2019-2020 Lesson 9 of 16

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Ethan:

  1. Musicianship

    1. Singing (rotate) WITH DUSTIN

      1. 2nds, 3rds and 4ths up and down from DO

      2. Play them on the keyboard and match them with your voice.

    2. *Melodic Dictation (rotate) WITH DUSTIN

      1. Next week, move to three notes.

      2. 2nds

      3. Treble and Bass

    3. *Solfege

      1. Prepare No. 4 on page 11

        1. Say and play the solfege exercise with the metronome.

        2. If you make a mistake, keep going.

    4. *Basic Rhythmic Training

      1. PREPARE: 16

  2. Technique

    1. *Hanon No. 1- record video and compare last week!

      1. GOALS:

        1. Slowly, play legato (slur) in each hand. 90 seconds each.

    2. *Black Key Composition

      1. Parallel Motion: up and down in the same direction

      2. Contrary Motion: moving opposite directions (both)

        1. Create four patterns using the technique above.

  3. Repertoire

    1. Starfish at Night?

    2. *Honeybee

      1. LEFT HAND: Practice this slowly. Still working on notes.

      2. RIGHT HAND: continue to practice with metronome 60

      3. HANDS TOGETHER: measures 1-4 - GO SLOWLY

  4. Theory

    1. PREPARE: Unit 4

Toby:

  1. Reading

    1. Piano Adventures Performance Book

      1. No assignment

    2. Piano Adventures Theory Book

      1. PREPARE: do with Dustin

    3. Piano Adventures Lesson Book

      1. PREPARE: 10-11, 12-13

  2. Technique