Congratulations! The new semester has begun, and we’ll be playing the chords with the left hand in no time at all. You’ll also see some new rhythms, melodies, and finger skills.
Put red stickers on the keys for the red chord, left hand, this week. You should have NO stickers for the right hand anymore, however, do keep checking up to be sure that the right hand skills are a solid foundation for your child.
This week we learned a new finger position - Middle C position, or butterfly position. Both thumbs should be on middle C with a finger on each key in both directions. The children will use this position to play the caterpillar song. Have them practice one hand at a time, if needed, then slowly both hands together. We also learned bass and treble clefs, 5th intervals, the order of the music alphabet, a new rhythm (shoo-oot the ar-row), and several new songs!! Quite a bit for one lesson huh?
Your practice this week should take 8-10 minutes. By the end of the semester it should take 12-15 minutes. If you find that your child gets done in 3 minutes, encourage him to play through songs multiple times, or play through “tricky parts” several times before playing through the whole song. Remind your children to have "patience" with the hard parts, and to perservere! You might have to remind yourself of that if they are being turkeys about practicing! Please let me know of any problems. I'm here to help in any way!!
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