Westmount Elementary School Tues. March 4 12.15-1.15pm

Well done everyone - we had a great class.

Level 1:

• Completed levels 14 and 15 with Scott Joplin.
  
• Talked about 5-finger ant tunnels.
• Practiced 3 and 4-note finger patterns, and talked about notes stepping up and down.
• The Musical Alphabet - practicing finding all the C's and all the F's on your piano at home.
  
• Rhythms - in 4 beat groups and three beat groups (what kind of music always has three beat groups? the waltz).
• New game - The Toy box. Say your musical alphabet both backwards and forwards. A-B-C-D-E-F-G. G-F-E-D-C-B-A.

Level 2:

• Completed level 20 and a bit of level 21.
• Learned the songs "Love Somebody", "Mary had a big fat sheep" and "Ode to Joy" (review with CMJ software at home - click on the computer in the Library).
• New game - Falling Leaves. Find the key on your piano with the correct letter name and the bird will catch the leaf before it touches the ground.
• 3 and 4-note playbacks, as well as rhythm playbacks.

Review the lessons at home if you can this week. Remember to spend some time in the improvisation room the way we do in class, after practicing.
Curved fingers and a steady beat :)

See you next week.