November 18 Lesson Notes

Note naming
– continue to work on middle c to treble c
– try the challenge – 20 questions in 1 minute
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note

Phantom of the Opera
– awesome work!
– work on memorizing the notes for the last two bars
– bar 12
> correct the first note in the Left Hand
> make sure the second  note is “A”
– bar 13 – 14 – double check Left Hand notes
– bar 14 – watch out for the rest in the Right Hand (don’t play together with the Left Hand)
– bar 15 – 17 – check Left Hand timing
– bar 17
> play the Left Hand eighth notes faster (twice as fast as the quarter notes)
> make sure to play enough eighth notes (not too many, not cut short)
– bar 17 – 18 – try to play smoothly from one bar to the next with no pause
– bar 20 – check which “D” is played in the Left Hand

Heart and Soul
– try the next version with your Right Hand playing triads and your Left Hand playing an octave lower
Right Hand notes
> C-E-G
> A-C-E
> F-A-C
> G-B-D

C+ Triad
– be careful not to skip any inversions (hand positions)

Continue to practice
C+ scale – Hands Together
a-blues scale
choose a new song or songs to practice