Purple Magic Lesson 11

Parent Station Day Lesson 15 December 4th at my home.

F 5 Finger Position
Melodic Dictation” In class we started taking melodic dictation. I played a few musical notes, and the students had to listen and figure out what they were hearing, then decode how it should be written. We will continue developing this aural perception skill throughout the rest of the school year.”

Showtime for Song of Joy – PLEASE send your videos on Marco Polo this week!

Next week Twinkle, Twinkle (pg.22) : As we start to play this first theme, remind your student to stretch their right hand into the “Blue Chord” position to touch ‘G’ with finger 4, and ‘A’ with finger 5. Then when coming back down, slide your thumb from ‘D’ to ‘C’, and you’ll be back in C position again! Click here for a quick video showing how this will look.

Turkey in the Straw
This repertoire piece will have us playing the melody in the right hand and NOW the left hand as well. It will also give us another opportunity to practice our transposing. Your student is doing some pretty impressive stuff!!!

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Our Let’s Play Music Blog has some fun ideas for a few Turkey extras your whole family can enjoy!

For my convenience, I have preloaded content for the whole semester. I will update each future post with specific time-sensitive info before I send the link each week. If you choose to read ahead you might see details that don’t apply to your child’s class. For this reason I do not recommend reading ahead. Thank you!