Hi Henry and Noreet! Here is your homework for October 8! See you next week :)

Henry

Recommended minutes to practice:

5 min per day

What to practice: 

Piano: Mary Had a Little Lamb using the rhythm markings

Theory: Page 13, fill in the missing notes/rests for #s 2-5

How to practice it most effectively:

Count out loud as you are playing. Make sure that when you are playing a quarter note you are counting 1 beat (1) and when you are playing a half note you are counting 2 beats (1, 2). Keep a steady beat.

How parents can support practice: 

Count along with him as he is playing, and make sure he is keeping a steady beat.

Noreet

Recommended minutes to practice:

10 minutes for piano, 5 minutes for voice

What to practice:

Piano: C scale hands together, Adventure Warmups C and G

Voice: Warmups and Pinacolada

How to practice it most effectively:

Piano: Follow the fingering written out for C scale and for Adventure Warmups

Voice: Spend time singing the lower notes, make consonants in Pinacolada crisp

How parents can support practice: 

Piano: Make sure that she has minimal distractions and that she sticks to fingering that’s written for her.

Voice: See if you can understand the words she is singing and give her feedback.