March 23 Lesson Notes
March 23, 2023April 6 Lesson Notes
April 6, 2023C-major scale
– practice 2 octaves, Hands Separately
– practice 2 octaves, Hands Separately
– work on playing with a steady rhythm
C-major triad
> broken form
– check Left Hand fingering
– try to use a closed fingering hand position for your Right Hand
> solid form
– nice work!
– work on playing faster
– try to use a closed fingering hand position for your Right Hand
> solid form
– nice work!
– work on playing faster
Home
– drill bar 5 – practice slowly in sections
> focus on playing with a steady rhythm
– drill bar 5 – practice slowly in sections
> focus on playing with a steady rhythm
> aim for 5 -10 clean playthroughs before increasing the speed
> remember to keep your Right Hand in the same position on the piano
> remember to keep your Right Hand in the same position on the piano
– work on the rest of line 2, drilling bar by bar, or 2 beats at a time (beat 1-2, beat 2-3, beat 3-4)
– work on bar 8 Hands Separately first
– work on bar 8 Hands Separately first
Avengers
– bar 8 – drill your Right Hand for the last two chords
> choose which finger you’d like to use – 4 or 5
– nice improvement on bar 9 and 10!
– bar 8 – drill your Right Hand for the last two chords
> choose which finger you’d like to use – 4 or 5
– nice improvement on bar 9 and 10!
– work on playing bar 11 and 12 with a steady rhythm
– drill your Right Hand for the last two beats of bar 12
– drill your Right Hand for the last two beats of bar 12
Continue to practice:
Campbells Are Coming
Bittersweet Blues
Arpeggios