Today in MusIQ Club!

Hi everyone! 

We had a great class today!

CMJ 2B – We began our class with Lesson 46 – Bass Clef G with Mr. Satie.  Miss Melody led us through the practice room, and we played games in the games room.  We took some time to talk about our new teacher Mr. Erik Satie, and all about his life and music.  We also spent some time thinking of words that we can spell using all the grand staff notes that we have learned so far.  We spent some time in the library practicing our already chosen rectial pieces for the recital at the end of term.  We finished the class in the improvisation room and playing some musical games.

PS 2 – We began our class by reviewing our G Major scale (f sharp) and learning the F Major scale.  Remember, the F major scale has a B flat in it, and the right hand fingering goes 12341234.  We learned what staccato meant, and this is short and detached.  Students should practice the F major scale at home, smooth and staccato.  We spent some time practicing Daydream Believer (2) as well as Lightly Row (2).  Students can practice these at home hands together.  We spent some time reviewing our sharps and flats, how to draw them, and the rules they follow.  We learned about the natural sign and how it brings the note back normal.  We spent some time working on a piece of our choice, and then finished the class playing msuical games or improvising.

PS 3 – We began our class today by reviewing our e minor scale right hand and left hand as well as our triads up the scale degrees of G.  Students should continue to practice these at home.  We spent some time working on Strauss – The Blue Danube, and students should be practicing this piece Hands together.  We spent some time working on Dvorak – Largo (3) and students can practice this piece hands separate, and then hands together if they are ready.  We spent some time reviewing our scale types by ear, that we have learned already, and then we began learning “What can the matter be” (2).  We spent some time working on our recital pieces and then we finished the class in the improvisation room, and with some musical games. 

PS 5 – We began our class by reviewing our A, D and E minor harmonic scales hands separate.  Students should keep practicing these at home.  We learned the term parallel minor, and spent some time finding the parallel minor of certain keys.  We practiced naming some intervals by ear, and reviewed our tunes to help us in this.  We spent some more time practicing Mozart – Burlesque, and Kum By Ya, and we started London Bridge (2), which students should be able to play hands together next week.  We finished the class with some musical games or improvsation.

Great work everyone!

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