February 16 Lesson Notes

Right Hand triad patterns
1. top note – bottom note – middle note – bottom note > repeat
2. play the top and middle notes together for beat one and play the bottom note for beat two > repeat

Chord Progression
C-F-C-G-C-d-G-C
– use this chord progression to practice both Right Hand triad patterns

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
– use pattern 1 for the first section (“Twinkle twinkle” to “Like a diamond”)
– use pattern 2 for the second section (“When the blazing”)

Scale
– keep your fingers curved as you play, especially the 4th and 5th fingers

Scottish Air – page 39
– nice work on notes!
– practice counting out loud
– work on playing with a steady beat
– once you can play with a steady beat for the whole song, work on increasing the speed with the metronome (144)

Song of the Orca – page 48
– nice start!
– work on playing with a steady beat and move on to metronome work after

Jazz Jig – page 44
– awesome work! – done

Try to keep your wrists straighter as you play – don’t play with your wrists dropped by default

Choose a new song to practice for next week

Continue to practice:
Song
Triad