March 3 Lesson Notes

Note Naming:
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
– continue to work on getting faster with the treble clef notes
Current score for Treble Clef lines and spaces: 100% (15/15 questions in 1 minute – your time = 53s)

– continue to work on memorizing bass clef notes
Sentences to memorize to help with learning letters on the staff:
Bass Clef
Lines G-B-D-F-A = Good Bananas Dance For Apples
Spaces A-C-E-G = All Cows Eat Grass

C-major scale
– excellent work on curved fingers!
– check your Left Hand fingering
– practice Hands Together for 1 octaves – play 5 times in a row

Start practicing G-major scale
G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G
– use the same fingering as C-major scale

Triad Scale
– practice 1 octave Hands Separately
– make sure to keep your fingers curved as you play
– try to play the notes exactly together

Relay Race
– remember to move your hands to the C or G position
– remember to play the last C in your Left Hand at the end
– practice slowly without pausing

Remember to practice:
Sharps in the Right Hand and Left Hand Sharps on page 43
The Spider on page 44 – play all on the black keys

Keep track of your practicing
– mark down how many times you practice during the week
– mark down how many minutes you practice each time
– try to practice 4-6 times a week for 10-15 minutes