Areeya’s Piano Lessons

November 15, 2023

Scales

C major scale –

  • play hands separately and then together

Theory/Sightreading

Do p. 22-29

Technique

Busy Machine p. 22

  • Your hands are moving in contrary motion – this means LH does the opposite of RH: if RH goes up, LH goes down
  • practice m. 7-8 extra

Learn Bat Sonar p. 23

  • don’t look at your hands as you repeat the pattern

Lessons

Learn No Moon Tonight and Grumpy Troll p. 38-39

  • counting out loud

Performance

Performance book:

Learn 500 Year Old Melody p. 18-19

  • Count out loud

Christmas songs:

  • practice playing the last star (the last note in the song). Then go back one star and play from there until the end. Then go back another star, play until the end. Continue this until you’ve gotten all the way back to the first star.
  • Practice with the video of me playing the teacher duet part, look at the book as you play these: