September 11, 2023

Rhythm

4-part rhythm:

  • Do this with the Lap Map – try improvising on the Lap Map first with some of the rhythms in the Longy chart
  • Pay attention to which cause of error happens when you make a mistake and apply the cure
  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

Catch Me If You Can p. 21

  • count out loud
  • play 3 times every day

Theory

Do p. 33-34 (we will do p. 35 together next time)

Lessons

Russian Folk Song and Come See the Parade p. 49-51

  • count out loud – do not only count in your head
  • play 3 times in a row with counting out loud
  • fix any measures that you have mistakes on by playing them extra

Performance

Opposite Song and Twinkle Twinkle p. 19-21

  • play 3 times per day with counting out loud each time