Session Date
Lesson Topic
General musical notation, rhythm, and piano/guitar basics.
Lesson Outline
Ana: Continue with finger exercises in the shared middle C home position. Continue practicing Stepping and Skipping song.
Quinn: Continue with guitar basics; Review string names, single notes E, F and G, and B, C, and D. Introduce 3 string simple chords C and G.
Both: General music notation - notes on treble clef; Sing along songs while they played percussion instruments to practice counting rhythms.
Quinn: Continue with guitar basics; Review string names, single notes E, F and G, and B, C, and D. Introduce 3 string simple chords C and G.
Both: General music notation - notes on treble clef; Sing along songs while they played percussion instruments to practice counting rhythms.
Assignment
Ana: Practice the exercise and "Stepping and Skipping" song. Quinn: Study the string names and strumming techiques; practice all notes and chords.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Quinn did extremely well in this session. He focused very well and practiced forming the chords and playing them with his strumming technique. He even, on his own, formed and played the G7 chord, so he now knows 3 of the simple chords.
Ana became frustrated again with her lack of control over her ring fingers. She does not have the strength or motor skills yet to move them independently of her other fingers. This takes lots of time and practice. I explained to her that she was doing very well and that if she just keeps trying that the exercises will help her to develop that strength and control. She just has to be patient with herself.
When Ana became upset, we switched over to playing some sing along songs while they danced and played the percussion instruments.
Ana became frustrated again with her lack of control over her ring fingers. She does not have the strength or motor skills yet to move them independently of her other fingers. This takes lots of time and practice. I explained to her that she was doing very well and that if she just keeps trying that the exercises will help her to develop that strength and control. She just has to be patient with herself.
When Ana became upset, we switched over to playing some sing along songs while they danced and played the percussion instruments.
Session Hours
0.75
Hours Attended
0.75
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Review Status
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