May 12 Lesson Notes

Note Naming:
https://www.musictheory.net/exercises/note
– memorize the bass clef notes
– continue to work on the treble 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

First Light on page 34
– bar 7 – watch the step by step notes in your Left Hand
– bar 10 – count the two quarter rests
– bar 17 – correct Left Hand note – F
– add louds and softs
– slow down at the end
– play 3 – 5 times for at least 5 days of the week

Basketball Bounce on page 24
– check Left Hand notes in bar 1 – C to G
– check Left Hand note in bar 5 – G
– bar 9 – watch the rest in your Left Hand
– work on playing at the same speed throughout – practice slowly for 3 days

Practice Circle Dance on page 23
– remember to play the D.C. al Fine – go back and play from the beginning and stop at the Fine
– bar 5 and 6 – make sure to play both notes in your Left Hand

C-major scale
– excellent work on your Right Hand
– work on playing your Left Hand with a steady rhythm
– correct the fingering in your Left Hand – 4th finger on D
– practice 1 octave Hands Together

Remember to practice G-major scale – G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G

Continue to practice:
a-blues scale – A-C-D-Eb-E-G-A
Canon chords – C-G-Am-Em-F-C-F-G
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