Testimony
Monday, November 30, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 11
S-14 Brahms
H-26 Key of a minor
H-27 Are You Sharp
W-42, 43 a minor
W-33 a minor Chord Changes (Line 2)
K-18 Praeties
Terms/Concepts: Tied notes; Slur/phrase
L-13 Feeling Faces
E-4 She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain
Composing: Sequence
Techique: Crab Walk Scales
Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 11
Alberta
D Major
Bright Ideas: Pages 23,43, 64, 115, 118, 138
Terms:
andante, C
accidentals
poco
Canadian: Alberta Homesteader
RCM: Spooks
Study #1
I am a Star: MYC Rag
Ensemble: Christmas
Listening:
Romantic E-4
E-15
Sightreading:
SRC-6
SRP-19
Friday, November 27, 2009
Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7 - 9) Lesson 11
new: Mary Had a Little Lamb (K-31), with solfege, on keybd.
H-23: Crack the Secret Code
H-24: Uh, Oh, Incomplete Patterns
HC-39: add RC22
HC 7: PC 12 & 13
HC 27-29: TC 18, 19
W-19: Look Before You Leap
W-20: Grand C-G Bridges
W-21: Chord Triathlon in C, line 1
W-69: Surprise Packages
Add C-G bridge to C scale,
C scale LH review
K-39: Colors
(K-40: Making Fine Music)
ES-24-25: Jingle Bells Trio
E-6-7: Minuet con’t.
L-12: Remember Your Patterns
Terms and Concepts:
C-G bridge to C scale
Intro: C ‘snowman’ chord
Fourth interval (leap up, leap down)
TC: hi D, E
Piece in ¾
Whole bar of rest (¾)
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) Lesson 11
S-24: Sunshine
H-19: rabbit path
H-21: finger #s
H-47: Hop rest door hanger
K-34-35: A
K-38: Little Ant
K-39: Sunshine Fun
L-11: high/low
E-11: Good Friends
E-1: Instruments
Amy Anteater
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 10
S-13 Sleepy Panda (3)
S-12 Decrescendos (3)
S-15 Anteater (2)
S-14 Hop Hop Hop (2)
S-23 Creepy on the Little Line
H-31 Puppets
H-33 Mr. F Clef
H-34 Decrescendo
H-35 Making A Rest
Add “B is a big bird bouncing off the bed onto” C to B
K-28 Moving My Fingers (BC)
K-36 Tell Aunt Rhody
K-37 Hear Us
K-38, 39 B
K-40 Grumpy
K-41 Going Somewhere
KS-132 Hot Cross Buns
L-19 Where Do We Go
L-20 Circle What You Hear
E-12 Big Bird
E-1 Sunbeams (2)
E-10 Anteater (2)
E-11 Sunbeams (2)
Terms:
B
jump up high jump down low
decrescendo
Bass Clef (BC)
Notes in TC/BC: middle C
Jump up high Pattern card
Monday, November 23, 2009
Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 10
Alberta
e minor
Bright Ideas: Pages 22, 40, 60, 114, 119, 134
Terms:
8 va, moderato
vivo, lento
Canadian:
Alberta Homesteader
RCM: Spooks
Study #1
Ensemble:
Christmas
Ear Training:
Romantic E-4
E-14
Sightreading:
SRC-5
SPR-18
Technique:
Contrary motion RH piano, LH forte
Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 10
H-25 Relatives
W-42, 43 a minor
W-33 a minor Chord Changes (Line 1)
a minor penta + solid root triad
K-17 Stuck
Composing: Relatives
L-14 Minor Scales
L-15 Puzzling Patterns
E-4 She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain
Retrograde
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams III (keyboard ages 7 - 8) Lesson 10
S-11: Composer Fun
S-10: Grandpa’s Clock
Bright Ideas: Pages 30, 31, 83, 84, 138
W-37, 38: G scale, triad
K-20: A Prelude to Bach
K-22: Home On The Range
KS-65: Taps
L-27: Big Ears
E-17: Minuet a l’antique
Composing: Retrograde
Friday, November 20, 2009
Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7 - 9) Lesson 10
S-12: Bach
review: Dinah
drm, s on keybd.
H-22: Lefty, the LH Octopus on the Staff (C scale)
HC-39: except RC22 (RC in ¾, with d.)
HC-23 & 25: TC 16,
HC- 27 &29: TC 17
W-15: Bridge Marathon, lines 3 & 4
W-16: Lefty, the LH Octopus (C scale, keybd.)
