Hello Everyone!
Here is the homework for this week!
Enjoy!
Marita
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Songs:
For homework we will be trying out all of the music with a drum beat! This is to help you keep a steady tempo while you play. You have Firefly, Little River, Ferris Wheel, Sailing in the Sun and Mexican Jumping bean. Play all of them with the drum track.
Theory:
We learned about Staccato this week. Mexican jumping bean has staccatos. Remember these are short and jumpy notes!
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Camille
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Songs:
Good work with Alouette this week Camille. Keep playing it this week along with any other favourite songs! Remember that you play G in your left hand. To help you remember you can use your animal sounds! Like the dragon you thought of!
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Sidonie
Recommended daily practice time is 5-10 minutes per day
Songs:
Good work with Alouette this week Sidonie! We learned the rest by ear in the lesson so keep using your ear this week and try to play it! Don’t worry about going fast, go as slow as you need. You may also try out C march and a Ten second song. These are songs on the staff. You will only playing C and G. Remember the Treble G clef sits on the G line.
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!
Sara
Recommended daily practice time is 25-30 minutes per day
Songs:
We will continue our exam prep, so this week you can focus on improving each piece that you will play. The focus should be on articulation, phrasing and dynamics. Be sure to play exactly what is on the page, as well as room for interpretation. Experiment this week and see what stories you can create to help your interpretation.
Technical requirements:
For the exam you will be expected to play C, G and F Major as well as their relative minor scales. a, e and d minor scales. Continue to work on Natural minor scales this week.
How parents can help: Encourage your child to have a daily practice routine and ensure that they are filling out their homework logs correctly. In addition to the online homework posts, I recommend that each student keep and maintain a homework journal where they can fill in how long they practice and what they worked on that week. You can decorate it to make it fun!