Lesson 29 (7/29/15)

Quincy Purple books (primer) Lesson pg 50-51 – perfect rhythm! Popular pg pick one and try to play everything the music says (not just the notes).  Performance pg 22 Sight reading pg 50-53 Technique pg 17-19 Name that tune #5- listen and copy laura’s rhythm

Eliot Starting RED books (level 1) Lesson book pg 20 Performance – Send Laura a video recording of the sleeping beauty waltz. Practice page 4-7 and try to play both songs perfectly by next week (perfectly means playing everything on the page, not just the notes -- rhythm, dynamics, etc.)  Theory pg 4 use recording to improvise Technique pg 14-15

Lesson 28 (7/21/15)

Quincy Purple books (primer) Lesson pg 49 – play regular + all three discovery suggestions (and 1 of your own) Popular pg Performance pg 19 Sight reading pg 46-49 Technique pg Theory pg 37 (Write a song) use staff paper Name that tune #5

Eliot Starting RED books (level 1) Lesson book pg 19 WITH ENERGY + DISCOVERY pg 35 transpose Performance – record a video of pg 24-25 from memory (remember to play it FLOWING GRACEFULLY—not a race!) Theory pg Technique pg 12-13—Try to apply these to your songs Name that tune #5