2019-2020 Lesson 18 of 32

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Ethan:

  1. Musicianship

    1. Melodic Dictation (rotate) WITH DUSTIN

      1. 5 note patterns

      2. 2nds and 3rds now.

      3. Treble and Bass

    2. Solfege (no assignment)

      1. Passed off Nos. 1-2 on pages 15 and 16, and Nos. 8-9 on page 18

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

        2. If you make a mistake, keep going.

    3. Basic Rhythmic Training (no assignment for now)

      1. Left off at 19

  2. Technique

  3. Repertoire

    1. Sneaky Sam

      1. THE GOAL: Learn measures 1-14 (remember that measures 9-14 are repeats!)

        1. Learn 1-2 measures at a time, hands alone, using NFRPE

        2. Repeat the good, at least 3 times!

    2. A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. THE GOAL: Rhythm. Be able to play with the metronome properly.

        1. Set metronome to m.m. 60

        2. Play through the entire piece, once, noticing where you need extra work.

        3. Play through again, and see if your problem spots have improved.

        4. Play through one last time!

    3. Starfish at Night

      1. THE GOAL: Be able to play through with your music, once a week.

  4. Theory

    1. Level 1

      1. FINISH: pages 25, 27 and 28

      2. DO: pages 30, 31 and 32


Toby:

  1. Only assignment is to play Beat Boss this week.

    1. Quarter , Half and Whole notes.

  2. Reading

    1. quarter half whole note piece.

      1. draw your piece using quarter half and while notes!

    2. Piano Adventures Theory Book

      1. PREPARE; page 10

    3. Piano Adventures Lesson Book

      1. PREPARE: page 20

  3. Technique