Allan Fisher

Terrific to see 100% Attendance today and how well you work together to improve!
-It was like “the ‘ole gang was back!” 🙂

Warm-ups:
-all low notes using fingers 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
-high notes using wither fingers 3, 4, 5, or 6

Lesson 1: (“Polly Wolly Doodle” and “Old Macdonald”) at metronome marking (m.m. = 88)

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Terrific Class today!

Ask your parents to tune your ukulele before the lesson.  

-The YouTube link for tuning is in our class forum

Strum and Sing:  Row, Row, Row, Your Boat

Review (Open) C Chord and (1st Finger) F Chord
-remember the F chord uses the pointer finger on the yellow (2nd string from the top) on the 1st fret
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Good Job Today!!!

We learned so much in a short amount of time!

Lesson 3 and 4
-be sure to have correct hand and shoulder (NOT GUITAR!) positions!!
-keep the beat steady…if you have a metronome…try quarter = 66
-be careful of the rests!

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Terrific Job Today!!!

Lesson 3: (Numbers 5 – 8) @ m.m. = 72
-check your hand grip and position
-be sure the drum stick hits only once for each note

Click on the link below to play along with “Three Blind Eggs” (as we discussed in the lesson…with the melody!) while…Read more

D Scale:
-work on placing the fingers on top of the tapes
-any comfortable speed
-usage of the bow
-remember the fingering series is:
D: 0, 1, 2, 3…..followed by A: 0, 1, 2 3

Page 5:
Numbers 6 – 8
-m.m. = 72
-be careful to move your elbow when changing from string to string

Next Week: be able to play any exercise form the book (with the bow)

WARM-UP
-numbers 3 and 4
-m.m. = 72

LIP SLURS
-Trumpet = on fingering 1,2
-Trombone = on positions 4, 5, and 6

Lesson 4 (#’s 5-8)
m.m. = 72

Trumpet: play along with “ary Had a Little Lamb” by clicking on this link:
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/trumpet-intermediate/lessons/review-lj-hutchen-book-1-trumpet/

Trombone: same as…Read more

E X C E L L E N T lesson today!!! Very happy with how you work together as well as improve yourselves!

Remember to continue working of the Rat-a-ma-cue rudiment
-all should start implementing the open-close-open technique

Try the fun, learned by rote, exercise we used to start the lesson….especially the sextuplet triplets

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D Scale: (upper octave) – your goal is to reach m.m. @ 150 (slurred quarter notes)
-be sure EVERY note sounds consistently the same as all the others!

Jack: Low Bb – start on G and work your way down, adding one finger at a time
Sean: start on Low Bb to B to C to C# to D (slurring)

Volga: maintain m.m. = 68 (achieve sounding each note equal…Read more

VERY IMPORTANT…Traditional Tuning!: be sure to change your blue string to A (not G) – (use your tuner clip or the app you have)

Be able to demonstrate both Down Strum (thumb only) and Hawaiian Strum (up with the other four fingers…no thumb)

Page 5 (from the attachments here or sent via parent email): learn finger placements for C and G7…Read more

Be sure to have your ukulele tuned before the lesson
-the tuning YouTube link is attached in your class forum, was sent via email a few weeks ago, and also is embedded in the resource tab of this platform

Row, Row, Row Your Boat
-be able to sing and strum

Halloween Song (attached and sent to you via parent email)
-Be able to sing and strum…Read more

Scale Bb: quarter notes (at any metronome marking (m.m.) you can play comfortably)

Lesson 1: Number 5 (at m.m. = 128)

Trio (from the book): Line A only @ m.m. = 120
-do not forget the D.C. al fine

Next week: be able to play a single line from any of the assignment

D Scale: (Up/Down) at metronome marking (m.m.) = 120
-Vanessa: eighth notes (instead of quarter notes)

Book: number 42 (Old MacDonald)
-m.m = 72
-Vanessa: cut time at m.m. = 76

Next week: be able to play Old MacDonald

Warm-Up Sheet: Lip Slurs at the bottom of the sheet
-learn slowly, then eventually speed-up gradually

Scale: C Scale
-on the scale sheet, it says “Bb”
-maintain a steady, slow speed

Lesson 1: Numbers 2 & 5
-know when (in #5) whether to play F or F#
-use your metronome and practice to attain a speed = 92

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Warm-Up Sheet: Number 9
-be sure to tongue each note and attain the metronome marking (m.m.) = 124

Lesson 10: Number 4
-memorize the note names/fingerings learned in the lesson
-to avoid squeaks, be sure the right hand fingers cover the entire tone hole when reaching for the pinkie key note (F)

Lesson 11: Number 5 (Caisson Song)
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Warm-Up #10
-practice to achieve a metronome marking (m.m.) = 132

Lesson 1: Number 4
-be sure to tongue and achieve a m.m = 112

Lesson 1: Number 5
-be careful of whether to play F or F#

For Next Week: be able to play of the assigned lines above (your choice)

Lesson 3: Number 7
-be sure to tongue each note
-memorize the note names and their location in the staff

Three Blind Eggs
-click on the link below to play along with a teacher
https://learn.pemusic.com/course/altosax-beginner-copy/lessons/lesson-3-altosax-three-blind-eggs/

Lesson 4: Number 7
-be able to play this for next week’s lesson
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Lesson 3: Number 7
-be sure to memorize all (5) note names and positions that we reviewed in the lesson

For next week: be able to play Three Blind Eggs

Strum & Sing: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
-use your thumb to strum the strings

Strum & Sing: Halloween Song

Both of these were sent to you via email, but are also attached to this topic for you to download and print

E X C E L L E N T LESSON TODAY!!

Rudiment Focus: Single Rat-a-ma-cue
-begin (or continue) open-close-open technique discussed in today’s lesson

D3: Review numbers 3-6
-use the metronome from 88 to 136 (whatever you can play correctly)
-Anthony should work up to a m.m. = 152 (if any of you want to try this quick speed…GO FOR IT!) 🙂

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Warm-up: Line 1
-focus on a smooth sound
-Brandan to be sure to center the lips in the mouthpiece
-Jordyn to keep the air steady
-Joseph to be careful of the 4th and 3rd positions

Lesson 4: Numbers 2-4
be sure to tongue each note!

For next week’s lesson: be able to play any single line in the assignment