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Practice the following songs November 27th

Piano 3:00

https://shorturl.at/xEHW8

  1. Practice #5. A Funny Pair and #7. Skateboard Sam. You can find the picture in the Google Drive folder – print it out and bring to class

Violin 3:30

  1. Practice #21. The Fabulous Mr. Ed and #23. Banana Split. You can find the picture in the Google Drive folder – print it out and bring to class
  2. https://shorturl.at/irwCR

Winds and Ukulele 4:00

Eddy: 

https://shorturl.at/vC049

  1. Practice the entire Zelda’s Lullaby
    • First round through, play only on the first beat
    • After repeat, play on all three beats, but the first is louder and lusher while beats 2 and 3 get very light ‘taps’ (think like a waltz)
    • Remember how many counts each chord gets

Emmett:

https://shorturl.at/ioKWZ

  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the first scale we learnt, going up and down
    • Pay particular attention to the transitions from different octaves
  3. Practice the entirety of Flowers – Miley Cyrus (use Emmett’s Song 10:16 – Flowers (chorus))

Hildy: 

https://shorturl.at/cezFV

  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the three things on the 10/9 Homework
    • try and remember the sounds of the notes that we learn, and also the amount of tightness/pressure/etc. we have to use to achieve those notes (eg. C and G have the same fingering, but one is higher than the other)
  3. Practice the first phrase from 10/30 Song – You’ve Got A Friend In Me
    • work specifically on the second phrase with the G note (you hit it so nicely at the end of class this week so you should be proud!)

Spencer: 

https://shorturl.at/azCKN

  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the 10/9 Homework, paying particular attention to the transitions to and from D
  3. Practice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the notes (names below) of the first 3 lines, and first phrase of the 4th line

Helpful Videos:

Ukulele Chords

Resources:

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Previous Weeks:

What we practiced this week- November 6th

Piano 3:00

  1. Remember where C, D, E, F, and G are on the piano
    • Find the two black keys. The white key in the middle is D (remember, Dos > D)
    • Going backwards in the alphabet is LEFT, going forwards is RIGHT
  2. Practice Mary Had A Little Lamb on the white keys!
    • E D C D E E E | D D D E E E | E D C D E E E | C D D E D C
  3. Remember the different types of notes, and how many beats they are (use the 11/6 Homework file in the Google Drive folder)
 
 

Violin 3:30

  1. Remember the names of all strings. Smallest to biggest = E A D G (Eat Apples, Do Good)
  2. Practice playing Open String (0), Finger 1, then Finger 2 on the A string
    • Watch how you hold your bow
    • Long notes with nice sound (don’t squeeze or press the bow too hard)
 
 

Winds and Ukulele 4:00

Eddy: 
  1. Practice Zelda’s Lullaby up until the end of the third line
    • First round through, play only on the first beat
    • After repeat, play on all three beats, but the first is louder and lusher while beats 2 and 3 get very light ‘taps’ (think like a waltz)
 
 
Emmett:
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the first scale we learnt, going up and down
    • Pay particular attention to the transitions from different octaves
  3. Practice the entirety of Flowers – Miley Cyrus (use Emmett’s Song 10:16 – Flowers (chorus))
 
 
Hildy: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the three things on the 10/9 Homework
    • try and remember the sounds of the notes that we learn, and also the amount of tightness/pressure/etc. we have to use to achieve those notes (eg. C and G have the same fingering, but one is higher than the other)
  3. Practice the first phrase from 10/30 Song – You’ve Got A Friend In Me
    • work specifically on the second phrase with the G note (you hit it so nicely at the end of class this week so you should be proud!)
 
 
Spencer: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the 10/9 Homework, paying particular attention to the transitions to and from D
  3. Practice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the notes (names below) of the first 3 lines, and first phrase of the 4th line

What we practiced this week- October 30th

Piano 3:00

  1. Using the 10/16 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
    • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
    • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
  2. Practice the whole song of Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
    • Once you can play the whole song, try to sing and play at the same time
    • Make sure to print the file on paper and bring to class
  3. Remember where C, D, and E are on the piano
    • Find the two black keys. The white key in the middle is D (remember, Dos > D)
    • Going backwards in the alphabet is LEFT, going forwards is RIGHT
    • Find where F and G are
 
 

