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Lesson Topic
Continue learning easy pieces from book; fingering w/o using numbers; ear training
Lesson Outline
Zeta had a rare opportunity today. She performed for a fellow student her two memorized pieces of music: "Chimes" and "Air by Haydn". She was nervous, however, she kept it under control and concentrated very well. She also learned to take a bow after each piece. We continued learning the next four pieces of music. This book is exceptional because it introduces new concepts in an easy, uncomplicated method and then progresses to a more challenging level. We asked questions which helped review what a key signature is, how do we identify the key signature and which keys are affected by the key signature. We learned the name of the other two Cs on the Grand Staff and their location. Now, Zeta knows the name and location of the three Cs that we learned in this book. Some teachers believe that if you know where the Cs and Gs are on the Grand Staff, you will be able to read quite well. We also approached a piece of music by stating that the entire piece was in C Root position, thus eliminating the note by note approach. Instead we compressed the information into both hands playing in the C Root position. In the last piece we played, Zeta learned "Form" or where does this piece repeat itself and where is it different. This lowers anxiety by knowing that if there are three A sections and one B section you will learn even a difficult piece very easily. Zeta had a great lesson today. We covered a great deal of new concepts and she had the experience of playing for someone else (grace under pressure).
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Zeta performed for Indigo. She took her bows after each piece and showed a great deal of concentration, and grace under pressure. Very proud of her. We learned four different pieces in terms of concepts covered. She handled them beautifully.
Session Hours
0.50
Hours Attended
0.50
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