Lesson Assignments

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#1🖤Theory Level 1

Prepare Unit 4

#2🖤Rhythms

Compose No. 36

Use quarter notes and rests.

Use ties

Use half notes.

Use dotted half note

💜we will choose our favorite pieces from the lists we created at the lesson for Level 1 repertoire and etudes. The short list is found in the comment section of your last lesson

#1💚Looking-Glass River by Nancy & Randall Faber (Prep. B)

See the new markings in the music.
Use the metronome now and don’t play faster than 60 per quarter note.

#2💜Royal Conservatory of Music Technique: Prep Level B

See the blue highlights and new video for broken chords

#3💚Four Star Prep B

Prepare Set 5

Clapback: Practice with the tests

Playbacks: Identify tonic or mediant and the movement of two notes.

#4💜SIGHT-READING Level 1

Do at least 1 per day.

Continue from page 33., Start the metronome to hear a steady beat, then you can turn it off (66 per quarter note).

#5💚New Shoes by Linda Niamath (Prep B)

Measures 3 and 7: RH poke the keys from above the keyboard. When you play beat 4 (5th finger in RH) create a stick finger so you don’t being the balance of the hand to the right.

#6💚Raptors by Kevin Olson (Prep. B)

This has been added to Newzik

See the video in Newzik under the media button for instructions.

REVIEW LIST

Review the pieces on this list, with your music, one time each week.

The Lively Boy (Prep A)
Leaping the Waves with Dolphins (Prep B)
Curious Cat
Marching by Kabalevsky