May 1, 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

Firefly and Indian Portrait – do Sacred Four Steps for Memorizing. Do these 4 steps for each song, once for Firefly, and at least two times for Indian Portrait this week:

  1. Play VERY SLOWLY while reading the music, paying attention to dynamics and counting
  2. Play at regular speed while reading the music, paying attention to dynamics and counting
  3. Play VERY SLOWLY without looking at the music, paying attention to dynamics and counting
  4. Play at regular speed without looking at the music, paying attention to dynamics and counting

Song for recital :The Second Star From the Right: The Second Star to the Right