May 20, 2024

Rhythm

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

2-Part Longy rhythm:

  • tap on only beat 1
  • sing on numbers, whisper on dots

Technique

Nothing this week

Theory

If you have time, go on to www.musictheory.net and click on Exercises, then Nite Identification (if you get a pop-up, select use web version). Click on the wheel to customize:

  • Clefs: grand staff
  • Range: Raise/lower the notes to be on the top line on Treble and bottom line of Bass
  • Accidentals: turn slider off

Now you should be able to go through and name these notes. Feel free to use your “cheat sheet” to help

Lessons

Learn Merrily, Hot Cross Buns, CDEFG March first. Just count on the long notes 1-2 for half note and 1-2-3-4 for whole notes

When those are easy, you can move on to March on D-E-F

  • write in the counting throughout both of these pieces
  • count out loud each time you play them

In Lessons book:

  • learn Firefly – focus on the first page, with counting out loud
  • try cycling through short sections like 1 or 2 measures rather than playing start to finish all the time
  • if you make a mistake, stop and figure out what the mistake was, then start from where you made the mistake

Performance

Nothing this week.