April 13 Lesson Notes

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
– continue to work on keeping the rhythm steady between bar 6-7 and 11-12
– awesome improvement on the second page notes!
– continue to check over Right Hand notes – watch out for the G
– work on playing the second page with a steady rhythm

Chord Progression- C-F-C-G-C-d-G-C
– work on this Left Hand rhythm – dotted quarter note – eighth note
– play the rhythm twice per chord
– play solid triads in your Right Hand and single notes in your Left Hand
– when you can play through the progression steadily and easily, try adding pedal
– use offset pedaling – foot follows fingers

La Cha-Cha pg50
– nice work! – done

Choose 2-3 new songs to practice

Heart and Soul chords – C-Am-F-G
– aim onto the triad notes – C-A-F

C-major triad
– try to keep your fingers curved as you play
– solid – make sure your Left Hand plays the notes exactly together

a-minor harmonic scale and C-major scale
– keep your fingertips curved as you play
– use correct fingering
– try to keep your elbow in when your thumb crosses underneath your hand

Continue to practice:
Song
Please and Thank You – pick Left Hand notes