February 3 Lesson Notes

Music of the Night
– nice work!
– try to keep a steady rhythm when you play
> no pauses or “fishing” for notes
– add Left Hand
> Step 1. play only “G” to start (as half notes) to get your hands used to playing together
> Step 2. change Left Hand letters to notes you like the sound of better – use the same rhythm as Step 1.

Triad
– practice slowly with a steady rhythm
– practice Hands Separately for one octave
– work on Left Hand

Phantom of the Opera
– work on playing with a steady rhythm
– check bar 12 – make sure to play the “A” in your Left Hand
– bar 14 – watch the rest
> play Left Hand by itself first, Right Hand plays after
– try adding repeated “A” notes to the intro

Notes for Left Hand exercise
– C-E-G-C and C-D-G-B

Happy Birthday
(5/12 completed – C,G,C#,Bb, started F today)
– continue to use your ear to find the notes of Happy Birthday starting on each note

Continue to practice
– a-blues scale
– Note find ear exercise
– Note naming
– C+ Scale