Once Upon A Dream

Let's watch this video carefully & learn to give some comments on the following areas: Accuracy, Timing, Phrasing, Expression, Fluency & etc.

Imagine that you're the examiner to grade this candidate who is sitting for the Yamaha Gr.6 exam, will you pass or fail this candidate & why?

Please feel free to share your opinion & idea, we all learn from mistakes.

African Symphony

They are the students of my friend 'Michelle Chow'. Didn't they perform very well? Come to see them play LIVE at Yamaha Plaza Singapura Branch this Sunday on 30/11/2008 at 12pm. Free admission & hope to see many of you.

Wash-demo by dennis ng

Do you like the music & the sound effect? Feel free to give your comment, Please SHOOT as you wish, I'll not get angry. Anyway, this is one of my teaching material, I used it to showcase to students at MOE school.

• Music: Dennis Ng
• Sound Effect: Dennis Ng
• Video: MusicTEC

Grace Lau "Bad Boy"

This video was recorded on 24th of Nov 2008 at Yamaha SK Branch. "Bad Boy" is a Chinese song, sung by "A Mei" from Taiwan. Hope you likes her performance & please consider to leave a positive comment to encourage her. thanks :-)

• Student Name: Grace Lau
• Title of Song: Bad Boy
• Arranger: Ng Tzee Weng (My friend from Thomson Branch). Some parts were rearrange for this performance by Grace herself.

Special thanks must be given to Tzee Weng for this beautiful arrangement.

How to Practice? Tip no. 7

Tip no. 7:
A piece is considered well played when there are no hesitations, no stumbling or slips, good curved fingers and fingering, correct notes, good phrasing and articulation, good expression and feel.

How to Practice? Tip no. 6

Tip no. 6:
Speed is not important initially, go slowly first. Only when all details like note reading, fingering, articulation, expression & etc are well learnt then you can play at a faster pace.