September 14 & 16, 2024

Make sure to scroll down to your last lesson to make sure you see ALL the assignments. ❤️

New Assignments: Flashcards (landmarks), Black Key Composition

Lesson Assignment 1 (10-15 minutes every day)

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: Watch your video and practice with it every day and follow the instructions!

Go to NEWZIK and find the Black Note Technique PDF and follow the instructions.

Lesson Assignment 2 (5-10 minutes every day)

1. Go to Newzik and complete all of the Theory 00 01 Getting Started PDF.

2. You will have a test on Saturday regarding any bold words in the PDF

3. Practice teaching your parents or Oliver about these bold words.

Lesson Assignment 3 (5-10 minutes every day)

• Be able to say the names of the musical alphabet forward and backward from ANY letter

  • A

  • B

  • C

  • D

  • E

  • F

  • G

September 9, 2024

Lesson Assignment 1 (10-15 minutes every day)

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: “Forward Wrists”

1. Watch your video and practice with it every day!

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: “Popcorn Wrists”

1. Watch your video and practice with it every day!

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: “Landing & Bouncing Pumpkin Wrists”

1. Watch your video and practice with it every day!

Lesson Assignment 2 (5-10 minutes every day)

Say the musical alphabet forward and backward starting from any letter. See the video below!

September 7, 2024

Lesson Assignment 1 (15-20 minutes every day)

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: “Forward Wrists”

1. Watch your video and practice with it every day!

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: “Popcorn Wrists”

1. Watch your video and practice with it every day!

BLACK NOTE TECHNIQUE: “Landing & Bouncing Pumpkin Wrists”

1. Watch your video and practice with it every day!

Next week, we will use this “black note technique” to create your own piece!

July 11, 2024 (30 min)

Lesson Assignment 1 (10-15 minutes every day)

1. Go to your project in Newzik

2. Find Sleigh Bells

3. Press the “media” button by tapping the center of the screen and clicking the little note icon at the bottom left of the screen.

4. Start by watching “Video 1” and follow the instructions carefully!

5. When you’re finished, go to “Video 2” and keep moving through all the videos until you’re finished with all 6!

6. Once you’ve finished video 6, make a video of measures 1-2 of the Left Hand and send it to me! (your mom can text the video to me).

Lesson Assignment 2 (1-2 minutes every day)

• Write down exactly what you practiced after every practice session. Dustin will ask to see what you wrote at your next lesson.

• You can do this in the “comment” section of the Blog, or on a piece of paper or journal!

June 26, 2024

Lesson Assignments

PIANO LESSON RULES

• Only play the piano when asked by Dustin

• Good sitting position

• Be respectful

Lesson Assignment 1 (5 minutes every day until finished)

• THEORY_00_01_GETTING STARTED:

• In Newzik, ready every word of the unit and complete any written assignments.

• Dustin will give you a quiz on any bold words next lesson

Lesson Assignment 2 (4 minutes one day)

• WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW ABOUT “CONDUCTOR”

• Dustin will ask you to tell him about what you learned in the video at the next lesson!

Lesson Assignment 3 (5 minutes every day until finished)

• RHYTHM_001-007:

• In Newzik, read / study pages 1 and 2 of the PDF

• Practice what you learned by completing page 3

• Dustin will ask you to do all of page 3 at your next lesson

Lesson Assignment 4 (3-5 minutes one day)

• Play the TREBLE beginner level of “Name That Note” by clicking the button below: If you find this too difficult, leave it for now and we’ll start it at a later date.

Lesson Assignment 5 (1-2 minutes every day)

• Write down exactly what you practiced after every practice session. Dustin will ask to see what you wrote at your next lesson.

• You can do this in the “comment” section of the Blog, or on a piece of paper or journal!