Congratulations to all the students on a very successful final class recital!
I am very proud of you and hope that you will all continue in your musial studies.
Thanks especially to the parents for all their support and encouragement this term with home practice and continuing lessons.
It's been a pleasure teaching this class.
Have a great summer.
Don't forget to register for the next level of your MusIQ Club program, come Fall term '08.
Friday, June 13
Westmount Elementary School Fri, June 13 12.15-1.15pm
Nice to see you again Westmount.
We had a productive class today, although it was a bit noisy at times.
In order for us to effectively get things done, it's important to listen during instruction time.
We began by working on our group piece 'Ode to Joy'. Then we split up and worked on our individual pieces; Ivan practiced Old Grey Goose, Twinkle, Pop goes the weasel and On top of Old Smokey. William and Brett practiced Let it Be, Happy Birthday and Clementine. Stephen, Justin and Dylan practiced Ten little Indians, The baseball game and the Blue Danube.
We then played some ear training games and went over our program for the recital next week.
We're looking forward to showing you some of the things we've learned this year in MusIQ Club.
It should be a fun concert. Hope to see you there!
We had a productive class today, although it was a bit noisy at times.
In order for us to effectively get things done, it's important to listen during instruction time.
We began by working on our group piece 'Ode to Joy'. Then we split up and worked on our individual pieces; Ivan practiced Old Grey Goose, Twinkle, Pop goes the weasel and On top of Old Smokey. William and Brett practiced Let it Be, Happy Birthday and Clementine. Stephen, Justin and Dylan practiced Ten little Indians, The baseball game and the Blue Danube.
We then played some ear training games and went over our program for the recital next week.
We're looking forward to showing you some of the things we've learned this year in MusIQ Club.
It should be a fun concert. Hope to see you there!
Thursday, June 12
BLT Elementary School Thurs. June 12 2.30-3.30pm
Nice to see you again BLT.
We had a productive class today.
We reviewed our note naming, note values, intervals and scales.
Then we practiced our group piece Ode to Joy.
Dylan and Taylor practiced Old Grey Goose, Twinkle, Pop goes the weasel and On top of Old Smokey. Jazlyn, Rama, Krista and Savannah practiced Let it Be, Happy Birthday and Clementine. Rachelle, Grace and Kara practiced Ten little Indians, The baseball game and the Blue Danube.
Then we played some ear training games and spent some time going over our program for the recital next week. We're looking forward to showing you some of the things we've learned to do this year in MusIQ Club. It should be a great concert. Hope to see you there!
We had a productive class today.
We reviewed our note naming, note values, intervals and scales.
Then we practiced our group piece Ode to Joy.
Dylan and Taylor practiced Old Grey Goose, Twinkle, Pop goes the weasel and On top of Old Smokey. Jazlyn, Rama, Krista and Savannah practiced Let it Be, Happy Birthday and Clementine. Rachelle, Grace and Kara practiced Ten little Indians, The baseball game and the Blue Danube.
Then we played some ear training games and spent some time going over our program for the recital next week. We're looking forward to showing you some of the things we've learned to do this year in MusIQ Club. It should be a great concert. Hope to see you there!
Kingswood School Thurs. June 12 11.40-12.40pm
We had a good class today.
For Ben and Aidan this was their last MusIQ Club class of the year.
We reviewed our Group Piece: Ode to Joy, and practiced our Solos: Ten Little Indians, The Baseball Game and The Blue Danube. We also spent some time singing along to the theme song 'Superman', which was a lot of fun.
We played Interval Faceoff and worked on our 4-beat rhythm clapbacks.
Then we reviewed Triads: a group of 3 notes. The bottom note is called the 'root', the middle note is the '3rd' and the top note is called the 'fifth'. You can build a triad on any degree of the scale. This is the basic concept behind Chord Theory. Soon you will be able to play songs by reading chords, and maybe even write your own songs using chords.
Next week Josh and I will have one last music lesson and I will distribute your certificates and report cards. Please remember to pick these up from the office after your field trip, Ben and Aidan. It's been a pleasure working with you and I hope to see you again next year.
For Ben and Aidan this was their last MusIQ Club class of the year.
We reviewed our Group Piece: Ode to Joy, and practiced our Solos: Ten Little Indians, The Baseball Game and The Blue Danube. We also spent some time singing along to the theme song 'Superman', which was a lot of fun.
We played Interval Faceoff and worked on our 4-beat rhythm clapbacks.
Then we reviewed Triads: a group of 3 notes. The bottom note is called the 'root', the middle note is the '3rd' and the top note is called the 'fifth'. You can build a triad on any degree of the scale. This is the basic concept behind Chord Theory. Soon you will be able to play songs by reading chords, and maybe even write your own songs using chords.
Next week Josh and I will have one last music lesson and I will distribute your certificates and report cards. Please remember to pick these up from the office after your field trip, Ben and Aidan. It's been a pleasure working with you and I hope to see you again next year.
Wednesday, June 11
BLT Elementary School Wed. June 11 2.00-3.00pm
Well done everyone - we had a good class today.
I was glad to see that our group piece Ode to Joy is sounding much better since I last heard it before my trip. This week, everyone should try to learn the third part of Ode to Joy. We worked on this in class, but it could still use some more practice at home.
