The kiddos are quickly learning the keyboard basics and moving right along quite nicely. You may be yearning to hear your little one playing beautiful pieces, but remember, this is not just a piano course. We are learning harmony, ear training, singing, and classical music. In time, it will all come together in a more complete and satisfying way than just playing a piece. Enjoy this journey with your child!

A quick note about playing at home - - the tally marks are there to help motivate your kiddo to practice a piece multiple times. If you sit down to practice and play through a song twice, be sure to MARK 2 TALLIES! Give credit where it's due! Also, if a few days of practice were skipped and you need to practice a few songs multiple times in one day to catch up, that is okay! Obviously, I would like your child to be at the piano many days out of the week - and now is a great time to make a habit of sitting at the piano 5 times a week - , but I'm also not super strict on each tally being drawn on a different day. 

There's a few new demonstration videos up for this week. Check them out at the link below!

Kit Kat Keyboard

Playing all the C's and then all the F's as fast as we can builds our spatial awareness of the keyboard (octave spacing). Mix it up this week by racing the song up the keyboard, or racing down the keyboard. Suggest they look at their fingers, then look away or even close their eyes!

New Pattern! - Sol Fa Mi Re Do

“Who sits on your SOL-FA? MI and RE eating cookie DO!” A catchy phrase to remember the new melodic pattern we are learning. Our big goal is to HEAR and Recognize and also to SEE and Recognize and PLAY the melodic patterns. We will begin playing Sol Fa Mi Re Do next week! 

Sally Go Round

This is a fun game to play at home! Emphasize all landing together on BOOM! It is the whole body experience of the same kinesthetic energy that it takes to lift the hand and come down on the beat when you play a song.  

We are training the ear to hear layers of sound with the aquatic canon, Solfeg Seafriends. By studying each individual part, we will be able to hear them distinctly even when they are played together. Here are three different videos that have 4 different layers or parts to their songs. Sit back, LISTEN, and WATCH these fun videos with your child! 

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Thank you!