Another great class today.
Level 1: You completed lesson 11 with Scott Joplin. You started working on lesson 12. If you have the CMJ software at home, please review these two lesson and work on the fiver-finger tunes you learned. Makr sure to keep your fingers curved, as if there is a tunnel of ants under your hand. If you flatten your hand the ants will get squished ;)
We practiced rhtyhms and learned a new Leapfrog game. Good work Breagh and Lauren.
Level 2: You completed lesson 18 with Miss Melody today. Well done! Everyone's becoming much more familiar with the musical alphabet. When you practice your songs at home try to think of which letter name your finger is playing. You can start off by setting your hands in Middle C position and naming the letters your right hand plays, going up. Then name the letters your left hand plays, going down.
Practice Folk Tunes for Both Hands. Keep up the excellent treasure hunting with the games too.
Next week everyone will get to play the new game 'Falling Leaves'. (Sergio and Noah got a chance to try this one a little bit today after they finished all their lessons and practice.)
We talked about steps and skips with my violin. Could you hear when the two notes were close together and when they were far apart? You can practice your stepping notes by playing one note after the next in middle C position at home.
What about skipping notes? Remember, that means you skip over one key - for example: going from the note Middle C to E, with your right hand.
See you next time! Parents, I still have certificates and assessment forms from last term for some of you. I don't want to hand them out to the students because the certificate could get bent or crumpled.
Please drop by to see me after class, or send me an Email if you would like me to send the certificate home with your son/daughter. Thanks!
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