2017-2018 Lesson 27: Arabella Miller

Lesson Assignments

  1. Recital PRACTICE:

    1. Bow:

      1. three seconds up, three down, three up

    2. Prepare:

      1. Before you start your first piece, sit with your hands in your lap and think about how you want the first notes to sound. 

    3.  Play Chimes:

    4.  

      Prepare:

      1. Before you start Sleigh Bells, put you hands in your lap and think about how you want the first notes to sound!

    5. Play Sleigh Bells:

    6. Bow: 

    On Hold:

    1. *Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. REDO: page 42 - see the orange pen.

    2. Solos 1

    3. Rainbow Fish (Prep B)

      1. No assignment

    2017-2018 Lesson 21: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Lesson Assignments

    1. Solfege Video

      1. Practice with your NEW video! You passed off level 155!!!. Yay!!!

    2. Chimes

      1. Practice playing through the entire piece with a steady beat. Don't speed up in measure 9! :)

    3. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Review all the notes in the RH with a "pop" wrist on all your staccato notes! 
      2. Learn the LH notes

    4. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. WARM UP WITH: page 39 at your next lesson 

    5. *Solos 1

      1. REDO: page 6 and 7

    On Hold:

    1. Rainbow Fish (Prep B)

      1. No assignment

    2017-2018 Lesson 18: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Lesson Assignments

    1. Chimes

      1. Practice playing through the entire piece with a steady beat. Don't speed up in measure 9! :)

    2. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Learn ALL the notes of your right hand!

    3. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. WARM UP WITH: page 39 at your next lesson 

    4. Solos 1

      1. PREPARE: page 6 and 7

    5. Rainbow Fish (Prep B)

      1. No assignment

    2017-2018 Lesson 16: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Lesson Assignments

    1. Flash Cards

    2. Chimes

      1. Practice playing through the entire piece with a steady beat. Don't speed up in measure 9! :)

    3. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Dustin will bring next time. 

    4. Rainbow Fish (prep B)

    5. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. PREPARE: page 39. 

    6. Solos 1 (no assignment)

    2017-2018 Lesson 15: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Lesson Assignments

    1. Chimes

      1. Practice playing through the entire piece with a steady beat. Don't speed up in measure 9! :)

    2. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Dustin will bring next time. 

    3. Rainbow Fish (prep B)

    4. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. PREPARE: page 39. 

    5. Solos 1 (no assignment)

    2017-2018 Lesson 13: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Repertoire

    1. Chimes

      1. Before your next lesson, BAKE THE THREE LAYER CAKE, 10 TIMES! Use the heart stickers to build your layers! 
        1. LAYER ONE: Vanilla 
          1. RH alone, with correct finger numbers, and steady beat!
        2. LAYER TWO: Strawberry
          1. LH alone, with a steady beat, remembering finger 3!
        3. LAYER TRHEE: Cherry
          1. Hands Together, keeping a SLOW and steady beat.

    2. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Dustin will bring next time. 

    3. Rainbow Fish (prep B)

      1. Dustin will bring next time

    Reading

    1. **Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. REDO: 31, 32 and 33

    2. Solos 1 (no assignment)

    3. Treble Cat:

      1. Be able to get three stars on levels 4-6 in LETTER NAMES & SOLFEGE! 
        1. Remember that you can change from letter names to solfege in the "setting" wheel button.
        2. SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES OUT LOUD when you press the note!
        3. If it's too hard, go to settings and make it SLOWER! 

    4. Staff Paper

    2017-2018 Lesson 12: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Repertoire

    1. Chimes

      1. Learn with Dustin 

    2. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Dustin will bring next time. 

    3. Rainbow Fish (prep B)

      1. Dustin will bring next time

    Reading

    1. *Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. REDO: 31, 32 and 33

    2. Solos 1 (no assignment)

    3. Treble Cat:

      1. Be able to get three stars on levels 4-6 in LETTER NAMES & SOLFEGE! 
        1. Remember that you can change from letter names to solfege in the "setting" wheel button.
        2. SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES OUT LOUD when you press the note!
        3. If it's too hard, go to settings and make it SLOWER! 

    4. Staff Paper

    2017-2018 Lesson 11: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Repertoire

    1. Chimes

      1. Learn with Dustin

    2. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Dustin will bring next time. 

    3. Rainbow Fish (prep B)

      1. Dustin will bring next time

    Reading

    1. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. PREPARE: 31, 32 and 33

    2. Solos 1 (no assignment)

    3. Treble Cat:

      1. Be able to get three stars on levels 4-6 in LETTER NAMES & SOLFEGE! 
        1. Remember that you can change from letter names to solfege in the "setting" wheel button.
        2. SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES OUT LOUD when you press the note!
        3. If it's too hard, go to settings and make it SLOWER! 

    4. Staff Paper

    2017-2018 Lesson 10: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Repertoire

    1. Sleigh Bells (prep A)

      1. Dustin will bring next time. 

    2. Rainbow Fish (prep B)

      1. Dustin will bring next time

    Reading

    1. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. PREPARE: 26

    2. Solos 1

      1. PREPARE: pages 4-5

    3. Treble Cat:

      1. Be able to get three stars on levels 4-6 in LETTER NAMES & SOLFEGE! 
        1. Remember that you can change from letter names to solfege in the "setting" wheel button.
        2. SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES OUT LOUD when you press the note!
        3. If it's too hard, go to settings and make it SLOWER! 

    4. Staff Paper

    2017-2018 Lesson 9: Arabella Miller

    Notes & Makeups

    1. Missed Lesson: October 6th: Dustin cancelled. Do makeup in October / November

    Performance Class

    1. Duet Piece with Dustin (sol doooo, sol miiiii, etc.). We'll go over this on Friday as well. Please let me know if you have questions. 

    Reading

    1. Lesson & Musicianship Leve 1A

      1. PREPARE: pages 20, 21, 22, 23 and 26
      2. What does "transpose" mean? (see page 23)
      3. Be able to tell me about quarter notes and half notes!

    2. Solos 1

    3. Treble Cat:

      1. Be able to get three stars on levels 4-6 in LETTER NAMES & SOLFEGE! 
        1. Remember that you can change from letter names to solfege in the "setting" wheel button.
        2. SAY THE NAMES OF THE NOTES OUT LOUD when you press the note!
        3. If it's too hard, go to settings and make it SLOWER! 

    4. Staff Paper

      1. Follow the new instructions in your staff paper!