Apr 24, 2024

Please find your old binder or get a  new one, and put all papers in there.

Rhythm

5-part rhythm:

  • Do 5-Part Lap Map, making up your own rhythms
  • Then do 5-Part rhythm with your lap map
  1. Reaction: something new takes you by surprise. Cure: Eagle vision
  2. Anticipation: this can be daydreaming, or getting worried about a difficult part coming up. Cure: Eagle vision, get back into feeling your tapping, hearing your singing/whispering
  3. Looking Back: You look back to a mistake you just made and start talking to yourself about it. Cure: Tell the “bad coach” to stop, and keep moving forward

Technique

Do Technique secret 1 and 2 p. 2

Learn Sticky Fingers p. 4-5

Theory

Do p. 2

Lessons

Do p. 4-7

Learn Little River p. 8-9

  • count out loud
  • keep fingers curved
  • do wrist float-off at the end of slurs
  • keep both hands on the keys until the song is over

Performance

Learn Showboat p. 2

  • Write in counting
  • count out loud
  • practice difficult parts extra – don’t always play start to finish

Sacred Music Competition

Indian Portrait

  • count out loud and go slowly
  • practice the hard parts until they are easy: m. 9-12, 13-16, and 22-end
  • practice transitions where you change hand position extra slowly until it’s easy
  • memorize

Firefly

  • keep practicing with counting
  • memorize