March 16 Lesson Notes

Sight Reading
https://www.paulcook.co/resources/Piano%20Sight%20Reading%20Exercises%20for%20Beginners.pdf
– redo exercises 10 – 14
> count out loud
> remember to play legato under/over slurs
> add louds and softs

Ear Exercise (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
> use your ear to figure out Twinkle Twinkle Little Star starting on any white key
– finished – C, F, G
– new today – F#, Bb

Scales
– nice work on C+ and G+
– work on D+
> check fingering

Triads
– solid
> make sure your fingers play exactly together
> try playing with your eyes closed
> make sure to play all the notes
> check fingering
– broken
> work on note accuracy

Zelda
https://musescore.com/user/20360426/scores/4880846
– start practicing the first four bars Hands Together
– practice Hands Separately from bar 5
> watch out for repeated notes

Songs (same as last lesson)

Sea Shanty
– bar 8 and 9
> make sure the notes are correct Hands Separately
> drill Hands Together after correcting the notes
> make sure the quarter notes are played evenly
– remember to play staccatos
– add louds and softs

Tuesday Tango
– remember to play F-sharps
– practice Hands Separately

– Icicle Rag
– https://musescore.com/torbybrand/danny

Composition
– try to compose a song in d-minor or a-minor position for next lesson
– eg. A-E, A-F, A-E, G-D, A-E, A-F, A-E, B-D
– try to write it down on paper (so you remember what the notes are)