Westmount Elementary School Tues. Nov. 20 12.15-1.15pm

We had a fun lesson today. We're going to be having MusIQ Club on the stage every week from now on.

After I checked everyone's C-major scale, we reviewed how we play high notes with the right hand and low notes with the left hand.
The reason we did this is because today, we learned how to play with two hands at the same time.
Mr. Bach taught us about "Double Notes". Everyone was very nice about taking turns and letting their partners have a chance to play the double notes on their own.

We practiced rhythms with Miss Melody and played all the games that we've learned so far: High/Low, Princess Story, Holding the Train and Bongo Boy.

Then we talked about a neat-looking machine that I brought in called a Metronome. We did some rhythm playback challenges: first, I challenged you. Then you challenged each other. Then you challenged me! All of you came up with interesting rhythms to show me.

We had a lot of fun with the games. Then we talk about Vivaldi's Four Seasons and the words Legato and Staccato.

I showed you how legato means to connect the notes when you walk your fingers on the keys, and staccato means to play notes bouncy and disconnected. We practiced this using our C-major scale.

Everyone practiced their legato and staccato notes in the Improv room, and then it was time to go.

Here's what you can do at home:

• Practice 4 beat rhythms on middle C.
• Practice your C-major scale legato and staccato with the write fingers: 12312345
  
• Create a 10 note song that uses double-notes, holding notes, middle C, legato and staccato, to show me for next class.

Excellent work. See you next week!