May 25 Lesson Notes

Scales – C-major, a-minor
– nice improvement on crossing your thumbs underneath your hands and keeping your elbows in!
– work on playing 2 octaves, Hands Together
– continue to work on playing on your fingertips
– work on playing a-minor with a steady rhythm
– check Right Hand fingering for a-minor

C-major triad
– work on playing your Left Hand faster and with a steady rhythm (match your Right Hand)
– nice work on eyes closed practice for your Right Hand!
– continue to work on eyes closed practice for 1 octave, solid and broken forms

Chord Progression
– work on keeping a steady rhythm when using patterns
– use a count of 3, 4, 5 or 6

Blames on Me
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/alexander-stewart-canada/blames-on-me-chords-4459904
– continue to practice smoothly playing from one chord to the next
– work on playing with a steady rhythm (count in 6/8 time signature)
– try playing with the song (eg. Youtube, Spotify, etc.)
– try listening to the piano part and pick out the patterns by ear

Songs (same as last lesson):
Gentle Rain pg66
Shooting Hoops pg71

Continue to practice:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Major-Minor triad exercise
Song