October 1 Lesson Notes

C major scale
– good work on Right Hand!
– start your Left Hand on the bass C with your fifth finger
– check your Left Hand fingering

Lesson Book
– Jack and Jill, My Bike – awesome work! all done
– continue to practice Jack be Nimble and Going to Sleep
> try to keep a steady rhythm as you play
– continue to count out loud
– memorize the rests on page 33
– new songs – Goldfish, Daddy’s Sleeping, Bouncing Balls and Old MacDonald (try to memorize)

Staccatos
– dots written above or below a note
– play the note quickly, short and sharp
– pull your hand away from the key quickly

Continue to play Chopsticks and Happy Birthday