Francisco: Scales: Practice with both hands, two octaves. Remember to put the thumb in C and F in the right hand, and C and G in the left hand. Happy Birthday: Play the chords with the left hand and the melody in the right hand. (C major --> C-E-G; G major --> G-B-D; F major --> F-A-C) Make a list [...]
Gerardo: Allegro in D major. For the first page, make sure you have both hands in your fingers. It does not matter if it is at a slow tempo. For the second page, start putting both hands together. Down by the Way. Pay special attention to the last two lines of the piece. Be careful with the eight notes of [...]
Francisco: C major scale both hands parallel movement. (Left hand: 5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1; Right Hand: 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5) Happy birthday: Melody in the right hand; bass in the left. Left hand is C-G-G-C Maria Ines: F major scale, pattern in the book. D Minor chords, pattern in the book. Dandelions, first part of the chorus, both hands. Remember to follow the lyrics for the [...]
Elliam: My First Piano Adventures. Pp. 38-39. Make sure you have the right fingering (index is 2, middle finger is 3) Caedan: p. 62 "Grandmother". Play with the repetition. Pay attention to bars 3-4 and 7-8. Start reading Lemonade Stand in p. 64. Anaya: "Jingle Bells". Practice the whole song, adding the last two bars seen in class. Then, speed [...]
Maria Ines: Dandelions. Put both hands together (melody in the right hand and chords in the left hand) for the pre-chorus and chorus. You can use the video as reference for where the chords fall in relation to the melody. For the chorus, remember to count 3 beats and then wait 3 beats before the next chord. Noreet: My first [...]
Gerardo: Allegro in D major (3A) How to practice: At a slow tempo, put both hands together. If a passage is to chalenging, study with separate hands. For next week study the first page. Down by the bay (2B) How to practice: Start reading the piece. Pay special attention to the chord changes. Caedan: Copy Cat. How to practice: Read [...]
Maria Ines Dandelions - Ruth B How to practice: Listen to the song to put the chords and melody together. If you have doubts about when a chord changes, search for the word in the song, and follow the melody up to that word. For the verse and pre-chorus, chords must be played only with the root note and 5th [...]
Maria Ines: What to Practice: D Major scale pattern, chords. How to practice: Once you are sure about the fingering, try to slowly speed up the tempo. For the chords: left hand should always play the root note (i.e. in a C major chord, left hand plays C). Right hand should chain the chords with the less amount of movement, [...]
Gerardo: What to practice: Jumpin' Jazz Cat, Allegro in D Major. How to practice: For Jumpin' Jazz Cat, using a metronome at 110 bpm. Scales in the left hand with the volume increase (crescendo). Pay attention to each one of the dynamics in the piece. For Allegro in D Major, read the first four bars with both hands. Make sure [...]