Violin 3:30

    1. Hold the violin the right way (Left hand), and hold the bow the right way (Right hand. And remember, loosey goosey, then pinky goes on top, thumb and pointer finger go in front)
    2. Practice using Finger 1 (on the first sticker) on the smallest string using the practice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhaSRNAGJM&feature=youtu.be
    3. Remember the names of all strings. Smallest to biggest = E A D G (Eat Apples, Do Good)
     
    Issac, Nina, Amelia:
    • Practice the same exercises, but on all strings 
    • Then, use Finger 2 in place of Finger 1
     
    Ella:
    • Practice the same exercises, but on 1st and 2nd strings 
 

Winds and Ukulele 4:00

Eddy: 
  1. Practice the 10/9 Chord Change exercise, swapping out the chords with different pairs every time
    • Make sure you work on the D- chord the most this weekPractice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the chords (above the notes) of the first 3 lines
    • Print out and bring to class next week
    • Don’t worry about all the things you don’t understand on the sheet music yet – focus on just the chords (above the notes), and I’ll explain everything next week
    • Practice with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HNohAN1Jc8&feature=youtu.be
 
 
Emmett:
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the first scale we learnt, going up and down
    • Pay particular attention to the transitions from different octaves
  3. Practice the notes of the first 3 lines of Flowers – Miley Cyrus (use Emmett’s Song 10:16 – Flowers (chorus))
 
 
Hildy: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the three things on the 10/9 Homework
    • try and remember the sounds of the notes that we learn, and also the amount of tightness/pressure/etc. we have to use to achieve those notes (eg. C and G have the same fingering, but one is higher than the other)
  3. Practice the first phrase from 10/30 Song – You’ve Got A Friend In Me
 
 
Spencer: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the 10/9 Homework, paying particular attention to the transitions to and from D
  3. Practice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the notes (names below) of the first 3 lines, and first phrase of the 4th line
 

What we practiced this week- October 23rd

Piano 3:00

  1. Using the 10/16 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
    • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
    • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
  2. Practice the whole song of Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
    • Once you can play the whole song, try to sing and play at the same time
    • Make sure to print the file on paper and bring to class
 

Violin 3:30

  1. Hold the violin the right way (Left hand), and hold the bow the right way (Right hand. And remember, loosey goosey, then pinky goes on top, thumb and pointer finger go in front)
  2. Practice using Finger 1 (on the first sticker) on the smallest string using the practice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhaSRNAGJM&feature=youtu.be
 
Issac, Nina, Amelia:
  • Practice the same exercises, but on all strings 
  • Then, use Finger 2 in place of Finger 1
 
Ella:
  • Practice the same exercises, but on 1st and 2nd strings 
 

Winds and Ukulele 4:00

Eddy: 
  1. Practice the 10/9 Chord Change exercise, swapping out the chords with different pairs every time
    • Make sure you work on the D- chord the most this weekPractice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the chords (above the notes) of the first 3 lines
    • Print out and bring to class next week
    • Don’t worry about all the things you don’t understand on the sheet music yet – focus on just the chords (above the notes), and I’ll explain everything next week
    • Practice with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HNohAN1Jc8&feature=youtu.be
 
 
Emmett:
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the first scale we learnt, going up and down
    • Pay particular attention to the transitions from different octaves
  3. Practice the notes of the first 2 lines of Flowers – Miley Cyrus (use Emmett’s Song 10:16 – Flowers (chorus))
    • Don’t worry about the rhythm just yet, just focus on the notes
    • Try out the other two lines if you have the time
 
 
Hildy: 
  1. Choose 3 options of songs to learn, then email them to Mr Jason to forward to Vince
  2. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  3. Practice the three things on the 10/9 Homework
    • try and remember the sounds of the notes that we learn, and also the amount of tightness/pressure/etc. we have to use to achieve those notes (eg. C and G have the same fingering, but one is higher than the other)
    • See if you can Facetime granddad to ask for tips on changing the notes with your lips
 
Spencer: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the 10/9 Homework, paying particular attention to the transitions to and from D
  3. Practice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the notes (names below) of the first 3 lines
    • Print out and bring to class next week
    • Don’t worry about all the things you don’t understand on the sheet music yet – focus on just the notes (names below), and I’ll explain everything next week
    • Remember how the repeats work, and that we skip the 1st house after repeating
    • Try out the high G note if you manage everything else
    • Practice with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJREfOxGIiU&feature=youtu.be
 

What we practiced this week- October 16th

Piano 3:00
https://shorturl.at/xEHW8
Using the 10/16 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
Practice the whole song of Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
Once you can play the whole song, try to sing and play at the same time

