Vivienne Warm Up - Vivienne should review the exercises "Stretching" and "Tiptoe Running" and learn "Jumping off the front porch steps." I strongly suggest purchasing the book these exercises come from, as I plan on using it for the rest of the term and there are still many exercises to go. It will be easier than having a lot [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Download the document linked below and print. Practice the exercises "Stretching" and "Tiptoe Running" https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1CqaK9iJ5Y7NXNVYVkwdDdTYms An Oriental Song: Vivienne should review this piece to help solidify it. I want to ensure she feels completely comfortable playing it before we move on. She should continue counting out loud by saying "one and two and..." If she is having [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Over the break, practice all twelve warm up exercises we learned this term. I suggest rotating which ones get practiced during each session. For example, on one day she could practice 1-3, the next day she could practice 4-6, and so on. I would like for Vivienne to try and play all twelve back to back during [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Vivienne can review warm ups 7-12 this week. Like last week, she can rotate which ones she practices each day. I suggest playing three during one practice session. She can even try to play all six one day (maybe Wednesday?) Ode to Joy - Vivienne should review this piece this week to ensure she's 100% comfortable playing [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Vivienne did an awesome job with "Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go" last week! This week, Vivienne can review exercises 1-6. I suggest she play three at each practice session, rotating which she does each day (ex: one day, she does exercises 1-3, the next she does exercises 4-6, and the repeat that rotation). Ode to [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: "Fit as a Fiddle and Ready to Go." Make sure that Vivienne practices this hands separately at least three times before playing it hands together at the beginning of each practice session. This will ensure she feels totally confident in both parts before putting them together. Playing hands together is quite different from playing hands separately and [...]
Vivienne Warm Up - "Hopping on the Left Foot" and "Standing on Head." Make sure Vivienne follows the fingering specified in the exercise "Standing on Head," as it varies from measure to measure. Ode to Joy - Vivienne brought in an arrangement of "Ode to Joy" that she had written by hand. I will write it up on the computer and [...]
Vivienne Warm Up "Deep Knee Bend" and "Hopping with the Right Foot." Review "Question-Answer" to get the piece feeling nice and comfortable! Don't forget to count out loud saying "one and two and three and four and." This will help keep the 8th notes at the right speed! Take a look at "Oriental Song" hands separately and counting out loud. [...]
Vivienne Warm Up: Review "Deep breathing" and "Cartwheels." Add "Deep Knee Bend." Practice "Question-Answer" hands separately and counting out loud. Then, put your hands together! Count with "one and two and three and four and" so that the eighth notes and quarter notes are even. Take a look at "Oriental Song" hands separately. Chantal Warm Up: Review "Rolling" and work [...]
Vivienne Warm up with "Deep Breathing" and "Cartwheels." Review "Bouncing Ball" song. Always make sure to read all the notes on the page as you play! Both bouncing ball and "Cartwheels" introduce a technique where your left hand crosses over your right hand to play a higher note. If you have extra time, take a look at "Question-Answer" and practice [...]