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Fiesta
- we did good work today. remember how to work with the metronome at home, slowly speeding up. DOWNLOAD METRONOME APP WITH "TAP TEMPO" FUNCTION.
- watch out for rhythms that start ON BEAT 2, not on the & of 1
- add dynamics
- good memory & articulations

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Fiests de Espana - make sure to memorize this piece for next week. Add dynamics and make sure to count properly on some of the measures I labeled.

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Sames Scales, All Major and harmonic minor
Chords are also the same, three inversions
Cadences in root position only, I - IV - I - V - I
--- We did C, G, D, A, E, and B ---
Arpeggios are the same, two octaves

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Your class schedule on Saturday at 1:00 PM

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In the Swing: Work on single hands then hands together.
Good Morning to You - Count out loud at home. Practice left hand at home to get use to the patterns. C major
My Lady Eleanor Lute Song - Practice with the book first at home. Pracyice with your left hand and count out loud at home  D minor
Jessica Waltz - review C major

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SCCA: cadences learn the correct manner. Review scales, chords, cadences, and arpeggios. Harmonic minor: seventh note raised one half-step, ascending and descending. MEMORIZE arpeggios.

Horseback Riding: MEMORIZE AND COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PIECE
Good Morning to you: Work on parts that causes stuttering.

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song:  dynamic contrast needed. Follow the dynamic markings on the paper. Add arpeggio style on the last three measures of the last page. Add pedal as marked.

The Robbers: add dynamics. Careful with the "sfz " = sforzando, meaning you need to reinforce the forte.

In The Swing: MEMORIZE.

Hands Springs: Triplets has to be smooth and connected; check the phrasing . marks. Voices needs to be clear. Memorize the last page

Jessica's Waltz: Add pedal, dynamic contrast, check parts that effects a memory slip.

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1. Jessica Waltz:  Fix phrasing, notes, and fingering. Fix dynamic contrast. Memorize the last two lines.  Add pedal., lift each measure.
2. My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song: Memorize.  Add pedal, dynamic contrast of crescendo and decrescendo add arpeggio on the last four measures. Careful following the pedal pattern, it should not smooch the notes.

3. Hand Springs: Memorize.  Add pedal, needs work.
4. Horseback Riding:  Needs work. Memorize
5.Robbers:  work on dynamics, memory is fine.
6. In the Swing: NEEDS WORK AND MEMORIZE
7.Good Morning To You :   NEEDS WORK AND  MEMORIZE
8. Scales: NEEDS WORK AND MEMORIZE Harmonic minors.  Fix fingering to play two octaves correctly. Review majors.
9. Chords/Cadences: MEMORIZE
10. Arpeggios: MEMORIZE

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1. Scales:
2. Chords/Cadences: Start working with minor chord/cadences
3. Arpeggios:
4. Jessica's Waltz
5. My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song
6. Hand Springs
7. HorseBack Riding
8. Robbers
9. In the Swing
10. Good Morning to You:
Harmonic minor Scales: 2 octaves; tonic triads, tree p[positions plus cadences

arpeggios

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1. Scales
2. Chords/Cadences
3. Arpeggios
4. Jessica's Waltz
5. My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song
6. Hand Springs
7. HorseBack Riding
8. Robbers
9. In the Swing
10. Good Morning to You
Harmonic minor Scales: 2 octaves; tonic triads, tree p[positions plus cadences
I-V-V7-I 3 Inversions
arpeggios

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Jessica's Waltz - Focus more on the counting and notes

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song - memorize for next

The Robbers - Add dynamics and be careful of some notes

Good Morning to You - review

In the Swing -  Both hands completed by next week. Nice and slow while counting out loud

Handsprings - Both hands up to third lie

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Great Job!
Continue to work on your program.
Memorize my lady.
work on left hand memory!

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The Robbers:
Work on measure 13 to 21. Do repetitions to get the change between c and g to f and c more down pact. Start memorizing the piece.

Jessica's Waltz:
Follow the fingerings given in the music. Work on the last line, from measure 36 on, hands separate to have a better sense of the notes. Then work on putting hands together

In the Swing:
Work on hands separate, work on one line at a time. Make sure you don't hold on the notes on the eighth rest.

My lady Eleanor's Lute Song: Keep Reviewing

Good Morning to you: Keep reviewing

Handsprings: Keep reviewing

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Jessica's Waltz:
Work on the last page slowly with the correct notes and COUNTING! Be careful with those half notes! Practice it slowly line by line at home. HALF NOTES MEAN TWO BEAT! (1, 2 or 1 + 2+)

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song:
Dotted half note means three beats not a whole note (measure 14) so count in that part so you don't make it four beats by accident. Review!

Handsprings:
First page hands completed. Careful with your notes and do not forget b flat!

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Scales --
The Robbers - Watch your counting as you play the song. When you practice, be sure to count out loud. Be aware of the counts on your left hand with the 1+. Watch your beginning, make sure to count it right.

