2017-2018 Lesson 24: 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. Fix orange pen
    2. Learn to the end hands alone.

  2. Flash Cards

    1. Practice the group of cards that need more work

  3. Scales - KEEP WRISTS UP PLEASE

    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 measures 2-3. Your RH and LH are not lining up together. 
    2. Wrists up
    3. Steady beat!

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

    1. REDO: All of Set 5
      1. LAZER FOCUS - EYES :)

  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)