This week in lesson #6, I did a lot of individual work with each student. I watched them throughout their chord transitions, and their scales up and down, and made a few corrections. Moms and dads, please watch your kids practice - at least the first couple of times after each class, to make sure they are playing correctly. The chord fingering is SO important. It's also important that they POP at the right time when playing scales. If you aren't sure yourself, please contact me.
I can honestly say that they ALL have the Indian rhythm down pat. Boy do they love that song! I have a mom last year who had 3 boys in the same 2nd year class of mine. They LOVED the song and played it nonstop. She told me she was going to shoo-ooot the arrow right at her own forehead if she had to hear that song again!! Funny!!
I asked the kids who was practicing their alphabet pieces game at home, and only about 1/2 of them raised their hands!! C'mon now!! They will get so much better if they know their keyboard geography and know exactly where those letter pieces go on the keys. Please be consistent in doing this for 2 more weeks. It will pay off I promise!
We played Lullaby and Goodnight in class. Many did a great job. If your child is struggling with this song, it might help to color in the chords on that page.
Happy Valentines Day everyone! I'll see ya real soon!
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