Good work today everyone!
After I checked your C major scales and Letter Name Tunes, we went right away to practice our Grand Staff Note names.
We played a game called "Face Off" to see who could name the notes the fastest. It was a close call: 11 to 12 points!
Then we practiced placing notes on the staff in the Theory Thinker.
I'd like everyone to practice playing songs in the Grand Staff this week. If you have the Piano Suite software at home, you should practice Old Grey Goose, Twinkle Twinkle and Pop goes the weasel, for next class. Make sure you are holding your notes for the correct beat values and finger numbers.
After learning how to read these songs together, we went to the History Happens section and looked up some facts about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He was the composer who wrote Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Everyone in the class read a little bit about Mozart, and then told me what they learned: Born in 1756, the youngest and only surviving son in his family, a great composer from the age of 5, and many other interesting facts.
Finally, we talked about 4-beat rhythms and how to count while we play music. We practiced rhythm playbacks, and then tried the game "Bongo Boy" in the Children's Music Journey program.
This was a successful exercise and all of you did very well.
We'll try some things from CMJ next time too.
Have a great week!
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