2017-2018 Lesson 6: Christopher Schaaf

Notes & Makeups

  1. Performance Class: November 19th, Sunday at the DiMenna Center, Cary Hall. 
  2. *Joy cancelled Monday's lessons due to Christopher being sick.

Performance Class: November 19th, DiMenna Center

  1. Haydn:
  2. Gremlins:

THEORY

  1. Unit 2 "Pitch and Notation" 

    1. Prepare pages 20-24

  2. *Treble Cat

    1. Be able to get 3 stars on the "faster" speed.
      1. Stage 1 Level 4, 6, 7, 8, 10
      2. Stage 2 Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    2. Remember to do ABCDEFG and Solfege!

  3. *Bass Cat

    1. Be able to get 3 stars on the "faster" speed.
      1. Stage 1 Level 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

  4. Blue Note

    1. Level 1, Treble Clef
      1. Letter Names: get 10 correct in under 21 (our goal is 20)
      2. Solfege: get 10 correct in under 29 (our goal is 20)

  5. Staff Paper Assignment

    1. See your assignment in your staff book.

  6. Major Pentascale - review

    1. Starting Note, Whole Step, Whole Step, Half Step, Whole Step

  7. Minor Pentascale - review

    1. Starting Note, Whole Step, Half Step, Whole Step, Whole Step 

REPERTOIRE

  1. German Dance in D Major by Haydn

    1. Fix the red pen in measure 3
    2. Fix the red pen in measure 8
    3. Get rid of the pauses by practicing section 4.3 to 6.3 and 5.3 to 8.1 

REVIEW (review once a week with your music!)

  1. Rainbow Fish 
  2. Gremlins

READING (no assignment)

  1. Sight Reading Book

    1. No Assignment

  2. **Piano Adventures Primer Level

    1. Choose three pieces to play for Dustin. 
    2. Have one goal in mind for each piece

  3. Czerny Op. 823 (no assignment)