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10/11Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome. Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds. Before next week, try to get faster than your current speed. Use your flashcards without the piano and practice note identification. Practice Group 8 exercises A and B. Label the notes on and play the Middle D Position pages in the Theory Book (pages 22-23). Play the Magic Man in the Lesson Book for practice. Memorize The Old Mill in the Recital Book, don't forget to give the same value to each eighth note (don't play the second note faster).
Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome.
Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds.
Before next week, try to get faster than your current speed.
Use your flashcards without the piano and practice note identification.
Practice Group 8 exercises A and B.
Label the notes on and play the Middle D Position pages in the Theory Book (pages 22-23).
Play the Magic Man in the Lesson Book for practice.
Memorize The Old Mill in the Recital Book, don't forget to give the same value to each eighth note (don't play the second note faster).
10/3Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome. Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds. Before next week, try to get faster than your current speed. Practice all Group 7 exercises with the metronome. Play The Magic Man in the Lesson Book with two hands, make sure to count (give each note the correct number of beats) - you can also use the metronome. Play The Old Mill in the Recital Book with two hands as well.
Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome.
Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds.
Before next week, try to get faster than your current speed.
Practice all Group 7 exercises with the metronome.
Play The Magic Man in the Lesson Book with two hands, make sure to count (give each note the correct number of beats) - you can also use the metronome.
Play The Old Mill in the Recital Book with two hands as well.
9/26Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome. Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds. Before next week, try to get faster than your current speed. Do all Group 7 exercises with the metronome and make sure to learn D with two hands, you can also start memorizing A, B and C. Learn Music Box Rock in the Lesson book with two hands and play it with the metronome. Play the Tic Tac Toe song in the Recital book for practice.
Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome.
Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds.
Before next week, try to get faster than your current speed.
Do all Group 7 exercises with the metronome and make sure to learn D with two hands, you can also start memorizing A, B and C.
Learn Music Box Rock in the Lesson book with two hands and play it with the metronome.
Play the Tic Tac Toe song in the Recital book for practice.
9/19Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome. Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds. Before next week, try to do the slowest tick every tick instead of every other tick and try to get used to it. Finish the eight rest page in the Theory Book. Do Group 7 A with two hands and the metronome - don't forget about quarter vs. eighth notes! Play the Tic Tac Toe song in the Recital book and get comfortable with playing with two hands (start with one).
Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome.
Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds.
Before next week, try to do the slowest tick every tick instead of every other tick and try to get used to it.
Finish the eight rest page in the Theory Book.
Do Group 7 A with two hands and the metronome - don't forget about quarter vs. eighth notes!
Play the Tic Tac Toe song in the Recital book and get comfortable with playing with two hands (start with one).
9/6Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome. Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds. Play Technic book Group 6 exercise A and B - make sure to play B with two hands and learn it well. Play exercises C and D with two hands as well, focus on the pedals and on C make sure to focus on the accents (louder/quieter). Before using metronome, try to count while you play. Once you have them down, use the metronome. Play the Harp Song in the Lesson book with two hands and focus on keeping your heel on the ground while only your toes release off of and then press the pedal, this will make the overall movement to press the pedal smaller rather than lifting your whole foot.
Practice laying out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) and playing with the metronome.
Do a slower speed you can keep up with to start, and get faster as you get comfortable with the speeds.
Play Technic book Group 6 exercise A and B - make sure to play B with two hands and learn it well.
Play exercises C and D with two hands as well, focus on the pedals and on C make sure to focus on the accents (louder/quieter).
Before using metronome, try to count while you play.
Once you have them down, use the metronome.
Play the Harp Song in the Lesson book with two hands and focus on keeping your heel on the ground while only your toes release off of and then press the pedal, this will make the overall movement to press the pedal smaller rather than lifting your whole foot.
8/30Lay out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) at least three times when you practice and time yourself - try to get faster each time! You can also work on just note identification without playing, do a mix of both. Use the metronome with it too. Play Technic book Group 6 exercise A and B; learn it well with two hands (you can also try metronome but only after practicing with two hands). Before using metronome, try to count while you play. Finish the theory book exercise for the pedal and practice playing both the songs with the pedal - see if you can find a comfortable way to reach it. Play Fanfare and Canon (focus on Canon first) and then play it with the metronome.
Lay out your flashcards with notes (6-7 cards) at least three times when you practice and time yourself - try to get faster each time!
You can also work on just note identification without playing, do a mix of both.
Use the metronome with it too.
Play Technic book Group 6 exercise A and B; learn it well with two hands (you can also try metronome but only after practicing with two hands).
Before using metronome, try to count while you play.
Finish the theory book exercise for the pedal and practice playing both the songs with the pedal - see if you can find a comfortable way to reach it.
Play Fanfare and Canon (focus on Canon first) and then play it with the metronome.