December 16 Lesson Notes

Reminder: No lessons during Christmas break. Next lesson on January 13, 2023
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Work on Note Naming:
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note

Sentences and word to memorize to help with learning letters on the staff:
Treble Clef
Lines E-G-B-D-F = Elephants Go Break Dancing Fridays
Spaces (they spell this word) – FACE

Bass Clef
Lines G-B-D-F-A = Green Bananas Dance For Apples
Spaces A-C-E-G = All Cows Eat Grass

Jingle Bells
– focus on practicing section B (look for the B in the box on the fifth line, bar 17) – “Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells”
– try to learn the notes for the beginning over break
– bar 24 – remember to play “D” first in your Right Hand
– bar 31 – remember to play 2 “G’s” in your Right Hand

Carol of the Bells
– check where the Left Hand plays
> it starts in the Treble Clef and moves to the Bass Clef in bar 24
– practice naming the letters in your Left Hand
– try learning to the end of the song

Keep track of your practicing
– mark down how many times you practice during the week
– mark down how many minutes you practice each time

Continue to practice:
– Away in a Manger (sheet)
– Frosty the Snowman (sheet)
– Silent Night (sheet)
– scales

You can hold off practicing these songs until after Christmas break in order to focus on Christmas songs:
Relay Race
Sunset