The Damper Pedal

1. Make sure to let the sustain pedal go all the way up when pumping at new sections or chords.
2. Make sure to sit the right distance from the piano, put your bench in the best spot.
3. Practice in chunks.
4. Leave comments about your practice.
5. Pages 26-30
6. Read all directions.
7. Figure out the patterns of the notes you're playing to help you understand how to play them.

Long Summer Break

1. Use the flash cards with a partner, all colors.
2. Pages 26-34, read all directions!
3. Get in some fun time on the piano, play whatever you want.
4. Remember to check this page and leave comments.

Smoothing things out

1. Keep up the good work!
2. Keep fingers where you'll need them.
3. Keep working on memorization.
4. Pages 25-29.

Moving Along

1. Pages 25-28.
2. Practice memorization.
3. Remember dynamics.
4. Play with thumb joint.
5. Leave comments about how your practices go.

Horses Rule!

1. 5/31/17 Indians due next week!
2. Make sure you're ready to play before you start playing.
3. Make sure you understand the parts before you start practicing them. Know what notes and beats you need to play.
4. Pages 24-27. Read the directions on every page.
5. Try to remember to stay on time. Keep tightening your rhythm to the metronome, keep it smooth.
6. Focus on staying with the metronome, make sure you're listening activiley.
7. Make sure notes that you play on beats with the metronome are right on time and feel right.
8. Check practice page, leave comments on your practices.

Counting, clapping, and eighth notes

1. Count and clap 8th notes to the metronome. Accent number beats which fall on metronome, space out and beats evenly between number beats (8th notes).
2. Page 23 The Windmill, practice in chunks again, practice parts you can with metronome, practice ritardandos and fermatas without.
3. Pgs 23-27, practice in small chunks, make sure you have the chunks down before you start playing the whole song.
4. Make sure you're ready to play before you start playing!

Keep track of your practice!

First Practice Sheet

1. Pages 22-26
2. Work on Crescendos and Diminuendos, don't adjust speed when playing.
3. Work on 8th note timing, count while you play with metronome.
4. Keep track of days you practice on paper.