🟢 - On the right track, great work!
🟡 - On the right track but it needs detailed attention.
🔴 - This was not prepared or it needs a lot of attention and focus this week.
⚫️ - No assignment this week. Do not practice this item.
🟣 - We didn’t get to this item but we may look at it next week.
PLEASE START YOUR PRACTICE WITH THE RED 🔴 ITEMS FIRST, THEN PURPLE🟣, THEN YELLOW 🟡, FOLLOWED BY GREEN 🟢
Lesson Assignments
Minuetto Op. 37 Lesson 2 by James Hook
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Under “REPERTOIRE” in Newzik:
Prepare Assignment 3 in your “Practice Guide” in Newzik
Answers are found in your music and videos
Freddie the Frog
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This is getting better! Practice moving on from mistakes and if you get so far off track that it seems like you can’t finish, what do you do? MAKE IT UP IN THE STYLE OF FREDDIE THE FROG!
Let’s Waltz
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Practice starting from any measure of the piece. “Musical Jars”
Create 17 little cards (small pieces of paper, folded) that represent each measure number.
Put them in a jar and mix them all up!
Every practice session, choose three different cards and practice starting from the measure on the card.
REMEMBER TO READ THE NOTES IN THE MUSIC IN ORDER TO START ON THAT NUMBER.
SIGHTREADING 46-61 DEF
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Do pages 13-16 of the PDF
SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE
STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE
DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD
THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES
THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.
KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP
DOUBLE CHECK THAT YOU’RE GIVING EACH HALF NOTE TWO BEATS! 🥸
Theory in Newzik
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GO TO YOUR PDF “THEORY 00 03 Bass Clef”
Finish the rest of the unit!