Intro to piano basics for Ana - hand position and notes around middle C; Intro to guitar basics for Quinn
Lesson Outline
Ana: Basic hand and finger technique; shared middle C "home" position; posture; notes and keys around middle C.
Quinn: Guitar parts and holding technique. Pick holding technique and basic strumming technique. Open string notes (E A D G B E).
Assignment
Ana: Practice the exercise and "Stepping and Skipping" song. Quinn: Study the string names and strumming techiques.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
I really enjoyed meeting Quinn and Ana. Ana did exceptionally well in her first piano lesson. She really paid attention to proper technique and caught onto the exercises quickly.
Quinn did fine with basic guitar technique. He will need to have a child sized guitar to practice at home. Ana will need access to a piano for her personal practice. The challenge will be, since they are interested in different instruments, keeping each of them engaged and busy while I am working with the other.
Discuss: what is gas? Gases in the air. Gas that we exhale. Gas that alka seltzer gives of when mixed with water. Vocabulary : carbon dioxide.
Activity: mix water and alka seltzer and discuss why the cap on the container pops up in the air.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
The activity was great excitement and both students learned the word carbon dioxide. They pronounce the word separately.
The lesson focuses on using symbols to add. A number sentence ( symbolic equation), such as 5+2=7, is one way to express addition This lesson reinforce the importance of making the transition from models to symbols. Vocabulary : plus, sum, whole, join. The vocabulary cards were glued in the notebook , and then we discussed their meaning.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
The both students completed very good the class assignments.
Quinn needed more time to finish the activity
