Thanks for coming to class this week! Parent days are always extra special. I hope you noticed how much your kids have progressed in their piano playing skills - we did A LOT of keyboard playing at the beginning of class and I can tell that you are making piano playing at home a priority. Keep up the good work - we'll continue to see awesome progress from that time spent on the piano at home!
I appreciate you all! I'll see the kids in class next week. :)
Magic Keys
This song is a multi-tasker! It helps us understand key signatures and chord theory, plus gives us the opportunity to practice our scales and cadences while self accompanying. Wow! Now that's complete musicianship! Check out this blog post!
Scratch My Back
When a cadence pattern doesn't make it back 'home' to a red chord, it gets stuck halfway on a yellow chord. This fun activity helps us not only hear, but 'feel' an unresolved half cadence with our whole body!
Everyone did a great job pointing out flat, sharps and naturals on their quiet keyboards in class this week. Here's an online version that you and your student can play at home (or on the go) any time, and here's a little 'accidental' humor for you this week.
Now that we have 'unbanded' all of the Treble Clef notes in our flashcards, you will enjoy this Treble Clef parody of Taylor Swift's I Knew You Were Trouble!
[Re, Sol, Do!]
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