Violin 3:30
Hold the violin the right way (Left hand), and hold the bow the right way (Right hand. And remember, loosey goosey, then pinky goes on top, thumb and pointer finger go in front)
Practice using Finger 1 (on the first sticker) on the smallest string using the practice video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIhaSRNAGJM&feature=youtu.be

Winds and Ukulele 4:00
Eddy:
https://shorturl.at/vC049
Practice the 10/9 Chord Change exercise, swapping out the chords with different pairs every time
Make sure you work on the Ebo chord the most this week (all strings Fret 2 + Fret 3 on the C string)
Practice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the chords (above the notes) of the first 3 lines
Print out and bring to class next week
Try and figure out Dm on your own using the tabs on the sheet music
Don’t worry about all the things you don’t understand on the sheet music yet – focus on just the chords (above the notes), and I’ll explain everything next week
Practice with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HNohAN1Jc8&feature=youtu.be


Emmett:
https://shorturl.at/ioKWZ
Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
Practice the first scale we learnt, going up and down
Pay particular attention to the transitions from different octaves
Practice the notes of the first line of Flowers – Miley Cyrus (use Emmett’s Song 10:16 – Flowers (chorus))
Don’t worry about the rhythm just yet, just focus on the notes
Once you get the first line, see if you can figure out the second line also


Hildy:
https://shorturl.at/cezFV
Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
Practice the three things on the 10/9 Homework
try and remember the sounds of the notes that we learn, and also the amount of tightness/pressure/etc. we have to use to achieve those notes (eg. C and G have the same fingering, but one is higher than the other)
See if you can Facetime granddad to ask for tips on changing the notes with your lips

Spencer:
https://shorturl.at/azCKN
Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
Practice the 10/9 Homework, paying particular attention to the transitions to and from D
Practice Zelda’s Lullaby, only the notes (names below) of the first 3 lines
Print out and bring to class next week
Try and figure out Dm on your own using the tabs on the sheet music
Don’t worry about all the things you don’t understand on the sheet music yet – focus on just the notes (names below), and I’ll explain everything next week
Practice with this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJREfOxGIiU&feature=youtu.be

What we practiced this week- October 9th

Piano 3:00

  1. Using the 10/9 Homework file in this folder, remember where to put your fingers on the piano.
    • make sure we use the correct hands and correct finger numbers on the correct black keys
    • have an adult check your hand placement with the picture
  2. Practice Old MacDonald Had A Farm on page 2 of the file
    • Sing the words first, then play the notes using the numbers I provided
    • Focus on the last part for this week, where both hands are playing one after another
 
 

Violin 3:30

  1. Hold the violin the right way (Left hand), and hold the bow the right way (Right hand. And remember, loosey goosey, then pinky goes on top, thumb and pointer finger go in front)
  2. Practice all strings, focusing on the biggest string and the one next to it
  • Bow the string while counting “1 2 3 4,” and every time you get back to “1,” change the direction of the bow
  • Make sure not to pull or push the bow too quickly that you run out of space to move it
  1. Add Finger 1 on the smallest string, do the same exercise
  • make sure not to touch the strings with any other fingers or it will sound gross
 
 
 

Winds and Ukulele 4:00

Eddy: 
  1. Remember the fret numbers for the frets with the inlays (dots)
  2. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the chords we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  3. Practice the 10/9 Chord Change exercise, swapping out the chords with different pairs every time
    • Make sure you work on the E- chord the most this week, as we prepare for a song
 
 
Emmett:
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the first scale we learnt, going up and down
    • Pay particular attention to the transitions from different octaves
  3. Practice the notes of the first line of Flowers – Miley Cyrus
    • Don’t worry about the rhythm just yet, just focus on the notes
 
 
Hildy: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the three things on the 10/9 Homework
    • try and remember the sounds of the notes that we learn, and also the amount of tightness/pressure/etc. we have to use to achieve those notes (eg. C and G have the same fingering, but one is higher than the other)
 
Spencer: 
  1. Try to memorize the fingerings of all the notes we’ve learnt so far
    • if you forget the fingering, refer to the fingering chart provided
  2. Practice the 10/9 Homework, paying particular attention to the transitions to and from D

What we practiced this week- October 2nd

3:00 Piano

 

Remember the High notes, Middle notes, and Low notes
Finger 4 on High, Finger 3 on Middle, Finger 2 on Low
With your right hand, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 and place them on a group of 3 black keys, with each finger having its own key. Try and repeat any rhythms or beats that you can hear around you.
Sing “Old MacDonald had a farm…” and play “EIEIO” on the piano (4 4 3 3 2)
Make sure your singing and playing are at the same speed!

