December 15 Lesson Notes

Reminder: No lessons for 2 weeks during winter break. Next lesson is on January 5

Sight Reading
– remember to check the key signature before playing
– as soon as you start, try to play all the way to the end without pausing or stopping
– work on:
https://www.paulcook.co/resources/Four%20Grade%201%20Sight%20Reading%20Exercises%20%283%29.pdf
and
https://www.paulcook.co/resources/Four%20Grade%201%20Sight%20Reading%20Exercises%20%284%29.pdf

Scale
– make sure that your hands play exactly together
– work on G-major
> G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G
– work on a-minor harmonic and melodic
> harmonic – a-b-c-d-e-f-g#-a
> melodic – a-b-c-d-e-f#-g#-a-g-f-e-d-c-b-a

Triad
– work on accuracy – check that your fingers are on the correct notes before playing
– broken – work on playing with a steady rhythm
– solid – play the notes exactly together

C+ formula pattern
– try to play with a steady rhythm without pausing

Carol of the Bells
https://musescore.com/user/12287421/scores/3022181
– practice slowly
– work up to bar 12
– try from bar 41

Continue to practice
Icicle Rag
Russian Folk Song
note naming – https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
Boogie
Old MacDonald’s Swingin’ Farm