October 6 Lesson Notes

Star Quest
– great work, done!

By the River’s Edge
– nice start!
– work on note confidence
– practice counting out loud

Clear Skies
– nice work on the staccatos!
– work on playing with a steady beat
– bar 2 and 6 – remember to play legato (smoothly and connected)

Boogie Woogie Left Hand pattern
1. play C and G together in your Left Hand two times
– play on beat 1 and 1&
2.  play C and A together in your Left Hand two times
– play on beat 2 and 2&
3. repeat
– try to use a swing rhythm (long-short)

Sight Reading
– try to add louds and softs
– practice naming the letters before you start playing
– try to name the letters as you play
– work on page 3 (exercise 10 – 14)

Chord progression exercise – Cmin – Ebmin
– nice work on constructing patterns!
– try to keep your hands relaxed as you play
– work on keeping a steady beat as you play
– add a new chord – G-major = G-B-D

Continue to work on:
C-major triad
C-major scale
Songs