July 21, 2023

Scales/Technique

D Major scale and chords

  • work hands separately until easy, then put together

Theory/Ploger

Ploger:

  • Improvise your own rhythm on 5-part Lap Map
  • Practice 5-part Longy rhythm tapping on beat 1 only and whispering on dots. Pay attention to what Causes of Error occur, and try to apply the solution
  • Only add Lap Map rhythm to Longy when you can do the above step without mistakes

Theory:

  • Do Unit 3? Can go on to Unit 4 if done

Sightreading

Unit 1 Ensemble piece: Soldiers Marching

Unit 2 Ensemble piece: Lazy River Song

Unit 3 Ensemble piece: Irish Ballad

Piano Adventures

Trumpet Voluntary and Can-Can

  • keep practicing, focusing on not allowing the causes of error to distract you

Ice Skaters

  • write in counting with ands for the rest of the piece
  • count out loud every time you play – it will get better the more you do it
  • go on to the next section, counting out loud. You can work the RH alone first

Go through p. 140-141, then if you have time, look at p. 142-143