Hello Everyone!
I hope you’re all staying warm this week!
Euan:
For warm up this week please use a metronome when playing your C Major scale. Review the scale playing hands separately first before trying to play hands together. When playing hands together, try your best to line up each note with the click of the metronome as this dictates where the beat falls at the given tempo. Start at 60 beats per minute and slowly increase the speed from there as you get more comfortable. You can also continue to practice the G Major scale hands separately this week. Please find the melody and chords for “We Will Rock You” here. Please note that the rhythms in the melody are complicated. We will discuss these in class but for now Euan is encouraged to use the sheet music to reference the notes he is to play while using his ear to match the rhythm of the song as he knows it. When practicing “We Will Rock you” please also practice building the e minor, G Major, and D Major chords with the fifth, third, and first finger of the left hand. Remember; triads are built with an interval of a 3rd and a 5th stacked on top of your root note! I’ve provided chord figures below the melody line of We Will Rock you with the proper fingerings. The chords are as follows: e minor (E G B) G Major (G, B, D) D Major (D, F#, A). If you have any questions about the notation and sheet music we can discuss these in class next week.
Berke:
I have provided a new homework sheet for this week. It is similar to the note book from last week but focuses on Major keys with flats and their key signatures. It also asks Berke to identify and write out the key signatures for minor keys. Remember; to find the relative minor of a major key, find the 6th scale degree of that major key (C Major = a minor). Please complete this sheet and bring it back next week so we can discuss this further. When practicing the andante in g minor this week Berke can practice the A section hands together. Focus on any spot where there is a pause between notes or bars. Isolate these spots and review them on their own before adding them back into the full phrase. For the B Section, please review the left hand. Make note of any parts in the B section that are repetitive to help you learn the structure of the song. Review the right hand of the B section and ensure you are using the proper fingerings to help you navigate the contour of the line. When you feel confident navigating the left hand of the B section you can slowly try playing this hands together. We will try this in class next week.
Thank you Everyone!
Happy Practicing!