Francisco: Use both hands for the first phrase of "The Entertainer" as shown in class. Memorize the second part of the melody tat we reviewed there. Piano Adventures: Practice the song seen in class "Roman Trumpets" and memorize it (p. 22). The go to p. 25 and read "Chant of the Monks" with both hands. Pay attention to the position [...]
Gerardo: "Ice Skaters": practice with both hands. Remember to count where the left hand doesn't play, and where the right hand has the eight notes. "Allegro in D Major": Memorize for next week. Be particularly careful to memorize the last two bars of each page. Eliam: "Birthday train": play with the position specified in p. 69, including the thumb in [...]
Francisco: The Entertainer, put the bit seen in class together with both hands.My Piano Adventures: read p. 21 "Scenic Train Ride". Read the song. If you have doubts about which note is written, go to p. 20. Maria Ines: Keep practicing "Before You Go", specially the chorus where you tend to stop. "In the Stars": Practice the verse. Remember that [...]
Gerardo: "Allegro in D major": Study the whole piece with the repetitions, at a moderate tempo and without stopping even if you make mistaes. Add the dynamics. Pay special attention to the crescendo in mm. 7-8. "Ice Skaters": Practice the first page with separate hands. Don't forget to count in the bars where the left hand rests. Elliam: My First [...]
Francisco: The Entertainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmruHc4S9Q Practice both hands separately. The chords in the left and are: C (C-E-G) / C/ F (F-A-C)/ Fm (F-Ab-C) /C/ G (G-B-D) /C Maria Ines: Practice D minor and G major scales with parallel and contrary motion. Memorize Before You Go (chords, melody and lyrics). Pay special attention to remember where the chords fall with the [...]
Gerardo: Allegro in D major: Study the second page at a slow tempo. Pay special attention to the trasitions between bars 11-12 and 12-13. Play the repetitions. Down by the Bay: Study with metronome. Start at 90 bpm and accelerate from there as much as you can up to the suggested tempo of the piece. Elliam: Study p. 54-55 " [...]
Francisco: C major scale: go up 2 octaves with parallel movement, then in contrary motion. Try to accelerate the tempo. Super Mario Bros Theme: play it complete, without stoping. Start with a slower tempo. Remember to repeat the second part. Maria Ines: G Major scale pattern. Before you go: Practice with the chords sheet. Follow the lyrics to change the [...]
Gerardo: Start reading "Ice Skaters". Sonatina in D major: For the first two lines in the second page, practice slowly with both hands. For the last two lines, read first with separate hands, and then put both hands together. Practice the whole piece with the repetition. Caedan: "Princess or Monster?" (p. 68) make sure you don't stop between notes, specially [...]
Francisco: Super Mario Bros: practice up to what we saw in class. C major scale: doing parallel and oposite movement. Be careful with the fingering. Maria Ines: Practice Bb sequence (parallel and opposite movement) Before you go: Play chords with the left hand and melody with right hand. Remember that in the verse, the chords fall before the melody. Pay [...]
Elliam: My first piano adventures pp. 44-45. Use a metromome or tap slowly at an even tempo, so you can follow it. Play each note with the beat. Remember to keep both hands in the keyboard as shown in the diagram of page 44. Emilia: Get the book Faber Piano Adventures LESSON BOOK-PRIMER LEVEL (it is NOT the level 1!). [...]