Happy Leap Day J. W.
Our class went by so fast today - we got a lot done, but not everything that I had planned for you. I'm glad we were working thoroughly though.
Everyone started off by practicing their scales. Level 2: You have 5 scales now to practice. C major, C Pentatonic, C contrary motion, G major, and G pentatonic. Here are a couple of homework exercises you should try in preparation for the assessment tests at the end of term. Brush up on your Roman Numerals I to VII. Major Scale and Scale Degrees and Pentatonic Scale.
Level 1 (Alyx and Peter): You are warming up with C major, hands separately with curved fingers and a steady beat.
Level 2 then went on to practice their songs Daydream Believer (by a band called the Monkees) and Clementine as well as a new song: Ode To Joy.
Practice holding down your left hand notes for their full values, and also watch out for sharps!
Level 1 worked on On top of Old Smokey and the song Get Up. Make sure to count - notice the time signature on the staff at the beginning of the piece. Does it say to count 3 beats or 4 beats in a bar?
Finally we played some concentration and some note naming games in the Theory and Games sections of the Piano Suite software.
Great work!
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