2019-2020 Lesson 1 of 16

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Ethan:

  1. Musicianship

    1. Singing

      1. 2nds and 3rds

      2. Sing 2nd and 3rds up and down. Play them on the piano and match the pitch with your voice.

    2. Melodic Dictation - with Dustin

      1. 2nds and 3rds

      2. Treble and Bass

      3. With Dustin

    3. Solfege

      1. Order this book:

        1. https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Exercises-Solfege-Greg-Knowles/dp/1882320050/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=solfege+reading+exercises&qid=1568474504&sr=8-5

      2. speak the names of the solfege syllables, forward and backward, beginning on any syllable.

    4. Basic Rhythmic Training

      1. PREPARE: 9 - 10

        1. What is the “downbeat” and what is the “upbeat?”

        2. Careful not to swing your arm wildly in the air! :)

        3. Wind Arm: Controlled downbeat and upbeat wind arm. :)

        4. Don’t stop if you make a mistake

  2. *Technique - we will start with this next week!

    1. Popcorn Wrists - with Dustin

      1. Play the 2 and 3 sets of black keys by striking the key and immediately popping your wrist up to come off the key. Keep your fingers tips close to the keys even though you come off the keyboard.

    2. Bunny Hops

      1. On a set of two black keys, make a hook with RH finger number 2 and drop into the key, the natural weight of your arm. Keep your finger rounders and your wrist low.

      2. Now play the adjacent black key with your 3rd finger and pop your wrist up, keeping your finger tips close to the keys.

    3. Rolling Wrists

      1. Practice your same composition with rolling wrists and cat claws

  3. Repertoire

    1. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Variation A - with Dustin

      1. RH Variation A

      2. With Dustin

    2. Honeybee

      1. Use your NFRPE chart

      2. Remember - the light blue boxes mean three times in-a-row correctly. If you don’t get it three times in-a-row on the first try, please do the dark blue boxes too!

  4. Theory

    1. Please order this theory book!

    2. Notes Moving Up / Down

      1. See your staff paper

Toby:

  1. Technique

    1. Find Doggy-D on the keys. Play all of them!

    2. “Yum-my Yum-my Dough-Nuts”

      1. Say and clap the rhythm.

    3. Solfege

      1. Practice saying Do to La forward and backward.

    4. Bubble

      1. Practice picking up the bubble with rounded fingers and play the two sets. In both hands.

    5. Piano Soldier Position

      1. Sit with back straight

      2. Legs down

      3. Piano Bench

  2. Theory:

    1. Keyboard Street:

      1. Read the story

    2. RH and LH exercise

      1. Test next week

Michael:

  1. Musicianship

    1. Solfege

  2. Reading:

    1. Blue Note

      1. G CLEF & F CLEF

  3. Theory:

    1. Briggs Handout

      1. Study Chapter 1

      2. Chapter 2

    2. Composition

      1. Compose your own piece in the G and F clef, using the notes

    3. Basic Rudiments.

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