We practiced our C major scales together at the beginning of class and also did some melody playbacks with my violin. Your new song is Happy Birthday.
Here's an easy checklist for your homework this week.
Level 2:
- C major scales. Memorize the Roman number system for each degree of the scale: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, back to I.
- 3-note melody playbacks.
- legato
- Let it be - make sure to count your dotted half notes (worth 3 beats) and your tied notes (joins two notes together, so you play only the first one and then hold for the duration of both).
- Happy Birthday - make sure to hold down notes for their full values with both hands.
- When you practice, notice what intervals are being used (distance between 2 notes), and keep a curved finger hand position and a steady beat.
- C major scales. Use the correct fingering: RH. 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5 LH. 5-4-3-2-1-3-2-1
- Practice finding middle C (group of two, down to C) and naming the keys on your piano at home using the musical alphabet: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, back to A.
- Practice naming notes on the Grand staff using this tool: Note Trainer
- Finger number tunes: Mary had a little lamb, Oh when the Saints go marching in.
- Letter name tunes: Twinkle Twinkle, Ode to Joy, Mary had a little lamb (fill in the missing notes).
- When you practice, notice what intervals are being used (distance between 2 notes), and keep a curved finger hand position and steady beat.
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