2017-2018 Lesson 8: 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.

THEORY

  1. Unit 2 "Pitch and Notation" 

    1. Prepare pages 20-24

  2. *Treble Cat (hold)

    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 (hold)

    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, Bass Clef
      1. LETTERS: get 10 correct in under 26 seconds (goal is 20)
    2. Level 1, Treble Clef
      1. LETTERS: get 10 correct in under 21 (our goal is 20)
    3. LEVEL 2, Treble Clef
      1. SOLFEGE: get 10 correct in under 26 (our goal is 20) 

REPERTOIRE

  1. LET'S WALTZ (page 6 in Prep A Repertoire)

    1. Learn hands alone with articulations and correct fingering. 

REVIEW (review once a week with your music!)

  1. German Dance in D Major 
  2. Rainbow Fish 
  3. Gremlins

READING (no assignment)

  1. Piano Adventures: Level 1

    1. PREPARE: pages 2-7
    2. CHOOSE ONE GOAL FOR EACH PIECE TO 

  2. Czerny Op. 823 (no assignment)