Blue Bugs Lesson 14
- No class next week!
- Final Lesson – Parent Day – April 30th
- Recital Friday May 9th @5pm at the Red Mountain Multigenerational Center.
7550 E. Adobe Rd Mesa, AZ 85207- Wear LPM tshirts
- PLEASE help your child avoid embarrassment and feel confident by rehearsing their songs with them and the audio tracks until they are comfortable playing it at a sing-able speed.
Recital Practice list
All classes should be prepared to sing the following songs LOUD and BEAUTIFUL!
- Let’s Play Music
- Chords in Pieces
- Can’t Bug Me
- Old Paint
- Hear How The Bells
- Do, Re, Mi
1st year 1:00 class
BELLS: Old Paint: (DO, MI, SOL, DO, MI, SOL etc. over and over again) Play with the CD so they get used to pacing.
1st year 4:45 class
BELLS: Hear How the Bells (DO – SOL over and over). Play with CD so they get used to the pacing.
1st year 5:45 class
BELLS: “Do, Re, Mi…” (Major scale up and down on bells) We will also SING the tricky part. If your kiddo would like to try playing it, they are welcome to.
Primary Chord Song
The new activity today was singing a broken primary chord on command. The children sang the correct chord a cappella for me when I held up a color. They did fantastic! This shows us that their aural brain is internalizing pitches and their ability to sing in tune is developing. These concepts may seem unimportant, but they are crucial to developing a complete musician. Laying this solid aural foundation now will help your student take dictation in 3rd year and write their own composition.
Let’s Play steps and skips on our bells! If you open your Homework Booklet you’ll find some bell music at the back. Encourage your child to play it. Even better, encourage them to start writing their own bell music and notate it if they’d like. Singing in tune is one of the main objectives in Let’s Play Music. A great way to reinforce this skill at home is to play a 3-4 note melody for your child and have them sing it back to you. As they get better and better, add more notes. You will be amazed at the quick progress your child will make. Their little brains are like sponges which allows them to be fast learners.
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