June 3 Lesson Notes

C-major scale
– nice improvement!
– try to keep your fingers curved as you play
– be careful not to drop your wrists – try to maintain the same wrist elevation throughout
– try to cross your thumb under your hand without breaking the form of your wrist

C-major Triad
– great start!
– check your fingering
– practice slowly and try to play with a steady rhythm
– broken – play the top position twice, once for ascending and a second time for descending

Book
Let’s Cha-Cha-Cha!
– awesome improvement!
– correct the circled notes
– work on playing from the beginning to the end without stopping or pausing

Continue to practice:
Mirror Image – work on the dotted quarter, eighth note rhythm
Forget Me Not – watch ties and slurs
Rock it Out! – new keyboard hand position – G-position

Missing You chords
– try using different inversions in your Right Hand
> play single notes in your Left Hand
C – C-E-G
F – F-A-C
Am – A-C-E

Dm – D-F-A
G – G-B-D
Em – E-G-B
Bb – Bb-D-F