December 12 Lesson Notes

Krista

Practice tracking: 4

Silent Night
– nice improvement!
– remember to play the high “D” in your Right Hand for bar 5
– awesome work on the ending!
– check your letters for the rest of the last line
> name the letters

C-major scale
– nice work!
– work on playing 2 octaves, Hands Separately with a steady rhythm

Awesome work on the repeat song!
– try to play on each note of the triad scale
– also play down

The First Noel & We Three Kings (sheet)
– remember to play the C-sharps and F-sharps for The First Noel
– remember to play the F-sharp for We Three Kings
> name the letters before playing

Jingle Bells (sheet)
– work on playing the chorus with a steady rhythm
> work on the notes for “jingle all the way”
– add Left Hand to the chorus
> play the letters written above the staff
– name the letters for the verse before playing
> make sure you play the notes that you name
> work on playing with no pauses – try not to “note fish”

Songs to shelf until after Christmas break:
It Is Well with My Soul (sheet)
Happy Birthday
Ode to Joy duet (duet)
https://musescore.com/user/4254271/scores/5083354

Continue to practice:
Frosty the Snowman
 C-major scale
C-triad scale
C-pentatonic scale
e-natural minor scale
C-contrary motion
Note Naming
– work on treble clef, middle-C to treble-C
– work on bass clef – bass-C to middle-C