October 20 Lesson Notes

C+ Scale
– nice work!
– check Left Hand fingering going down
– practice all staccato and double staccato
– try counting 1-2-3-4 out loud as you play
– keep your fingers curved as you play
– play on your fingertips

a-blues scale
– work on playing smoother with no breaks

Practice G+ scale Hands Together for 2 octaves
Work on C+ Triad Hands Together for 2 octaves

Boogie Woogie Intro
– try using this chord progression
> C-F-C-G-C-F-G-C
– try to create your own patterns and use different Right Hand notes
– check the Left Hand notes for the G pattern

Old MacDonald’s Swingin’ Farm
– make sure to play the circled notes on the first page
– practice bars 13- 16 and 21-22
– work on memory

Boogie
– continue to work on the first two lines
– practicing naming the letters
– watch for ties
– start working on Hands Together