February 3, 2022

🟒 - on the right track, great work!

🟑 - on the right track but it needs more work

πŸ”΄ - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - o assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item,

Go to your Newzik App and find:

  1. Lesson Focus for Toby:

    • How did you do with coming to the piano and being respectful?

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  2. Stage Presence:

    1. B = Bow:

      1. Walk across the stage confidently and next to the piano, looking out into the audience for 3 seconds. Bow for 3 seconds, then back up and look out at the audience for 3 seconds.

    2. B = Bench:

      1. Fix your bench position by moving it from BEHIND the bench

    3. H = Hands:

      1. Sit on the bench by walking AROUND the bench, NOT over it. Sit quietly with hands in your lap.

    4. B = Beat:

      1. While you’re sitting quietly with hands in your lap, think about the beat of your first piece.

    5. P = Position:

      1. Get ready to play by thinking about bubble hands and place your hands on the keyboard!

  3. (1)Dancing with Frankenstein (page 22)

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    1. Fix the pencil in measure 2

    2. Sit back on your bench to give your arms room!

    3. practice with the metronome marking 100 per quarter note

    4. SEE THE AUDIO RECORDING IN NEWZIK AND PRACTICE WITH IT EVERY DAY!

  4. (3)The Happy Stream (page 25)

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    1. SEE THE AUDIO RECORDING IN NEWZIK AND PRACTICE WITH IT EVERY DAY!

  5. (4) Trumpet Song (page 28)

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    1. SEE THE AUDIO RECORDING IN NEWZIK AND PRACTICE WITH IT EVERY DAY!

  6. (2)Are You Sleeping? Piano Adventures Performance Book, p. 26

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    1. Play with a metronome marking of 60 per quarter note. Focus on your dynamics.

    2. USE YOUR MUSIC PLEASE :)

  7. Flash Cards

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    • See your video above for instructions!

  8. THEORY PREP LEVEL

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    • 00_02 β€œTREBLE STAFF”

      • prepare pages 19, 20 and 21

  9. β€œSIGHTREADING 00 26-37”

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    • Prepare β€œDay 3 and 4 The Dance Band”

  10. REPERTOIRE REVIEW PIECES: Review once a week with your music.

    1. 🟒Dancing with Frankenstein in Piano Adventures Performance Book Primer Level pg 22

    2. 🟒The Happy Stream: Piano Adventures Performance Primer Level pg. 25