Sahil Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day What to practice: Beyblade Burst Evolution, "Ya Ya Ya" warmup, Night Begins to Shine How to practice it most effectively: In Beyblade Burst Evolution, we learned about sharps (which will be the black key up from the letter name we use). The best fingering to use is RH finger 1 on B to start, then crossing [...]
Dvorah Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes a day What to practice: Gorilla in the Tree (LH song), March on D-E-F, Mister Bluebird How to practice it most effectively: LH please continue to play Gorilla in the Tree as a review piece - remember your F is below middle C. Middle C is always the note above the staff on the little line. March on D-E-F [...]
Anaya Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: Rain Rain, finishing as much as you can of the worksheet on pages 36-37 How to practice it most effectively: Today we learned about reading music on the staff. In Rain Rain we are playing with left hand in the bass clef: the two dots on the clef symbol surround the 4th [...]
Sahil Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes a day What to practice: "ya ya ya" 3-note warmup, Night Begins to Shine, Beyblade Burst Evolution How to practice it most effectively: The "ya ya ya" warmup is for singing, but you will also play the notes on the keyboard. Start in C position (so RH - right hand - thumb on C). Then play C-D-E-E-D-C on [...]
Dvorah Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: Best Friends, Gorilla in the Tree, and My Invention How to practice it most effectively: Today we reviewed what middle C looks like on the keyboard, and how it can be played in either RH or LH. The three notes we know on the staff so far are: middle C for both [...]
Anaya Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: G position warmup (hands together), D and F scavenger hunt, Wishing Well, finishing page 35 worksheet How to practice it most effectively: In the G position warmup, please play slowly and carefully so that all notes are even and lining up between the hands. There was some confusion between the D [...]
Sahil Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes a day What to practice: Thumbs on C piano warmup, Happy Birthday (playing and singing), Twinkle Twinkle (playing and singing), Old MacDonald, Night Begins to Shine (first minute). How to practice it most effectively: In the thumbs on C warmup, we start and end on C. Play with both hands finger 1s together on middle C, then [...]
Dvorah Recommended minutes to practice: 10 minutes a day What to practice: Middle C March, Ten-Second Song, and Driving on the G Clef How to practice it most effectively: This week we introduced reading on the staff. RH reads in treble clef which is the top staff, and LH reads in bass clef, which is the bottom staff. In Middle C March, make sure you [...]
Anaya Recommended minutes to practice: 10-15 minutes a day What to practice: C and G position warmup (hands together), What Can I Share (in C and G positions), and Wishing Well. Please also complete as much as you can of the worksheet on page 35! How to practice it most effectively: For your warmup, play using both hands from the bottom notes to the [...]
Emet Recommended minutes to practice: 20 minutes a day What to practice: G, D, and A major scales (hands separately, 1 octave), Piano Man, La Raspa How to practice it most effectively: For your scales, G, D, and A are the ones with 1, 2 and 3 sharps respectively. Notice how each new sharp added is on the 7th degree. Fingering for RH is [...]