 

 


3:30 Violin

 

Hold the violin the right way (Left hand), and hold the bow the right way (Right hand. And remember, loosey goosey, then pinky goes on top, thumb and pointer finger go in front)
Practice all strings, focusing on the biggest string and the one next to it
Bow the string while counting “1 2 3 4,” and every time you get back to “1,” change the direction of the bow
Make sure not to pull or push the bow too quickly that you run out of space to move it

 

 


4:00 Winds & Ukulele

 

Hildy:

Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
“High, Medium, High,” both with tonguing and slurring (without tonguing)
Remember and practice the 5 notes that we learnt:
Open, medium: C
Open, high: G
1st finger, high: F
1st and 2nd finger, high: E
1st and 3rd finger, high: D


Spencer:

Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
Remember and practice the 5 notes that we learnt:
F, G, A, B, C (focus on F)
RH fingers (excluding pinky) don’t press for now, but keep them on the keys as a good habit
Music notes move alphabetically, and reset after G

 


Eddy:

Practice the C and G chords, remember the positions, and practice changing between them
Remember the fret numbers for the frets with the inlays (dots)
Practice the C, F, G, and A- (“-“ in a chord symbol means minor) chords
Remember their positions (if you forget, you can google “ukulele chord chart”)
Choose two chords, and do the exercise we discussed (play each chord 8 times, then 4, then 2, then 1 – make sure changing chords are smooth and don’t stop the tempo)


Emmett:

Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
Remember and practice the 4 notes that we learnt:
G, A, B, C
Keep your RH thumb under the hook, and push the saxophone away from you with that hand instead of lifting it up, and make sure your palm isn’t pressing any side keys
Keep the LH thumb on the black platform, with just enough of the thumb sticking out to press the button close to it
Your mouth should only be taking in half of the mouthpiece, not the full thing
Add the high D, E, and F to the list, and practice going from low G to high G and back down

What we practiced this week- September 25th

Piano 3:00
Remember the High notes, Middle notes, and Low notes
Finger 4 on High, Finger 3 on Middle, Finger 2 on Low
Sing the song Mary Had A Little Lamb, and find out which notes are supposed to be High, Middle, or Low
With your right hand, use fingers 2, 3, and 4 and place them on a group of 3 black keys, with each finger having its own key. Try and repeat any rhythms or beats that you can hear around you.
Practice the first line of Mary Had A Little Lamb: 4 3 2 3 4 4 4
Now try the whole song: 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 | 3 3 3 4 4 4 | 4 3 2 3 4 4 4 | 2 3 3 4 3 2

Violin 3:30
Hold the violin the right way (Left hand), and hold the bow the right way (Right hand. And remember, loosey goosey, then pinky goes on top, thumb and pointer finger go in front)
Practice only the smallest string, and the string right next door to it
Bow the string while counting “1 2 3 4,” and every time you get back to “1,” change the direction of the bow
Make sure not to pull or push the bow too quickly that you run out of space to move it

Winds and Ukulele 4:00
Hildy:
Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
“High, Medium, High,” both with tonguing and slurring (without tonguing)
Remember and practice the 4 notes that we learnt:
Open, medium: C
Open, high: G
1st finger, high: F
1st and 2nd finger, high: E

Spencer:
Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
Remember and practice the 4 notes that we learnt:
G, A, B, C
RH fingers (excluding pinky) don’t press for now, but keep them on the keys as a good habit
Music notes move alphabetically, and reset after G


Eddy:
Practice the C and G chords, remember the positions, and practice changing between them
Remember the fret numbers for the frets with the inlays (dots)
Practice the C, F, G, and A- (“-“ in a chord symbol means minor) chords
Remember their positions (if you forget, you can google “ukulele chord chart”)
Practice switching between those chords quickly and cleanly

Emmett:
Practice holding your notes out as long as you can without wavering
Remember and practice the 4 notes that we learnt:
G, A, B, C
Keep your RH thumb under the hook, and push the saxophone away from you with that hand instead of lifting it up, and make sure your palm isn’t pressing any side keys
Keep the LH thumb on the black platform, with just enough of the thumb sticking out to press the button close to it
Your mouth should only be taking in half of the mouthpiece, not the full thing