Rachel In the lesson, we started by doing some stretching, shaking, and running in place as a warm-up. At the piano, we reviewed the "I'm Great Pose," which can be found at the beginning of her Playing book. We also reviewed the exercise "Mitsy's Cat Back," which helps strengthen the playing hand position. We also reviewed "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." In [...]
Vivienne Warm Ups: This week, I want Vivienne to focus on learning exercises 11 and 12. I also would like for her to review exercises 8-10, just to make sure she feels comfortable playing them. Exercise 9 features triplets, which can be counted by saying "tri-po-let." Ask Vivienne to take her time playing these notes, and play with her strong [...]
Vivienne This week, Vivienne forgot her music, warm up handouts, and homework notebook. This was not a problem, since I had my books we could use instead, however it would be ideal for Vivienne to have her copies with her. Last week, I also gave Vivienne her report. If you haven't seen it already, please ask Vivienne to show it [...]
Reminder! The recital is Sunday, May 14! I want everyone to attend, even if they don't want to perform in it! Vivienne Warm Up: Skipping and Jumping Rope from A Dozen a Day group III. Vivienne will need to print this page by following the link below. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1CqaK9iJ5Y7T19GYVJYTjNYYWc In Jumping Rope, I suggest Vivienne play the first line very slowly [...]
Vivienne This week, Vivienne delivered a very confident performance of Group II of A Dozen a Day! This week, we will be starting on Group III! Warm Up: Deep Breathing and Rolling. Rolling uses some tricky fingerings. Vivienne was getting the hang of it during the lesson, but remind her to pay close attention to the fingerings and which notes [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: I want Vivienne to do all twelve exercises from A Dozen a Day Group II every time she practices. The goal is to play through each exercise smoothly and comfortably. She will find the more times she does all these exercises, the faster she will get through them! Haunted Mouse: This lesson, Vivienne showed me the first [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Vivienne should review Group II exercises 1-6 every day, aiming to make them smooth, steady, and at a comfortable speed. Riddles - Vivienne should continue working on this piece. Repeating it often will help her feel more confident playing it. I want her to continue practicing it one bar at a time, hands together. She should repeat [...]
Note to all: This image is especially helpful in showing which position the hands should be in while playing the piano. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/527ad85de4b0d1e6b3962731/t/5330c712e4b0d734e85b8ae4/1395705619198/ Chloe On page 46-47, there are rhythms using the half note and quarter note together. Chloe and I have been reviewing these rhythms in our lessons, and she can continue to do this at home as well. To refresh: [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Hanging by a Bar with Left Hand, Hanging by a Bar with Both Hands. Song: Vivienne should first practice hands separately, counting out loud by saying "one and two and three and four and." It's important for Vivienne to maintain a steady pulse. After practicing with her hands separate, Vivienne can try to play the piece hands [...]
Lessons cancelled for Thursday, February 2nd. They will resume the following week on February 8th. Vivienne Warm Up: Review "Climbing up a ladder" and "Climbing down a ladder." Vivienne should always follow the suggested fingerings. Skating at Twilight: Vivienne did great with this piece this week! I would like for her to review it this week to ensure she is [...]