Beginning Piano
Fridays (4:00PM - 4:30PM)
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What to practice this week:
Practice the following topics this week- February 26
- Practice pages 24-26
- Complete the birthday cake activity on page 22, and Soldiers on 23!
- What is a Tie? (think shoelaces. you tie two ends of the same lace!)
- Remember all of the different note types we have seen:
Quarter note: 1 beat
Half note: 2 beats
Whole note: 4 beats
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Re-cap of this week's class on 1/29/21:
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Previous Weeks:
Class on 2/19/21
What we learned and practiced:
- Practice pages 21, 24, and 25
- Swimming Pool!
- Remember all of the different notes types we have seen:
- Quarter note: 1 beat
- Half note: 2 beats
- Whole note: 4 beats
Class on 2/12/21
What we learned and practiced:
- Practice pages 19-20
- E is played by Right Hand 3rd Finger
- A is played by Left Hand 3rd Finger
- Remember all of the different notes types we have seen:
- Quarter note: 1 beat
- Half note: 2 beats
- Whole note: 4 beats
Class on 2/5/21
What we learned and practiced:
- Do you remember how to find the notes B and D?
- Practice all songs on pages 15-18
- Challenge: *See if you can memorize one song and play it with your eyes closed!
Class on 1/29/21
What we learned and practiced:
- Read through pages 1-9 (we will be learning more in depth as we go)
- Work on recognizing Left hand and Right hand middle C’s- page 10-11
- Played songs on page 13-14
- Look at the song “Sleep” with our new note D on page 15