W-18: Walk and Run
Review C scale RH
C scale LH
C-A bridge
K-37: Pets
(K-38: Distant Drums)
SS-23: Wiggle your Fingers
Add C-G and B-G bridges to K-19/20
E-6-7: Minuet
E-8: Bach Info.
L-11: Waltz or Swing?
Terms and Concepts:
C scale LH
C-A bridge
¾ time sig.
legato
BC: lo D, E
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams III (keyboard ages 7 - 8) L9
S-11: Composer Fun
Bright Ideas: Pages 123, 143, 144, 162, 183
W-37: G Major scale
W-16: G Etude
K-19: Sonatina
K-20: A Prelude to Bach
K-18: Tic Toc
KS-60: I’ve Got A New Pet
L-7: Tempo
RCM: Halloween Pranks
E-15: Camptown
E-17: Minuet a l’antique
Composing: Repetition
Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) Lesson 10
S-21: Grumpy
H-25: C-G keybd.
H-45: Hop rest
K-31: G pictures
K-32: C to G
KS-1: Pirate Gold
KS-2: Fireman Fred
L-38: Busy Beaver trail
E-8: Groundhogs
E-11: Good Friends
Hop rest, stop sign, decrescendo, finger numbers
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 9
S-15 Anteater
S-11 Grump (3)
S-13 Sleepy Panda (2)
S-12 Crescendos Are Fun (2)
H-27 Having a Rest
H-29 Cut and paste
Add “A is an anteater flying on an airplane” C to A
K-32,33 Anteater Amy A
K-34 On the Farm
K-35 Eency Weency Spider
L-18 Do you hear treble or bass?
Terms and concepts:
Repeat dots
Spaces
Hop rest
Monday, November 16, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 9
S-11 Andante
S-18 Chopin
H-20 Leaves
H-21 Circles Values
H-23 Metronome Madness
W-42, 43 a minor
W-16 Name That Tune
W-17 Leaves
K-16 Banana
K-22 Bagpipe Ballade
Term: Andante
L-16 Dynamic Decisions
E-4 She’ll Be Coming Round The Mountain
Composing: Repetition
Technique: a minor Scale
Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 9
contrary motion
Alberta
e minor
Bright Ideas: Pages 39, 113, 117, 59, 21, 133
Terms:
fermata
largo, larghetto,
diatonic semitone
Canadian: Blood on the Saddle
RCM: Spooks
Study #1 Relay Race
Ensemble: O Canada
Lidtening: Romantic E-4
E-14
Sightreading:
SRC-5
SRP-17
Friday, November 13, 2009
Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7 - 9) Lesson 9
S-10: Chopin
H-20: Righto, the RH Octopus on the Staff(C scale)
H-21: Writing Rhythm Stories
HC-23 & 25: TC 13, 14, 15
W-15: Bridge Marathon, line 2
W-17: Righto, the RH Octopus (C scale, keybd.)
W-68: Surprise Packages
C scale RH
B-G bridge
Crabwalk Scale (#6)
K-34 : Down the Track
K-35: Yankee Doodle
(K-36: A Happy Song)
KS-104: Rainbows
E-5: Rainbows con’t.
L-10: Accents are Important
C scale RH
B-G bridge
Half note dot
TC: A, B, hi C
Accent
Phrase
W page Surprise Packages can be added to the lesson from time to time, one line per lesson?
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams III (keyboard ages 7 - 8) L8
SS-27: I Love Thanksgiving
Bright Ideas: Pages 28, 32, 46, 193
W-34-36: a minor scale, triad, CAT
W-15: It Is Growing Dark
K-15: Dress Up
K-16: What Will They Wear
KS-58: Sunbeams
L-6: Tempo
RCM: Halloween Pranks
E-11: Shortnin
Review patterns
a minor cadence
Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 9
S-14 Hop Hop Hop
S-15 Anteater
S-11 Grump (3)
S-13 Sleepy Panda (2)
S-12 Crescendos Are Fun (2)
H-27 Having a Rest
H-29 Cut and paste
Add “A is an anteater flying on an airplane” C to A
K-28 Moving My Fingers (TC)
K-32,33 A
K-34 On the Farm
K-35 Eency Weency Spider
E-2 Music Stories
L-18 Do you hear treble or bass?
E-10 Anteater
E-11 Sunbeams
E-9 Groundhogs (3)
Terms/Concepts:
A
Repeat dots
Spaces
Hop rest
Pick-up Beat
Stepping down so low
Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) Lesson 9
S-18: Busy
S-21: Grumpy
H-13: hi/lo keybd.
