2019-2020 Lesson 3 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. Next week, move to three notes.

      2. 2nds and 3rds

      3. Treble and Bass

      4. With Dustin

    3. Solfege

      1. Prepare No. 1 on page 10

        1. Say and play the notes / syllable.s .

    4. Basic Rhythmic Training

      1. PREPARE: 13

  2. Technique

    1. Hanon No. 1

      1. Set timer for one minute and practice with each hand

      2. Form is most important. Keep your fingers close to the keuys.

    2. Popcorn Wrists - 4 times each hand, each practice session.

      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.

    3. Bunny Hops - with Dustin next week.

      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. Repertoire - start with Twinkle next week.

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

      1. RH Variation A

      2. With Dustin

    2. Honeybee

      1. Follow your NFRPE chart!

  4. Theory

    1. Start with Dustin next week.

Toby:

  1. Technique

    1. Baby C - NEW!

    2. Find Doggy-D

      1. Play ascending and descending with bubble hand

    3. “Yum-my Yum-my Dough-Nuts”

      1. Say and clap the rhythm.

      2. Play doggy D with the rhythm of yummy yummy doughnuts.

    4. Solfege

      1. Practice saying Do to Si forward and backward.

    5. Bubble

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

    6. 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.

      1. To page 18