Carmen,
Warm up : C 5 finger scale, C chord (RH, LH and HT solid and broken)
Flat symbol (E flat and B flat notes)
Songs: Tire trouble
In a flash
Indian drums (by memory)
(try to pratise 10 – 15 mins a day)
Ian,
Warm up : C major and G major scale and triads
Songs: A minuet for Bach’s Children
Sword Dance (D minor position, 5 note scale)
New lesson : transpostion
pedal
(try to practise 15 mins a day)
Josh,
Warm up : C and D 5 note scales
Songs: Old Mcdonald
Snow in winter
Ducks on the pond
Jack and Jill
At the zoo
Turtles
New lesson: Middle C position- thumbs on C
(try to practise 10 mins a day)
Nathalia,
Warm up: C and G major scale and triads
Songs: Ice cream (C position)
More ice cream (G position)
The Elf’s silver hammer (high C position – RH)
16 th century march (G minor – B flat, by memory)
New lesson: broken and solid chords (practise holding down notes 1 & 5- 1 & 3 – 3 & 5, and then all 3 notes)
(try to practise 15 mins a day)
Lucy,
Warm up : C major 5 note scale
Songs : Rain
At the zoo
Humpty Dumpty
Bell song (by memory, on black keys)
March of dwarfs (try one line, quorter notes – quorter rests)
-say the name of notes as you play them
(try to practise 15 mins a day)
Amelia,
Warm up : C major 5 note scale
Songs: Rain
At the zoo
Waltz of the Christmas toys
Hush little baby (by memory, middle C position – thumbs on C)
(try to practise 15 mins a day)
Miles,
Warm up : C major and G major scales and triads
Songs : Classic dance
Young hunter
C’s rock!
Erie canal (by memory, E minor position, F #, D#)
Ragtime (by memory, C position)
(try to practise 15 – 20 mins a day)
Shayne,
Warm up: G major and D major scales and triads and cadences
Songs : Just struttin’ along (great job memorizing!)
Don’t wanna leave you blues
Ol’ rocking’ chair blue (make sure to use correct fingering when sight reading)
(try to practise 15- 20 mins a day)