WB divider: shouting
K-29-30: G
K-17: Dancing D
KS-3: Grumpy G
S-40: Pumpkins v.3
L-24: Stepping down
E-18: We Join Hands
Terms and Concepts: Grumpy, Stepping down, shouting
Monday, November 9, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 8
H-18 Accidentals
H-19 Be Sharp
W-40, 41 C Major
W-13 Many Notes
W-14 Swingin Fun
W-15 Chug Chug
K-14 Ain’t She Sweet
K-15 Wolfie
Terms and Concepts: Sharp
L-12 What Do You Hear I
E-3 Ah, Vous Dirai-Je Maman
Composing: Motive
Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard Ages 7-9) Lesson 8
BC
e minor
Bright Ideas: Pages 20, 38, 62, 111, 112, 132
Canadian: Song of the Sockeye
RCM: B Spooks
RCM: Minuet in G
Ensemble: O Canada
Listening: Classical E-3
Listening: L-14
Sightreading: SRC-4
Sightreading: SRP-16
Friday, November 6, 2009
Music for Young Children Moonbeams I (keyboard Ages 7 - 9) Lesson 8
S-10: Chopin
make conscious: so
sing with handsigns
H-18: Music Addition
H-19: Grand Rests
HC-19 & 21: TC 12
HC-7: PC 10, 11
W-13: Getting in Shape / Work Out
W-14: Finger Dance (thumb under)
W-15: Bridge Marathon, line 1
W-67: No Peeking
Thumb under exercise
K-31: Busy Mary
K-32: Low C Finds His Spot
K-33: Bounce the Ball
KS-103: Fall Soundscape
Add C-G bridge to K-16/17
E-5: Rainbows con’t.
L-9: Listening Counts!
Review C-G bridge
Thumb under
BC: lo B
Fifth interval (jump high, jump low)
Voice Channel: shouting
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams I (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 8
S-13 Sleepy Panda Song
S-10 Busy Beaver (3)
S- 11Grump (2)
H-23 Mrs. Treble Clef
H-24 Crescendo
H-25 Sleepy Panda puppet
K-29 Blast Off
K-30 Stars
K-31 Mary had a little lamb
KS-130 New World
S-62 Sleepy Panda
L-16 Sleepy Panda
L-17 Listen Again
E -8 Little Children (3)
E-1 Music Story 4 (3)
E-9 Groundhogs (2)
Stepping up so high
stepping down so low
sleepy panda, crescendo
time sig.
Stepping up so high
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Recital
We will announce which of the two sessions you belong very soon!
Music for Young Children Sunbeams III (keyboard ages 7 - 8) L7
S-9: Friends
K-16: What Will They Wear?
Bright Ideas: Pages 16, 21, 29, 40, 45
W-14: a Minor Etude
W-34, 35: a minor scale with chords
S/R: W-59 (1st)
K-15: Dress-Up Time
KS-64: In a Minor Mood
L-27: Big Ears
Halloween Pranks
E-11: Shortnin Bread
E13:Amusement
a minor triads, Trill ex.
Music for Young Children Sunshine 1 (keyboard Ages 3-4) Lesson 8
S-15: Bugs
S-18: Busy Beaver
S-20: Edyth
H-17: B.B. puppet
K-20: E pictures
K-21: C to E
K-23: Fun with CDE
K-27: C to F
L-4: Busy Beaver
L-7: high/low
E-7: Fred
E-18: We Join Hands
E-4: The Farmer l & d
Busy Beaver (ti-ti)
Rememberance Day
Monday, November 2, 2009
Music for Young Children Sunbeams II (keyboard Ages 5 - 6) Lesson 7
Solfege:
K-2
H-12 Ada’s Story
H-15 I Like Badges
H-17 What Sound is In Your Head
W-40, 41 C Major
W-10 Come Let’s Play
K-12 Puddles Are Fun
K-13 Wishing
KS-82 Howl-o-ween
Terms and concepts:
Fermata
L-11 Pleasing Patterns
E-3 Au Vous Dirai-Je Maman
Technique: 3 note slur
Music for Young Children Moonbeams III (keyboard ages 9 - 11) Lesson 7
BC
G Major
Bright Ideas: Pages 19, 32, 61, 109, 110, k48
Terms and Concepts:
lentement,
m.s., vivace,
chromatic semitones
Canadian: Song of the Sockeye
RCM:
Invention #7
Minuet in G
Canadian: Klondike
Ensemble:
O Canada
Listening:
Classical E-3
E-14
Sightreading:
SRC-4
Technique:
G major staccato
Contrary motion RH forte, LH piano