Jessica Waltz - Play hands separate while counting out loud. Then put both hands together SLOWLY! Focus more on the bottom first page to the second page. Read the notes CAREFULLY !!

Good Morning to You - work on the counting more. You'll get the count as you practice. Count out loud and tap your foot as you play.

In The Swing -

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The Robbers: Have it completed for next week slowly. Careful not to rush in the measures with eighth notes. Staccato left hand!

In The Swing: Have it hands together up to the second to last measure on the third line (measure eight). Careful with your notes and COUNT!

Handsprings: Try the first two lines hands together. Be careful with the counting and b flat!

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1. Scales
2. Chords/Cadences
3. Arpeggios
6 a week
4. Good Morning to You: Hands together for next week
5. Jessica Waltz: Complete both hands
6. Horseback Riding: complete hands separate
7. My Lady Eleanor's Lute: Memory
8. Robbers: NEW
9  Handsprings:
10 In the Swing:

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Good Morning to You: Great work. Keep practicing on the few sections you are hesitating. Once those are fixed start picking up the tempo at little bit.

Jessica's Waltz: Start Practicing From measure 29 to the end. Make sure you are counting throughout the piece and practicing slowly. Clean up the parts where you are hesitating.

Horseback riding: Start the first 4 lines hands separate. look for patterns.

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Jessica Waltz - Have both hands completed by next week. Focus on the notes while practicing. Be sure to COUNT OUT LOUD. This will help you make the piece smooth and even. Sounds good so far

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song -  Start to use the pedal and dynamics for this song by next week. Also count while practicing.

Good Morning to You - Start this song by next week for class. Focus on this first since you forgot to play it over the break.

PS: COUNT COUNT COUNT COUNT COUNT COUNT!!!!!!!

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Jessica's waltz: Practice in small sections slowly hands together. Look for patterns and find sections that are the same. Have the whole first page hands together for after break.

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song - Continue to fix the notes and now add the dynamics and pedal for next week

Good Morning to You - Focus more on your left hand notes for this song. Be sure to play the right notes and count carefully as you go through the song for next week

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Good Morning - Have both hands completed by next week. Be sure to count.

My Lady Eleanor Lute Song - Both hands completed by next week'

Jessica's waltz - Play up to the first line both hands for next week.

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My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song - Continue to fix the notes and now add the dynamics and pedal for next week

Good Morning to You - Focus more on your left hand notes for this song. Be sure to play the right notes and count carefully as you go through the song for next week

Jessica's Waltz - Have the first page completed by next week. Make sure to count this song very slowly. Do hands separate if you need to so you can have this song both hands together by next week.

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1. Scales
2. Chords -Inversions
3. Arpeggios???

4. Lady: hands together in slow tempo, fingers.
5. Good Morning to you: hands separate complete

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The test of the scales showed improvement.
C#, F#, G#
Continue to study your scales and chords and cadences
You are doing great!!!

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Scales:

A minor, E minor continue to practice them

Careful with B minor and its fingerings

New minors: F sharp, C sharp, G sharp minors. Remember your sharps (1/2 steps up not down!) and play them hands separate slowly then together

Note: For G sharp there is a double sharp on F (looks like an x) and you do a whole step up

Good Morning to You:

Up to measure 8 hands together

Continue practicing hands separately for the rest of the first page

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song:

New piece, try to look over it

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start learning scales !!!
A minor
E minor
B minor
play hands apart and then together
PLAY SLOWLY

and start on new song Good Morning to you

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Circle of Life - Practice your fingering. Will play duet next week again. Also count out loud when you practice home.

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Circle of Life - continue to work with counts and deep sound

Study songs on www.padlet.com/musicacademy/recital

Disney on stage and believe

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Scales: Review major scales. Hands separately first then try to put them together.

Handsprings:
Do NOT FORGET B FLAT! Play the correct fingerings in the fourth line. The 8va means (measn) that you are playing those notes an octave higher. Measure sixteen remember that they are half notes! Also when you count, a quarter note is tri-pe-let (1, 2, 3).

My Lady Eleanor's Lute Song:
Keep reviewing it and try to add the pedal. And let's get some dynamics going on for next week!

Jessica's Waltz:
Improvement from last week with that middles section around measure 13. Continue to work on the last page slowly to fix those pauses in between measures.

In the Swing:
Have it hands completed until the hand drawn line in line 3. Work on those trills so they only take up one beat. Right hand only must be completed for the rest of the piece by next week. Careful with counting and notes.

The Robbers:
Review the notes, and add dynamics!

Good Morning To You:
Review your notes, and careful with your fingerings.

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The Circle of Life - Count out loud while playing the whole four pages!!! Also remember to play the notes an octave higher since it's a duet. You're doing really good so far with the song. Practice more on the 3rd and 4th page. We will continue to play the duet next week.

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Circle of Life - study the piece. Review waltz.