March 8 Lesson Notes

Pick 1 or 2 songs to use to learn chording

Primary Chords
I, IV and V of any major/minor key

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
– try to come up with several variations on the melody
– from your initial chord map (C-C-F-C-F-C-G-C), change or add chords to make your own version
– try different “strum” patterns with the chords for rhythmic ideas
– for your Left Hand, try moving in octaves or using the triad notes

Same as last week:
Most People Are Nice
The Happy Song
It is Well With My Soul
147 How Clear the Call of Jesus

Ear exercise
– pick out the tune for Happy Birthday

Continue to practice:
– Boogie Woogie (Aggressive Joy)
– scales
– triads
– a-blues scale
– Sight Reading