November 24 Lesson Notes

Jingle Bells
– awesome start with singing along!
– bar 22 and 30 – make sure to change to the “C” chord on the word “is”
– work on keeping a steady beat – playing through without pausing
– focus on improving the chorus, but try the singing + chords for the verse if you have time
– new style to try – Up beat
> use short chord shots
> try playing on off beats (not always on beat 1)

Russian Dance
– nice improvement!
– continue to count out loud
– practice with the metronome
> start around 72 and increase the tempo once you can play at 72 exactly, easily and consistently
– bar 7 – make sure to play “G” in your Left Hand

Work on naming notes on the staff
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
– Treble clef – from middle-C to treble-C
– Bass clef – from bass-C to middle-C

Start practicing We Wish You a Merry Christmas
https://musescore.com/user/13808381/scores/5862889

Nice work on the glissando technique!

Continue to practice:
Your composed song
C-major scale
C-major triad
Sight Reading