May 6 Lesson Notes

Scales
– great job on C-major
– work on fingering for G-major and D-major
– practice D-major slowly
– start practicing A-major – F#,C# and G#
– work on fingering for chromatic scale

Never Gonna Give You Up
– work on playing with no pauses
– check Right Hand notes in bar 20
– count rests
– bar 8 – hold the Right Hand quarter note for the full count
– remember to hold ties
– bar 19, 23 – no extra beat before the 4 sixteenth notes

Continue to practice (same as before)

Triad
– work on playing the broken triad cleanly
– practice playing 2 octaves, Hands Separately with your eyes closed
– try to raise your wrists a bit for broken (keep them even, not dropped)

The Legend of Zelda
– practice Hands Together
– work on the Right Hand so there is no note fishing

Starman Theme