February 4, 2023 (5 OF 3)

Next week’s lesson will be graded based on your three REPERTOIRE assignments:

A = all three assignments done

B = two assignments done

C = one assignment done

  • January 21st Lesson Grade: A

  • January 29th Lesson Grade: A

  • February 4th, Lesson Grade: A

New Piece next lesson

💚Duet - Jingle Bells

  1. Print out your music and bring to class.

  2. Practice starting from any measure.

💚The Calico Cat (Prep B)

  1. Practice your rhythm / counting in mm. 19-End

  2. Steady beat in mm. 9-13

  3. Practice with the recording every day (recording is in Newzik)

💚Foggy Beach

  1. Practice starting from any measure of the piece.

  2. Work on your dynamics. Make everything exaggerated!

💜Theory

  1. THEORY 01 01 “Review”

    1. Finish pages 5-8!

💜GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHT-READING 00 62-95

  1. Prepare pages 16-22

  2. SET A METRONOME TO 60 PER QUARTER NOTE

    1. STUDY THE TIME SIGNATURE

    2. DO THE RHYTHM IN YOUR HEAD

    3. THEN STUDY THE NOTE NAMES IN YOUR HEAD AND THE DIRECTION OF THE NOTES

    4. THEN PLAY WITH A STEADY SLOW BEAT.

    5. KEEP YOUR WRISTS UP

    6. WHEN YOU FINISH, ASK YOURSELF WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FIX IT IN YOUR HEAD AND DO IT AGAIN!

💜Prep B Technique Royal Conservatory of Music

💜REVIEW THE FOLLOWING REPERTOIRE ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC!

  1. Turkish March 💚

  2. Legend of Madrid Day 1💚

  3. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE 💚

  4. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin 💚

    1. IN MEASURE 9, DON’T FORGET THAT THERE IS A POSITION CHANGE!

  5. Distant Chimes💜