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Level 1: We began class with each of you learning the C Major scale, first with your right hand, and then with your left hand. When playing this scale, you start on a C, and play every white key until you reach the next C. The fingering you use for your right hand on the [...]
Filed under: Inglis Street Elementary | Tagged: minor scales, note reading, pentatonic scales, Rhythm, sheet music | Leave a Comment »
In today’s class, we had our mini recital for the parents! Great work everyone! You guys all did a fantastic job! Just a reminder: We will be having our test next week, so please try to prepare yourselves, maybe by practicing at home, or sightreading some music and trying to tell what key the note [...]
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Sorry for the late update! For CMJ1A: Today, we completed up to Lesson 10 (Thomas and Sophie) and Lesson 11 (Alessandra). We learned about higher and higher notes and getting lower and lower notes. Remember that when we go furthur up from Middle C, the notes get higher and furthur down the keyboard, the notes [...]
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Sorry for the late update! Today, was our second class at St. Stephen’s Elementary School! We did Lesson 2 in CMJ1A and learned about the middle C. Remember, Middle C is the key right in the middle of your keyboard between the high bird notes and the low whale notes. As well, we reviewed our [...]
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Lesson 22: Today, we learnt about a few more grownup notes. These new notes are called the half note, and the quarter note. The half note is worth 2 beats, and the quarter note is worth 1 beat. Mr. Villa Lobos did a great job at explaining these too us, and Miss Melody helped us [...]
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Lesson 15 & 16: What a busy lesson we had today! We met with Mr. Joplin again, to learn more about the musical alphabet as well as musical steps. Everyone did such a great job with this lesson that we skipped the practice room and went right on to meet our new teacher, Miss Mendelssohn. [...]
Filed under: Atlantic Memorial - Terence Bay Elementary | Tagged: sheet music, wordsearch, worksheet | Leave a Comment »
Great work today everyone. Brianna was absent, and Reece was on vacation. All else were present. LEVEL 1 (Olivia): Completed lesson 16. You practiced songs in Middle C position with Miss Mendelssohn. Notes above the line are RH notes. Notes below the line are LH notes. Notes on the line are Middle C. Makes sure [...]
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We had a great class today! Lauren and Sasha were away, but all else were present: Level 1A (Dante, Vincent and Sarah) Completed lesson 7. Learned about Double-Notes with Mr. Bach. Took turns so that both partners would have a chance to use 2 hands at the same time on the piano. Practiced 4-beat rhythms [...]
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It was so nice to see you all again after all those snow days. I’m glad you remembered everything you had learned. Good work today everybody! Level 1A did a review lesson (#5) with Mr. Beethoven and then went on to lesson 6, where you met a new teacher, Mr. Bach. Do you remember where [...]
Filed under: Duc d'Anville Elementary | Tagged: worksheets | Leave a Comment »
We had a fun class today! It was nice to see you again after our 2 week break. Here’s what we accomplished: Level 1A (Sophie) Completed Lesson 5 with Mr. Beethoven. Learned more about Rhythms and reading ‘circle notes’. Played songs and rhythm exercises on my hand-drum. Practiced finding Middle C, High C and Low [...]
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First of all, I must apologize for not posting a blog for last week’s class. With the snow storm, all my other classes were canceled that day, and somehow it slipped my mind. Sorry especially to Patricia who pointed this out for me. You were right! In today’s class we started off by practicing our [...]
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All Levels: Well! It has been a while since we have had a class due to so many storms! Thankfully, the weather was beautiful outside and we were able to have a fantastic class! We all started off by doing some review, and practicing the pieces we were working on before our weather interruptions. We [...]
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Lesson 7: Mr, Bach spent today’s lesson, helping us learn more about holding notes, and made sure we feel comfortable playing all the different notes on the keyboard, while holding them for different amounts of time. After this lesson, we went to the Practice Room, where we all worked with Miss Melody to refine our [...]
Filed under: Grosvenor-Wentworth Park Elementary | Tagged: sheet music, worksheet | Leave a Comment »
Les Deux Niveaux: Nous avons débuté la classe en écoutant et identifiant des intervalles et des accords. Vous avez chacun pris votre tour, et tout le monde a fait un super effort! En se dirigeant au pianos, nous avons pris du temps a travailler sur Old MacDonald, premièrement chacun a son tour, et ensuit tout [...]
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Lesson 8: We started off the class with a fantastic rhythm circle, where you each had to clap back a rhythm by hearing it, and by seeing it! Some of them were a little tricky, but you all did a fantastic job! After this, we went to the computers to start our lesson. Today, Mr. [...]
Filed under: Inglis Street Elementary | Tagged: sheet music, wordsearch, worksheet | Leave a Comment »
Another very productive class. Great work on the C position playbacks – you are really listening well. Your C major scale was also excellent – nice legato – and good playing in unison! Level 2 – you also did a good job of the C pentatonic scale and we figured it out descending too. We [...]
Filed under: Prospect Road Elementary | Tagged: sheet music | Leave a Comment »
Great work today everybody! You were extremely focussed on your lessons and many of you completed double lessons today. I saw some beautiful technique around the room – great ‘ant tunnels’ and all your fingers hard at work. When a tune isn’t working out and you know you are playing the correct finger, be sure [...]
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Great work everyone! We began today by practicing ‘Old MacDonald’ and discussing the history of Mr. Bach, Ms. Mendelssohn and Ms. Beach as a group. Here’s what you covered in the CMJ software. Level 1A (Nia) Completed Lesson 8. Learned about Notes Getting Higher and Higher. Do you remember what a very high note looks [...]
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We had a small class today. Duncan was absent and Anik was away on vacation. Everyone else was present Level 1A (Téa and Kyle) Completed Lesson 8. Learned about Notes Getting Higher and Higher. Do you remember what a very high note looks like? A medium-high note? Middle C? Medium low? Very low? Try playing [...]
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We started off the class today by listening to different intervals. We listened to a Major Third, a Perfect Fifth, as well as a Perfect 8th. (Perfect Octave) You then all took a bit time to listen to, and identify these same intervals in the Ear Training Coach. Heading into Piano Suite, we loaded up [...]
Filed under: Hammonds Plains Consolidated Elementary | Tagged: c pentatonic scale | Leave a Comment »
