December 21 Lesson Notes

No lesson reminder: No lessons during break, next lesson on January 11
Happy Holidays!

Scales
– check your Left Hand fingering in the last octave for C-major
– correct fingering for D-major descending

Triads
– nice work on solid!
– check where the second finger is used in both hands
– work on ascending for solid

C7 chord
– decide on a fingering for your Right Hand that is the most comfortable for you to use

g# diminished chord
– nice retention!
– for fingering, try not to use your third fingers in both hands
– practice broken as well

Jingle Bells
– continue to drill bar by bar for the second page
– finish learning the 2nd page

Frosty the Snowman (sheet)
– nice work on the boogie woogie pattern!
– try to finish learning the song
– try different variations for bar 8
> playing the G7 on beat 2
> stopping the C boogie woogie pattern and holding CG for a quarter beat on beat 3 and play low G in your Left hand on beat 4, then DFG in your Right Hand on the “&”
> some other combination of notes, playing Left Hand and Right Hand together or on a different beat

Continue to practice:
– Minuet
– 12 bar blues
– Gnossienne 3