June 25, 2024

Rhythm

3-Part Lap Map: improvise your own rhythm as your eyes are looking at the picture and following which beat you’re on

3-Part Longy rhythm:

  • Do this with your 3-part lap map
  • no need to whisper on the dots since you’re tapping all the beats

Think of which cause of error you made after you complete the above but had a mistake:

  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

Learn Peacock, Ostrich, and Keyboard Trick p. 8-9

  • write in counting
  • count out loud

3rds Exercise (sheet)

  • work hands separately until easy
  • then put hands together (look at your hands)

Theory

Continue www.musictheory.net note ID Exercises – focus on Bass clef notes

Do p. 6-7

Lessons

Ferris Wheel, Jumping Beans and Haunted Mouse p. 12-15

  • Keep practicing with counting
  • Use your Good Coach to take some time to go through the whole piece mentally before playing so you are ready for what happens ahead of time

Performance

Learn Jack and the Beanstalk and Pop p. 4-7

  • write in counting
  • count out loud