Hi all,
This will be the last homework post from me as I will be moving on to a new job as of June 13, 2022. Your new teacher will be sending the posts going forward. It has been a joy and a privilege to teach such wonderful students! I wish you all the best in your future and never stop playing music!
Tuesday students:
Gerardo
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 min per day
What to practice: C major and A minor scales and triads
Spanish Caballero with metronome, Great Clock- dynamics and improv
Isabella
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min per day
What to practice: O canada, let’s go fly a kite
How to practice it most effectively: Listen to recordings of those pieces, how do the singers perform it differently
Christian
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 per day
What to practice: warm-up exercise, chants of monks (review), Planetarium (p26), Minuet (p27)
Linda
Recommended minutes to practice: 30 minutes per day
What to practice: Technique: all level 1 scales and triads, B flat major scale, d and g minor
Review any previous songs learned, Fur elise, Amazing Grace, Allegro in Bflat major
Wed students:
Vlada
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 per day
What to practice: warm-up, sing through previous repertoire: Scarborough, Castle, Ancient Dreams
Choose a new song
Caedan
Recommended minutes to practice: 15 min per day
What to practice: pg. 49 Russian folk song- with dynamics, p 52 and start 53
Remind him that playing music is more than about playing the correct notes- make music, feel emotion
Oliver
Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day
What to practice: Adventure warm-up in c and g pg 63
Grumpy old troll- pg 39
Miikwan
Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 per day
What to practice: pg. 18, Ode to joy with left hand chords