Here are the finger numbers for Ode to Joy, in case you don't have a copy of the sheet music I handed out. Begin with your Right Hand thumb on C:
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
2, 2, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 2,
1, 2, 5--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
Level 2A (Connor, Cameron, Haylea and Jacob) completed lesson and practice 39.
Level 1B (Billy) completed lesson and practice 24.
Level 1A (Abbey) completed lesson and practice 9.
At the end of class we talked about what we learned in our lessons, drawing examples on the white board. We also played the 4-beat rhythm game with the hand drum. Then we played the musical alphabet hot potato game with Monkey. You know your musical alphabet very well going forwards now, but going backwards still needs practice (G-F-E-D-C-B-A).
See you all next week.
I was glad to see that our group piece Ode to Joy is sounding much better since I last heard it before my trip. This week, everyone should try to learn the third part of Ode to Joy. We worked on this in class, but it could still use some more practice at home.
Here are the finger numbers for Ode to Joy, in case you don't have a copy of the sheet music I handed out. Begin with your Right Hand thumb on C:
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
2, 2, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 2,
1, 2, 5--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
Level 2A (Connor, Cameron, Haylea and Jacob) completed lesson and practice 39.
Level 1B (Billy) completed lesson and practice 24.
Level 1A (Abbey) completed lesson and practice 9.
At the end of class we talked about what we learned in our lessons, drawing examples on the white board. We also played the 4-beat rhythm game with the hand drum. Then we played the musical alphabet hot potato game with Monkey. You know your musical alphabet very well going forwards now, but going backwards still needs practice (G-F-E-D-C-B-A).
See you all next week.
Tuesday, June 10
Westmount Elementary School Tues June 10 12.15-1.15pm
Great work today - it was nice to see you again!
This week, I would like everyone to practice Ode to Joy at home for our recital next week.
Beginning with your Right Hand thumb on C, the finger numbers are:
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
2, 2, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 2,
1, 2, 5--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
Level 2A (Morgan, Josie, Aoiffe and Sophia) completed lesson and practice 40.
Level 1B (Sean, Ryan and Iris) completed lesson and practice 25.
At the end of class we talked about what we learned in our lessons, drawing examples on the white board. We also played the 4-beat rhythm game with the hand drum.
Next week is our final class recital. We are going to play our group song for your Moms and Dads and show them how well we can play the piano now.
It should be very fun. Hope to see all of you there!
This week, I would like everyone to practice Ode to Joy at home for our recital next week.
Beginning with your Right Hand thumb on C, the finger numbers are:
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
2, 2, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 2,
1, 2, 5--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
Level 2A (Morgan, Josie, Aoiffe and Sophia) completed lesson and practice 40.
Level 1B (Sean, Ryan and Iris) completed lesson and practice 25.
At the end of class we talked about what we learned in our lessons, drawing examples on the white board. We also played the 4-beat rhythm game with the hand drum.
Next week is our final class recital. We are going to play our group song for your Moms and Dads and show them how well we can play the piano now.
It should be very fun. Hope to see all of you there!
Monday, June 9
Fleming Tower Elementary School Mon. June 9 2.15-3.15pm
Great to see you again!
We had a good class today, aside from a little bit of confusion at the start due to my lab kits being set up just a few minutes later than usual. I was glad to see that Melissa has been helping everyone with the group piece 'Ode to Joy' for the past 2 weeks.
It's sounding better and better.
This week, I would like everyone to practice Ode to Joy at home for our recital next week.
Beginning with your Right Hand thumb on C, the finger numbers are:
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
2, 2, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 2,
1, 2, 5--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
Level 2A (Jansyn, Reece, Brianna, Aly, Noah and Jared) completed lesson and practice 34.
Level 1B (Jacqueline, Jessica, Emma and Lauren) completed lesson and practice 21.
Level 1A (Benjamin) completed lesson and practice 10.
At the end of class we talked about what we learned in our lessons, drawing examples on the white board. We also played the 4-beat rhythm game with the hand drum.
Next week is our final class recital. We are going to play our group song for your Moms and Dads and show them all the interesting new things we've learned about music this year.
It should be very fun. Hope to see all of you there!
We had a good class today, aside from a little bit of confusion at the start due to my lab kits being set up just a few minutes later than usual. I was glad to see that Melissa has been helping everyone with the group piece 'Ode to Joy' for the past 2 weeks.
It's sounding better and better.
This week, I would like everyone to practice Ode to Joy at home for our recital next week.
Beginning with your Right Hand thumb on C, the finger numbers are:
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 2--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
2, 2, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 1,
2, 4, 3, 2,
1, 2, 5--
3, 3, 4, 5,
5, 4, 3, 2,
1, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1--
Level 2A (Jansyn, Reece, Brianna, Aly, Noah and Jared) completed lesson and practice 34.
Level 1B (Jacqueline, Jessica, Emma and Lauren) completed lesson and practice 21.
Level 1A (Benjamin) completed lesson and practice 10.
At the end of class we talked about what we learned in our lessons, drawing examples on the white board. We also played the 4-beat rhythm game with the hand drum.
Next week is our final class recital. We are going to play our group song for your Moms and Dads and show them all the interesting new things we've learned about music this year.
It should be very fun. Hope to see all of you there!
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