April 8 Lesson Notes

Reminder: No lesson April 15
Makeup lesson on April 22

I’m a Little Teapot
– remember to make sure your fingers play the notes you think they are playing
– done

Warrior Dance
– nice work, done!

Lavender’s Blue
– make sure to count quarter note and eighth note rhythms
– done

Scarecrow Scramble
– practice Hands Separately until all the notes are correct and you can play without pausing
– name the letters first and make sure you are playing what you name
– keep a steady rhythm

Clap and count page 34

Practice
Aloutte
London Bridge
I’ll Build a Bridge

Same as before:

I am Happy, I am Sad
– second page
> continue to work on counting out loud
> make sure to play the correct notes

Note naming
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
– nice work on treble clef – middle C to treble G
– work on bass clef – bass F to middle C

Finger Exercise
– press your 1st finger and thumb together as hard as you can for 5 seconds
> make sure to keep your 1st finger curved
> stretch out your fingers after
– repeat the exercise 4 more times with your 2nd finger, 3rd, 4th and 5th

a-blues scale (A-C-D-Eb-E-G-A)