece Andante 4- first two measures with pickup. Follow all left and right hand fingerings. Free stroke. Remember to rest forearm on top of the guitar keep right hand over the strings.

May 20, 2021 ℗

D major scale rest stroke subdivided up to 130. Start at 130 one note per click. Free stroke one click per note at 120 up to 160 and subdivided from 80 up to 100

A Toye practice each line alone with metronome at 110 put lines 1 and 2 together and 3 & 4 with metronome. Try playing all four together. Once you can play that with the metronome without mistakes try adding last two lines.

rep: a minor prelude, long long ago, and Allegro

May 13 ,2021 ℗

D major scale rest stroke up to 220 subdivided

d major scale free stroke up to 160 one note per click and 80 subdivided

Rep: a minor prelude (don’t go too fast), Long Long ago, Allegro(make sure to alternate in right hand)

A Toye: practice slowly with metronome at 90. One line at a time. Section A and B separately. We will combine next week. Make sure to have individual lines memorized.

April 29, 2021 ℗

D major scale with free strokes. Practice with metronome starting at 100. Keep forearm on the body of the guitar. Keep Right hand over strings. If your fingers are hitting strings on the follow through then the hand is too far behind the strings.

play through a minor prelude long long ago everyday. Keep right hand over the strings to allow freestoke.

allegro work with metronome subdivided. Start at 80 and work up to 100.

a toye- practice slowly with metronome on the eighth note. First line only. Make sure you are waiting on your dotted rhythms

April 22, 2021 ℗

D major scale free stroke. Start at one click per note 100. Work up by 10. Keep right hand over the strings. Right forearm should be resting on top of instrument closer to the elbow.

a minor prelude. Spot check difficult transitions slowly. Make sure you can execute each note cleary

allegro. 120 for the quarter note. Work up by 10 bpm. See how fast you can go without missing a note. Try to keep tone consistent.

New Piece: A Toye. Practice first two measures with metronome at 80. Work on dotted rhythm. Make sure to wait for next eighth note and subdivide before playing.

April 11, 2021 ℗

D major scale with metronome. Start at 120 work up to 160 transition into subdivisions put metronome at 80 work up to 120 subdivided. Start practicing free stroke scale at 130. Keep right hand over the strings. Slide forearm down to accommodate right hand position on the treble strings.

project: create arm sleeve out of old sock. Cut off toes and put on right forearm while practicing to help hand shift for free stroke scales

play through. A minor prelude and long long ago everyday. Remember dynamics in long long ago

allegro. Practice with metronome by section. Work up to 160 then switch to subdivided beat at 80. Remember pauses between lines. Try to play while piece at 100 subdivided.

March 25, 2021 ℗

D major scale with both rest stroke and now free stroke. For free stoke make sure knuckles of right hand are over the strings being plucked to allow follow through. If the fingers are running into the strings behind, the hand is too far behind the strings. Metronome up to 120 subdivided. Free stroke practice slower at first.

play through a minor prelude and long long ago every day. Again, keep hand over the strings to allow for follow through.

allegro. Practice each line on its own with metronome. Work up to 100 subdivided. Start slow with metronome on the eighth note at 120 work up to 180 and then switched to metronome on the quarter subdivided. Once each line is comfortable start combining. 1 &2nd lines and the. 3rd&4th lines. Once those are comfortable try playing whole piece. If you are stumbling on the transitions between lines slow down. Use metronome to keep yourself steady.

March 18, 2021 ℗

D major scale. Practice subdivided starting at 80. Work up past 100. Make sure right hand is always alternating.

play through A minor Prelude and Long, Long Ago everyday

Allegro-work on each line separately. Use metronome at 100 for the eighth note work up to 160. Then practice with metronome at 80 for the quarter note. Remember third line is all quarter notes. Follow all left hand fingerings and alternate m,i in the right hand throughout.