Hi all,
Keep up the good music making! Find your name below for your specific homework notes.
Student 1: Vlada
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes per day
What to practice: Warm-up with the you tube link, sing along with you tube- Castle on a cloud
How to practice it most effectively: Follow along with the sheet music
How parents can support practice: Schedule a time for daily practice.
Student 2: Alex
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes per day
What to practice: Warm-up with the you tube link, Fingers crossed
How to practice it most effectively: Prepare your keyboard and part, and/or karaoke track to sing along with. Start by imitating her emotions, exaggerate them in your voice
How parents can support practice: Schedule a time for daily practice.
Student 3: Caedan
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes per day
What to practice: Start on page 42, review any previous pages to solidify
How to practice it most effectively: Double check which hand is starting, look through the song first to be ready for anything.
How parents can support practice: Keep encouraging good posture and regular practice.
Student 4: Oliver
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes per day
What to practice: Technique- c scale, HS 2 octaves, Runaway Rabbit
How to practice it most effectively: Give yourself a goal to play through a song before you go to dinner/ your next activity. Think about how you can make it musical.
How parents can support practice: Review note reading using previous songs in the book.
Student 5: Naiara
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 minutes per day
What to practice: Start with technique- c major scale, HS, Musette- hands separately
How to practice it most effectively: Write in some note names, listen to a recording of it, give yourself a goal to work for 20 min then get a small reward
How parents can support practice: Schedule a time for daily practice.
Student 6: Linda
Recommended minutes to practice: 20 min per day
What to practice: Technique: F major, E minor, C major contrary motion, C, F major triads broken and solid.
Repertoire: Cranky Cat, Etude in C
How to practice it most effectively: Use metronome, keep the scales and triads steady and smooth, keep yourself focused on making it beautiful
Student 7: Miikwan
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 minutes per day
What to practice: Review PDF, start book on page 11, continue from there
How to practice it most effectively: Keep your fingers round, like you are holding a ball. Be patient while you are learning to read music.
How parents can support practice: Schedule a time and help to focus the practice to one goal.