Adalina’s Piano Lessons
Jan 31, 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 G Major Scale and Chords
- hands separately work on ‘clawing’ at the keys, put hands together when easy
- remember all F’s are sharped
- use the same fingering as C major scale
Learn Colorful Sunset p.12-13
- counting out loud
- work on dynamics
Theory
Do p. 14-15
Lessons
Learn My Daydream, Clock Strikes Thirteen, and Elf’s Silver Hammer p. 20-23
- Write in counting
- count out loud
- add dynamics
Performance
Keep practicing Home on the Range p. 8-9
- no longer count out loud, but just play based on the sound – you can count the big beats (no ands) in your head if you like]hold onto tied notes on RH m. 7-8, 15-16, and 23-24
- m. 28 LH plays A flat
Learn Storm and Rainbow p. 10-11
- Write in counting and count out loud
- when easy, you can just count in your head
- add dynamics
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