Adalina’s Piano Lessons
Apr 25, 2025
Rhythm
- Do 5-Part Lap Map, making up your own rhythms. You can look at the Longy rhythms and choose ones you see there to try
- Then do 5-Part rhythm the “old” way
- stop if you make a mistake and figure out what the mistake was and which of the 3 causes of error it was
Scales, Chords, and Technique
Play D Major Scale and Chords
- hands separately looking at the keys, put hands together when easy
- remember all F’s and C’s are sharped
- use the same fingering as C major scale
Go to Unit 4 at your own pace (only 2 pieces)
Theory
Do the 3 pages (2 sheets) on 16th notes
Lessons
Go on to Unit 4 at your own pace
Performance
Go onto Unit 4 pieces at your own pace
Sacred Music Competition
Musette
- work on keeping the fingers curved, and bouncing the wrist down on each 16th note
- be careful that you lift fingers after playing so notes don’t blur together
- work m. 17-20 backwards (start from the last 2 notes and play them normal until the end, then go back to the next previous note and play until the end, etc.)
- Also practice starting from the different starred measure until the end
- make sure m. 18-20 is the same speed as the rest
- add dynamics
Morning Prayer (we’ll keep working on this, but not for the competition)
- keep working hands together
- tap the rhythm first for m. 17 then try playing it
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