FALL SCHEDULING underway!!!
Lessons are 20.00 per half hour
Times available Mon- Friday
Lessons include music theory and crafts to make learning an instrument fun!
Classical Violin and old time fiddle
Beginner Piano
Voice, how to sing, smooth out your range, hit the notes and breath effectively.
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Helping to hit the notes
The great thing about getting lessons for singing is that a good teacher can help identify little things in your singing voice that may be negatively affecting your over all presentation/performance.
"Hitting all the notes" is key to a great performance. Some people will say "oh yah but Neil Young, he's doesn't hit the notes and he is famous!" When I listen carefully to Young I can tell he is hitting the notes, he sometimes slides into them but he's still hitting them. His nasal voice may give the impression that he is "pitchy" but he's not. I think what also makes him so effective is his great phrasing in the delivery of his classic songs. I digress, back to hitting the notes.
Here is a fun exercise I found on youtube. I have really good pitch so I can help you -- my students -- develop great intonation with exercises like this one. Enjoy!
"Hitting all the notes" is key to a great performance. Some people will say "oh yah but Neil Young, he's doesn't hit the notes and he is famous!" When I listen carefully to Young I can tell he is hitting the notes, he sometimes slides into them but he's still hitting them. His nasal voice may give the impression that he is "pitchy" but he's not. I think what also makes him so effective is his great phrasing in the delivery of his classic songs. I digress, back to hitting the notes.
Here is a fun exercise I found on youtube. I have really good pitch so I can help you -- my students -- develop great intonation with exercises like this one. Enjoy!
Prepping for Fall
Ah yes, the summer heat is finally here! which means that back to school is just around the corner lol!
The Errington Little Music School is setting the fall schedule now so please give us a call to tell us what times you would prefer for your lessons.
New to music lessons??? Come have a lesson to see how fun they can be ! 250- 248-2890
Lessons for kids combine arts and crafts to learn how to read music and a little bit of dance and stretching to learn rhythm and counting. We also play music games and set easy-to-do home practice schedules -- to help children reach their musical potential.
The Errington Little Music School is setting the fall schedule now so please give us a call to tell us what times you would prefer for your lessons.
New to music lessons??? Come have a lesson to see how fun they can be ! 250- 248-2890
Lessons for kids combine arts and crafts to learn how to read music and a little bit of dance and stretching to learn rhythm and counting. We also play music games and set easy-to-do home practice schedules -- to help children reach their musical potential.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Summer time singing
While some kids are taking a break this summer from music lessons, other kids are doing the opposite and enrolling in lessons. Summer is a great time to start learning an instrument because kids have extra time to spend at their instrument rather than being busy with school homework and events.
I remember as a kid, I was so bored in the summer and my music was the one thing that was fun to do. I would practise singing and playing songs that were pop hits. Yes, "four strong winds" was one of my favorites LOL! oh and "Sitting on the dock of the bay"... wasting time... was a perfect summer time song.
But, my favorite musical thing to do in the summer was music camp, where we would sing, dance and put a show on at the end of the week. My brother's music teacher hosted the camp at the church hall and those music camps bring back great memories. The crazy costumes, the silly theory lesson with corny music jokes "Beet oven" and all. Yes it was nerds ville learning the latest disco moves, but fun nonetheless!
At Errington little music school, I will add a little summer time camp feel to the summer lessons, we can play our fiddles outside and put on a pretend show for resident squirrels in the trees!
I remember as a kid, I was so bored in the summer and my music was the one thing that was fun to do. I would practise singing and playing songs that were pop hits. Yes, "four strong winds" was one of my favorites LOL! oh and "Sitting on the dock of the bay"... wasting time... was a perfect summer time song.
But, my favorite musical thing to do in the summer was music camp, where we would sing, dance and put a show on at the end of the week. My brother's music teacher hosted the camp at the church hall and those music camps bring back great memories. The crazy costumes, the silly theory lesson with corny music jokes "Beet oven" and all. Yes it was nerds ville learning the latest disco moves, but fun nonetheless!
At Errington little music school, I will add a little summer time camp feel to the summer lessons, we can play our fiddles outside and put on a pretend show for resident squirrels in the trees!
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