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BLT Grades P-2 week 8

Hi Everyone, This week we worked somewhat on lesson 12 but focused primarily on the pieces we are going to be playing at the end of the year recital. That is really everyone’s homework for the next two weeks, and here is a worksheet of letter tunes of some of the pieces students will be [...]

BLT Grades 3-6 Week 8

Hi Everyone, This week we worked exclusively on the pieces we are going to perform for next week’s recital. I’ll be sending out an email regarding this, but the recital will be next Thursday, June 17th at 3pm-3:30pm in the library at BLT school. Here is a worksheet for everyone, Enjoy! Noah

BLT grades P-2 week 7

Hi everyone, This week in class we worked on lesson 11 which was about correct hand placement technique while playing the keyboard. But we also focused on choosing pieces to play for the end of the year recital for the parents this month, I hope that everyone with an instrument at home can really practice [...]

BLT grades 3-6 week 7

Hi Everyone, This week we all worked on placing notes on the grand staff as well as preparing pieces for the end of the year recital. I hope everyone with a keyboard or piano at home can practice as much as possible this week, and for now here are some worksheets to keep you busy. [...]

BLT grades P-2 week 6

Hi Everyone, This week we all focused on lesson 9 which had Mr. Bach teaching double notes to the kids, then we played the game of guessing which note was higher or lower than the previous one. Here is a homework sheet, of course it is not mandatory but it will reinforce what the kids [...]

BLT grades 3-6 week 6

Hi Everyone, This week we all focused on playing pieces of music with Piano Player in hopes that students would be able to memorize something for the end of the year recital. As requested, here and here is a sheet to work on over the week. And here is a worksheet for Brigette to review some music [...]

BLT grades P-2 week 5

Hi everyone, This week we worked on lesson 6 with Miss Melody and the corresponding games to reinforce knowledge of rhythm. I really encourage any students with a piano or keyboard at home to practice as much as possible, for example train your ear by picking out the melody to Silent Night and Rudolph the [...]

BLT grade 3-6 week 5

Hi everyone, This week we had two new students join us for our class and we were all working on different levels, reviewing mainly how to read in the treble and bass clefs. Hopefully studnets with a keyboard or piano at home will find time to practice songs by ear like picking out the melodies [...]

BLT grades P-2 week 4

Hi all! This week we did lesson 5 and 6 with a new lecture from Mr. Johann Sebastian Bach. Everyone seemed very immersed in the exercises and did well with the lesson plan. Topics covered included review of middle C, high notes vs. low notes, and playing double notes, or two notes at once. Here [...]

BLT Grades 3-6 week 4

Hi Everyone, This week we all focused on our own level in piano suite since each student has a different amount of music education, but the universal skill we are working on together is the C major scale. Try practicing it with each hand and if you’re courageous, even try both hands at once this [...]

BLT grades 3-6 week 3

Hi all, This week we each worked on differnet levels of piano suite as each student is at a different level in their music studies. One thing each student can work on however is the c major scale which I have shown to some of the students already. Each student is making their way through [...]

Your Family is Invited to a Concert (Sunday, May 16th)

Brass Impact in Concert Featuring MusIQ Club Teachers from the Halifax area. Rafael Alcolado – piano Remi Lefebvre – tenor saxophone Adele Jane Merritt – clarinet Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Time: 3:00 PM Place: St. Matthew’s United Church -  1479 Barrington Street, Halifax Admission: Free Will Offering at the door (Church Fundraiser)

BLT grades P-2 week 2

Hello Everyone, This week in MusIQ Club we covered last week’s material by reviewing high notes/low notes and the names of the white keys, also examining the groups of 2 and 3 black keys. The kids had a lesson from Mr. Beethoven and also from Miss Melody on finding middle C and also got to [...]

BLT Grades 3-6 week 1

Hello Everyone, This first week we had 3 students in class. We started with introductions and an outline of the rules for MusIQ Club and then went on to their first lesson wtih the Piano Suite software, teaching them pitch, notation and time. We also covered the different finger numbers and correct hand position as a [...]

P-2 MusIQ Club Week 1

Hello Everyone, This week we had 6 students attending musIQ Club. We started class by introducing ourselves and moved on to discussing the difference between high notes and low notes, moving on to our first lesson with the Children’s Music Journey software. We went over the different letter names for the notes of the keyboard [...]

Beechville Lakeside Timberlea, Grades 3 to 5, Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 (June 18)

Today was your fantastic concert! You have all done a great job, and our little recital was a smash hit with the parents! Thank you to Nancy for the amazing refreshments! The cheesecake was amazing! Have a fantastic summer everyone! Take a break and have some fun, but don’t forget to keep practicing! You don’t [...]

Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Elementary, P-2, Fridays 2-3pm

Great work preparing for the recital guys! Today we practiced playing songs with all our fingers. We practiced using half notes and the new notation that we learned in our lesson.  We also got ready for our recital next week on June 19th. For homework: !!!!Practice your recital pieces!!!! See you next week!

Beechville Lakeside Timberlea, Grades 3 to 5, Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 (June 11)

Everyone Together: Because this is our second last class, we spent most of our time practicing for our little concert that will take place next week. We worked on our group pieces, and then we took time to go over your individual pieces, with me listening to, and coaching each of you. I can’t believe [...]

You’re Invited To A Concert on June 21st in Halifax

Brass Impact In Concert Date: Sunday, June 21st (Father’s Day) Time: 7 PM Place: Edgewood-Oxford United Church – corner of Young and Connaught Featuring from MusIQ Club: Rafael Alcolado – Piano Chris Churchill – Bass Alice Hansen – Violin With Barry Banks – Cornet Admission: Free Will Offering at the door (Church Fundraiser) Join us [...]

Beechville Lakeside Timberlea, Grades 3 to 5, Thursdays from 2:30-3:30 (June 4)

All Together: We started off the class by gathering together at a table and playing a couple of different “board games” such as SemiTone Race and Pizza Trivia! Great work everyone! I have kept track of the scores and we will finish off the rounds next week! After this group activity, we spent some time [...]

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