Hello Everybody!

Just to confirm, we do not have lessons this week, March 13th. Please enjoy your March break!

 

Noreet:

Sorry we missed you this week! Please continue to read and practice Mr. Hayden’s theme and we will see you after the March break.

 

Vida:

I have uploaded both a recording of Green Frog Hop and the sheet music for “Under the Sea” to the google drive. When practicing Green Frog Hop, have Vida record the song and listen back. Work towards playing the whole song start to finish with no pauses. Have Vida practice playing the last bar of one phrase and the first bar of the next phrase back to back to smooth the transitions from phrase to phrase. She can listen to the recording I’ve uploaded for reference, you might have to download it off the drive. If she wants to play it faster, thats fine. Sight read “Under the Sea” we will review this in class after March Break. Please find both the recording and sheet music here and here.

 

Eva:

For warm up, help Eva practice some of the rhythm patterns I’ve uploaded to the google drive. She can either clap these or play them on a piano key. Please help Eva sight read “Little River” from Piano Adventures Level 1. This song is all step-wise motion, but please help Eva with the bass line specifically as we haven’t worked with these notes as much. The goal is to play this song smoothly so that there is no break or pause in the sound and for all notes to be held for their written length. Eva can practice this by walking her fingers up and down the keyboard. You can find both the rhythm patterns and “Little River”here.

 

Christian:

Feel free to record yourself playing both “A Little Night Music” and “Sailor’s Song” so you can hear how you play the song. The goal is to play them both as if performing them. Play both songs start to finish in one take each, then play the recordings back listening for areas of the song you feel good about and areas that still need more work. Go back and practice the areas that still need work. For “How Long Will I Love You”, practice the chord progression in the first 4 bars, playing the chords both “solid” and “rolled”. Also, sight-read as much of the right hand as you can, we will review any mistakes next week.

 

 

Happy March Break Everyone!

I will see you in lessons on March 20th. Happy practicing!