We had a great parent day  yesterday! Thank you for coming! 

Keep up the GREAT work helping them get their piano playing in during the week. I really, truly can tell that they are spending time at the piano and it's making a difference. Your kids are doing really well! Please keep listening to the music tracks via the Let's Play Music app or via the downloads - remember this class is more than a piano course. Our ultimate goal is to teach full musicianship: singing on pitch, hearing the pitches in our head (audiation), and internalizing the words in the songs to cement the music concepts. All of this will help bring about a top quality musician.

Play at Home Videos:

There were a few new skills discussed and taught in class yesterday so check out the videos if you need a demonstration to make sure you and your kid understand how to play. I'll also post a puppet show helper video (regarding the actions with the puppet show, if you don't remember what I do in class, make them up with your child). 

Let's Play Music

Wait a minute? This song isn't new! Using a song that our ears and fingers are VERY familiar with is a perfect stepping stone for being able to transpose. That's just a fancy word for reading notes in one key and playing in another. And it's kind of a big deal!! All the background in solfege, intervals, and skips and steps makes transposing super easy. We’ll have many more chances to transpose it this year.

Kitty Casket

Yep, you probably already guessed it. Similar to our 'Scratch My Back' game, this helps us feel that unresolved half cadence with our whole bodies! But, this time we will have the opportunity to play it with our hands as well. 

Now that we have introduced the spaces in the bass clef, you will appreciate this educational parody of Meghan Trainor's music "All About That Bass" that reinforces the notes of the bass clef in a fun way! And just for fun, I have attached some coloring pages for our new 'Skaters' puppet show. Enjoy! 

I value open and honest communication so please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or comments.

Thank you!