Hello Everyone!
Friendly reminder as we approach the end of the spring term, if you are interested in continuing lessons through the summer please reach out to Barnaby to claim a time slot. You can also renew for the fall semester as well. If you would like to keep your current time slot reach out to Barnaby ASAP.
Noreet:
Today we reviewed The Clock Strikes Thirteen! The song is short and straight forward, so when practicing, Noreet should focus on playing accurate rhythms and ensuring the right and left hands line up properly. Pay close attention to the half notes and eighth notes in the piece. Remember, the half note (2 beats) is twice as long as the quarter note (1 beat) and the eighth note (1/2 beat) is half as long as the quarter note. Use the metronome when practicing this song to help Noreet hear the Macro beat of the song. Please play the metronome at 85 Beats per Minute. I’ve also uploaded a rhythm worksheet for Noreet to complete. The sheet asks her to identify the eighth notes, quarter notes, and half notes on the page. She can circle these or colour them in. She then needs to write in where the macro beat and micro beat line up. See the first bar as an example. Finally, have Noreet play the 6 phrases hands separate and hands together. We will review this next week in class. You can find the rhythm worksheet here.
Christian:
Continue to practice Home on the Range. Isolate any bars that have gaps between them and practice playing through both to the end. When you can play these parts without hesitating, go back and play the whole phrase together. We also started Ode to Joy! When practicing, play this hands together. The left hand consists of sustained notes or phrases either a 3rd, 5th, or an octave below the melody line in the right hand. Other than that, the phrases in the two hands are identical. See if you can play this whole song start to finish hands together for next class. Finally, please remember to upload the sheet music of How Long Will I Love you for me to review. You can upload this to Student Uploads or to the Christian folder on google drive.
Thank you everyone!
I look forward to hearing how you all progress in our final few spring classes together!
Happy Practicing!