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You were all very helpful today, carrying bags and distributing headphones. Thank you very much! We began by clapping word rhythms, and following them directly with their relative number phrases. You’re all very quick! Remember to watch where we place the ‘and’. Sometimes it helps to clap and not say the words out loud, [...]
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What a great class! Everyone managed to settle down while working at the keyboards. Well done! I’m impressed. After eating lunch, we moved to our keyboards, where everyone is working on a different lesson. Some are seeing Mr. Bach, learning about higher and higher, lower and lower, toward Middle C. Remember, if we [...]
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Everyone has been working so hard this term. You’re all progressing wonderfully, and will be far ahead for your next level! Future rockstars, I’m sure. We began by clapping word rhythms and then turning them into number phrases. Remember, we can say the words in our heads and not aloud so that we [...]
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It was great to see you today, since we’ve gone two weeks between lessons! You worked very hard and did a great job. We began with some rhythm exercises. You’re all very good at knowing how to count our word rhythms as number rhythms. You challenged me on some word rhythms and number rhythms, [...]
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It was great to see everyone today! You were helpful during set-up, and everyone had something to keep him/herself busy while we were getting ready for class. Thank you! We began with clapping word phrases, and then trying to clap their number phrase equivalent. Remember that we’re trying to use short phrases that end [...]
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This week, we managed to settle down quickly after a brief chat with Mr. Tully. We moved quietly through the hallways and respected the school rules, which means we’re on the right track. Many thanks to all the students who ate quickly and worked hard – good job! Our beginner students had more lessons [...]
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It was good to see everyone this week! We’re getting closer and closer to the holidays, and that means that our first term will be coming to an end very soon – next week, in fact! You’ve all worked hard and made good progress. We began class with our regular rhythm session. You all [...]
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It was good to see everyone today! You all worked hard and had fun. Good job! We began by reciting the Musical Alphabet forwards and backwards. Remember, when we move up the keyboard and get higher and higher, we’re going forwards in the Musical Alphabet. When we get lower and lower on the keyboard, [...]
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Everyone needs to settle down when we’re in the library and when we’re in the hallways. We cannot scream, shout, or run when we’re in the hallways or in the library. We need to spend as much time as we can on our keyboards so that we can learn new skills. We absolutely must settle [...]
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It was great to see everyone today! I know it’s the end of the schoolday, but remember that we can’t all go for bathroom breaks and fountain drinks at once. We began today with our favourite Bongo Boy game – you all are doing a great job! I can hear you getting better every [...]
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Thank you all for such a good class today! Gabby Giraffee was very happy to see you be so enthusiastic. We began with some ear training. I played rhythms on Middle C on the piano, and you clapped them back to me. Then I played two notes, and you told me whether the notes [...]
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What a great class we had today! You were very attentive and worked hard. Excellent students! We began by beating rhythms on the drum. Remember that “1 2 3 and 4” is the same rhythm as “Swim Swim Lit-tle Fish”. Can you think of any other word rhythms that you can count in numbers? [...]
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We had some technical difficulties today, but were able to squeeze every last minute out of our class today. I know you had a musical demonstration from DRUM! right before our class, and you were all very excited! It can be hard to settle down at the beginning of class, but let’s try very hard [...]
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We had some computer troubles today, but managed to squeeze every last minute out of class. Thank you all for your patience and focus! You did a great job. We began with our regular floor session. I clapped rhythms using phrases (fish can-not go for walks) and then numbers (1 2 and 3 [...]
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Everyone worked very hard for this class. It’s great to see you all be so enthusiastic! We began with our new favourite game, ‘Bongo Boy’ – the live version! I beat rhythms on the drum using phrases (fish can-not go for walks) and then numbers (1 2 and 3 4). Each student had a [...]
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I hope everyone had a safe and happy Hallowe’en! Everyone certainly had some sugar at lunchtime, I could tell! We began with our new favourite game, ‘Bongo Boy’ – the live version! I beat rhythms on the drum using phrases (fish can-not go for walks) and then numbers (1 2 and 3 4). Each [...]
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Everyone’s doing a great job of keeping busy while I get set up. That means we get lots of class time! We began, as usual, with ear training. When I sang two notes, you told me whether the second note was higher or lower, by a lot or by a little. When I sang [...]
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I know everyone’s trying hard to get to class and eat as quickly as possible, but let’s go even a little quicker if we can. We need as much time for class as we can get! We began with some ear training. I sang two notes, and you guessed “higher” or “lower” after hearing [...]
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Great class today, everyone! I think we all had a lot of fun. We began by playing a real live version of Bongo Boy – and everyone did SUCH a good job! Good work. We did regular rhythms, without counting; we did word rhythms, like “Swim, Swim, Little Fish”; we did number rhythms, counting phrases [...]
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Whew! We were busy this week, working hard to complete levels. Good work, everyone! We began with a review of our Musical Alphabet, saying it forwards and backwards. We clapped some word rhythms, like “I like ri-ding hor-ses”. Then, we clapped number phrases, like “1 and 2 and 3 4”. I played two notes [...]
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