A Rhythm A Week – warm up on Units 8 & 9
Work on posture, full tone, accurate rhythms
Essential Elements – p. 34 & 35
Check your rhythms carefully! Watch out for accidentals and work those exercises the most.
“Tis So Sweet”
Work through all rhythms. Focus on excellent breath support and full, round tones. Watch out for that key change and mark any accidentals that you miss.
Film Favorites – “You’ll be in My Heart”
Practice these rhythms extremely well before playing. Be sure to observe all rests. Watch for accidentals and mark any that you miss consistently for a visual reminder in the music.
Next week, 1/15, remember to bring all of the above music plus Essential Elements book 2.
Remember!
Successful practice time:
1. Quiet space
2. All materials present
3. Good Posture
4. Warm up with deep breaths for 1-2 minutes (10 seconds in, 10 seconds out)
Successful music practice:
1. Look for time signature, key signature(s), tempo(s), dynamics, and accidentals.
2. Clap, tap, or buzz rhythm before playing.
3. Silently finger/position through the piece in tempo.
4. Play through the exercise. (Add the accompaniment track for Essential Elements at least one time.)
5. If you can play through it 4x without a mistake you have mastered it.