Nov 14, 2024

Rhythm

5-Part Lap Map: I’ll copy this for you next time

5-Part Longy rhythm:

  • Do this with tapping only beat 1 and whispering on dots

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 Baseball Game, Trading, Hiking, and Sidewalk p. 32-35

  • Write in counting and count out loud

Theory

Do p. 42-46

Lessons

Learn Bongo, exercises on p. 57, Dinosaur and Dreydll p. 56-59

  • write in counting
  • count out loud
  • add accents for Dinosaur after you learn the notes

Performance

Keep practicing Hill and Gully and I’ve Got Music p. 30-33

Learn Dinosaur Dance (whatever they changed the name to on p. 34-35

  • write in counting
  • count out loud

Christmas

Carol of the Bells

  • Add the repeat we talked about, and play the dynamics differently the first time through
  • try to play through with the metronome – our goal is to get to 120 bpm. You can work your way up to it from a slower tempo with metronome gradually. If you notice you aren’t following the metronome, stop, count a few measures and then jump in