February 18 Lesson Notes

Reminder: No Lesson next Friday, February 25 due to the holiday week. Next lesson is on March 4

C+ Scale
– try to keep your hands and arms relaxed as you play
– try to keep your fingers curved as you play
– work on playing 5 times in a row

Canon
C-G-A-E-F-C-F-G
– Right Hand starts by playing the letters – C-E-G at the same time and hold for 4 counts
– Left Hand starts by playing the single note – C
> move to the next letter and repeat

Book
– practice up to page 10
– work on memorizing the letters on the staff
– watch which direction the notes move – up, down, stay the same

Website to help with note naming:
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note

– you can adjust which letters to work on in the settings