October 17 Lesson Notes

Nathan

Practice tracking: 3 practices in two weeks

Bring Hymn for next lesson

Sight Reading
– make sure your Left Hand is prepared on the notes before you start
– work on exercises 14-19
– add louds and softs

C-contrary motion
– awesome work!
– also practice with a swing rhythm

C-pentatonic scale
– nice work on 1 octave
– practice 2 octaves from now on
– also practice with a swing rhythm

C-major triad
– nice work on Right Hand
– work on note accuracy for your Left Hand
– play on your 5th fingertips

Chariots of Fire
– practice up to “STOP”

Level Progression
Choose 5 songs out of your Royal Conservatory prep-A/B book to learn
– bring book for next lesson
– they must all be brand new songs (never learnt before)
– relearn your 2 favourite songs at this level

Note naming:
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
– work on treble clef from middle-c to g
– work on bass clef from bass-c to g