December 3, 2025 (Lesson 3 of 10)

Assignments

💚The Juggler by Nancy and Randall Faber (Prep, A)

1. Using NFPER, learn measures 3-4 in the following order:

   1. NOTES: Say the letter names and direction of the notes out loud correctly.

   2. FINGERING: Say and play the finger numbers (this step was difficult today but better on the second try)

   3. POSITION: Focus on good position three times correctly. Keep eyes on the music.

   4. EXPRESSION: Focus on the slur (smooth and connected). Lift your wrist at the end of the slur.

   5. RHYTHM: Set the metronome to 52 → count four beats before you start → play with the metronome!

2. Play measures 1-4 with NFP & E as a focus (you don’t need to keep a steady beat. Just play slowly (slower than m.m. 60). Do this three times correctly.

3. Measures 5, 6, and 7 are exactly the same as measures 1, 2 and 3!

4. Measure 8: Hold the left hand C (dotted half note) while the right hand plays staccato! Remember to bounce off the keyboard

5. Practice measures 1-8 together! Keep your eyes on the music most of the time.

6. Learn measures 8-13. Notice when the RH crosses over.

💛Musical Alphabet: Forward and backward by skips / 3rds

1. Practice speaking letter names forward and backward from ANY letter name. (B, C, D, E, F & G)

💛RHYTHM: Basic Rhyhmic Training

1. Please prepare numbers 5, 6, and 7

2. If you make a mistake in the middle of the exercise, try to practice moving forward with a steady beat - keep your eyes moving forward in the music. This helps train us to recover well from mistakes in performance. However, if you make the same mistake more than twice, that’s when you can stop and isolate that area to fix it. Remember this type of practice is called “spotting.”

3. Keep the “ta” held for the full duration of the rhythm. Hold the ta until the rest and say “rest” when you arrive!

💚THEORY: Unit 5: Rhythm

1. Prepare page 47

2. Practice the rhythm exercise on page 46 with eighth notes.

💚Czerny, Op 825 No. 1: Complete Etude

1. Review with your music and round fingers / relaxed wrist, once a day!

⚫️Sleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (Prep A)

1. Pause

🖤SIGHTREADING_00_06-25_C_F_G

1. WE WILL START THIS NEXT TIME!

🖤READING: L&M Unit 3

1. Page 1: Deep Blue Sea

   1. Pressing the media button, select “Deep Blue Sea Your Part.” Practice with this until you can play with it exactly as it sounds.

      1. It might not be correct after three tries so just do three in one day and be ok with that - try again the next day.

      2. Remember to keep going if you make a mistake.

   2. Once the above is correct, select the “Deep Blue Sea Accompaniment.”

      1. Do the same as above.

🖤Solos 1

1. Please watch the vide
   

🖤Flash Cards

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

Newzik Music PDF App

1. Login info: “reema1131@gmail.com” and password “nfpering”