June 5, 2025 (Lesson 8 of 10)

Lesson Assignments

❤️ = Priority!

💜 = We didn’t get to it at the last lesson.

💛 = On the right track but needs more focus.

💚 = On the right track - good work!

🖤 = Don’t practice this - on hold.

Lesson Assignments

Lesson Progress 💚

April 27, 2025: Final Recital

❤️PRACTICE JOURNAL

  1. Please record your practice in your practice journal at least five times per week

  2. Record the practice item and time spent

1💚Celebrate Piano: Lesson & Musicianship 1A (all for Final Recital)

  1. Practice page 27! Do the circled items and see the practice video. 🎥

  2. Finish “Drawing Notes” on page 28.

  3. 🎥 Please watch the video for page 29.

  4. Follow the practice instructions in the music.

2💚Sleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (Prep A)

  1. 🎥Follow the new practice video! We are doing the entire piece now!

  2. Please relax your right shoulder

  3. Keep feet off the music stand. An acoustic piano does not have this so we can’t get used to resting feet here.

3💛Reading Exercises for Solfege: No. 2 on page 10

  1. Say and play at the same time.

  2. Eventually the goal is to have a steady beat.

  3. Remember to use your bubble

  4. Fasten your piano seatbelt!

  5. ❤️Please go slowly, even if you become very familiar with the exercise.

4💛Basic Rhythmic Training

  1. This is almost there… please see the pencil markings in the music.

  2. Prepare number 2 on page 7.

🖤Celebrate Theory: Prep

  1. Pick up with Dustin after we get started with Solfege.

  2. We left off around treble and bass clefs.

🖤Solos 1

  1. Please watch the vide

🖤Flash Cards

  1. We will play the step up/down and skip up/down game next week.