2017-2018 Lesson 9: Michael Isaacson

MUSICIANSHIP WASN'T FINISHED. PLEASE DO THIS FOR YOUR NEXT LESSON.

Notes & Makeups

  1. Dahlia asked to reschedule Michael's lesson due to him being gone. Both kids will move to the makeup week.

Books on Loan:

  1. Four Star Level 1
  2. Etudes Level 1

REPERTOIRE

  1. Detectives by Christine Donkin (L. 1 Etude)

    1. Keep a steady beat throughout the entire piece!
    2. Careful dynamics for measures 1-4
    3. Perform at Performance Class on Sunday.   

  2. Relay Race by Jon George (L. 1 Etude)

    1. Learn measures 3-4 and 7-8 hands alone. Careful of the RH phrasing (slurs)
    2. Play all the rest with the techniques we learned at your lesson! 
    3. WRISTS UP PLEASE. 

  3. A Swinging Leprechaun by Mike Schoenmehl (L. 1 Etude)

    1. RELEARN THE NOTES IN LH MEASURE 2
    2. SLOW THIS DOWN!
    3. Relearn the swing:
      1. long, short, long, short, long, short, long, short, long, etc.
    4. Learn hands together 

REVIEW - one time a week with your music.

  1. ***Allegro in B-flat (L.1)

  2. Celebration by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L.1 Etudes)

  3. ***"Oranges and Lemons" by Boris Berlin (10/4)

  4. "Sneaky Sam" by Melody Bober  

  5. "Haunted Mouse" (where is your music?)

  6. "New Shoes" (10/25/17)

**MUSICIANSHIP 

  1. Four Star: Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 1

    1. PREPARE: All of "Set 2"

  2. RHYTHM BOOK (no assignment)

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT
    2. Left off at Nos. 31-35

THEORY (no assignment)

  1. Prep Level: Unit 7

TECHNIQUE (no assignment)

  1. HANDOUT "TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: PREP. B"

LISTENING (no assignment) 

READING (no assignment)

  1. SIGHT READING

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT
    2. Left off on page 25. Do one a day.

  2. CZERNY

    1. NO ASSIGNMENT
    2. PREPARE NO. 1
    3. Fix measures 5 to the end.