2017-2018 Lesson 21: Michael Isaacson

Performance Class

  1. February 11th at the DiMenna Center
    1. Relay Race
    2. A Swinging Leprechaun

Books on Loan:

  1. Four Star Level 1
  2. Etudes Level 1

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Lesson Assignments:

  1. Minuet in D Minor Leopold Mozart

    1. Measures 1-4 hands together
    2. measures 5-End, hands alone.

  2. Flash Cards

    1. Do this every day! We need to get to once second per card! :)

  3. Major scales

    1. PREPARE: C MAJOR, RH & LH alone.
    2. PREPARE: A MINOR, RH & LH alone.
    3. PREPARE: A HARMONIC MINOR, RH & LH alone. (LEFT HAND NEEDS WORK)
    4. PREPARE: G MAJOR, RH & LH alone.
      1. A "SCALE" is a series of notes, played one after the other in some form of a pattern. There are major and minor patterns that we're learning now. 

  4. Bears by Lina Niamath (L.1 List B)

    1. Fix pedal - your foot needs to come up all the way!

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

    1. PREPARE: Set 4

  6. RHYTHM BOOK (no assignment)

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

  7. SIGHT READING

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

  8. CZERNY

    1.  

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REVIEW - (Allegro in B-flat & Sneaky Sam)

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

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

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

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

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

        3. Oranges and Lemons" by Boris Berlin (Prep.B)

        4. "Sneaky Sam" by Melody Bober (Prep.B)  

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

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