January 8, 2022

🟢 - 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

  1. Oranges and Lemons by Boris Berlin

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    1. Measures 1-8: Make sure your LH is in the correct register!

    2. Measures 9-16: Practice HT making sure you’re playing very slowly.

    3. Learn Assignment 7

    4. Do assignments 5 hands together

      1. Next piece Calico Cat

  2. Distant Chimes

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    1. Use your jar to choose three random places to start in this piece every practice session. Be able to start from any measure of the piece with your music.

  3. GO TO YOUR PDF SIGHTREADING 00 62-95

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    1. What is a “tie?”

      1. A curved line connected to two notes next to each other on the same line or space.

      2. Don’t play the second note - but hold the sound through.

    2. Count two measures out loud of the time signature before you begin.

    3. Prepare pages 23-25 of the PDF

  4. Note Reading Worksheets

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    1. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Sol Clef” page 4

    2. Do “Note Reading Worksheet Fa Clef” pages 4

  5. Theory

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    1. Prepare 00_05 “Rhythm”pages 10-12

    2. Be able to teach Dustin about ANYTHING that’s on the page.

  6. A SONG by ALEXANDER GEDIKE

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    1. Practice starting from ANY MEASURE of the piece. Choose 2 different spots each practice session and be able to READ the notes and start there.