Nicole "A Bear in the Forest"

 

•  Nicole's first video recording which was done on 7 Dec 2020 during lesson.
• Neatly played with good expression 👏

Yamaha Course Calendar 2021

 

Ryan "Somewhere Out There"

 

• This video was taken during lesson on 18 Dec 2020.
• Registration data and drum sequence done by teacher Dennis.
• Any comment? You may post your comment below 👇

Isabelle "Maya Mantra"

• This video was taken on 24 Nov 2020.
• Good effort from Isabelle, she pays attention to details, phrasing, articulation, expression and etc.

Vera "March of Monsters"

• Let's welcome Vera 👏, this was her first video recording taken on 24 Nov 2020.
• Vera has been working on this song for several weeks, she was very determined to perfect it and I kind of like this attitude of her 👍
• JEC Course Step 4.

Yeah! It is a Distinction! "Sep 2020"

 

Congratulation! Cavan Tian! Good effort and please do it again for your next grade 😃

• Student Name: Cavan Tian
• Exam Period: Sep 2020
• Grade: Yamaha Gr 9B

Javier "March of Monsters"

• This video was taken on 21 Oct 2020 during lesson.
• Yamaha JEC Course Step 4.
• Good effort and played with nice expression 👏

Reader Enquiry 04

This post was updated on 6 Nov 2020 at 11:00 am

To better protect the reader privacy, I have deleted some parts of this post.

Anyway, the intention of this post is to encourage students to practice regularly and have a fruitful music learning journey 😃 

Reader:

 Hi Dennis, 

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Teacher Dennis:

Hi Reader,

A big welcome to you!

Let say if I have a girl who is around 9 years old, and I want her to not just enjoy music but also excel in it; below are the steps I am prepared to follow:

1) Bring her to attend music concert at least once every 3 months, these could be those free and easy one organised by SSO at the Botanic Garden or Yamaha students' performances or paid concerts that are more formal. 

2) Practice regularly. Regularly means everyday, yes you never hear wrongly, if you want good progress, this is something you cannot avoid. If that's not possible, the next best option may be 4 days out of a week, 20 to 30 minutes per practice session. I need to adjust my expectations in this case as she is not on a daily practice schedule. 

3) Encourage her to take ownership of what she wants to do. With that comes responsibility, attitude, perseverance and etc.

Bear in mind, every student is different and there is no one size fit all kind of method, you may need to change your way as and when where it is needed.

That's my two cents and best of luck to you and your girl.

Reader:

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Teacher Dennis:

Referring to your question of "lack of initiative.....", this has got to do with taking ownership, self discipline and etc. Mommy may need to step in to arrange her time table for practice if she is not mature enough. Taking her to concerts and performances will surely motivate her.

As for how to make a conducive environment for practice, I think it is a mistake to place the Electone in the living room where there are lots of distraction, TV, family member talking, to name a few. Her bed room or study room may be a better alternative, turn on the air con if possible, all these could make her practice session more enjoyable, of course if you own a Stagea ELS01C or ELS02C, it will be a perfect solution. 

Reader:

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Zhi Feng "Flower with Butterfly"

• This video was recorded during lesson on 23 Sep 2020.
• Yamaha JEC Step 3.
• This is an upbeat and cheerful piece, very suitable to entertain your guests during the CNY celebration, don't you think so?

Isabelle "The Deep"

• Yamaha Electone Course JEC Step 7.
• This video was taken on 1 Sep 2020 during lesson.
• Very neatly played with good effort!
• What do you think? You may like to post your thought below 👇

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Music Learning = Swim against the Current! Yes? No?

This is a case study

I always tell my student that learning music is like you are swimming against the current, what will happen when you stop swimming?

Pause....

Please think.... 😕

If the current is a strong one, you'll be swept away without a trace. Right? Wrong?

Please spend some time to watch the two videos, one was taken on 14 Nov 2019 and the other one was taken on 16 Jan 2020. The student was away for 2 months due to his personal commitment, he practice very little or maybe not at all during his absence, and you can see the evidence clearly on these 2 videos.





Now, would you like to make a guess? which performance was taken on 14 Nov 2019 and which was taken 2 months later?

That's all for today and thank you for your time 😄

Zhi Feng 给你拜个鼠年。

• This video was taken on 8 Jan 2020.
• You're welcome to leave any words of encouragement at the comment section below and thanks 😀