Lesson #13

Quote of the Week:
"Your child will progress in direct relation to the amount of listening and observing he does." Dr. Suzuki

Different types of listening:
1.Environmental listening- while driving in the car, taking a bath, eating, playing in house or yard, and especially, while going to sleep at night.
2. Active listening- clap hands, move to music
3. Review listening- the piece(s) completed.
4. Current listening- to piece working on.
5. Preview listening- to the next piece to be played.

Master Class Order:
Kiana and Jack- will play through Twinkle Variations for their silly band
Group: Practice Lightly Row via Echo Method (I play, then students repeat. This type of practice helps develop ear training, ie. learning to play the exact tone and rhythm that they hear)
Morgan- Jingle Bells
Group: Play Jingle Bells
Hanna- Twinkle Theme
Group: Play Twinkle Theme
Sophie- Sleepy Girl
Group: Hanna, Sophie, and Morgan to play through Twinkles
Group: Play Lightly Row one time through
Group: Bow


Master Class Order for Next Week:
Group: A scale, each note 2 times
Hanna: Twinkle Theme
Group: Practice Lightly Row via Echo Method (I play, then students repeat. This type of practice helps develop ear training, ie. learning to play the exact tone and rhythm that they hear)
Kiana: Begin Song of the Wind (1,3,3,1,E RESET 1,3,3,1,E)
Group: Play Twinkle Theme
Group: Mississippi Hotdog one at a time stop and go
Group: Another Christmas song?
Review: Looking/reading songs in Suzuki Book 1
Group: Bow

Congradulations to Kiana, Jack, Sophie, and Morgan for playing the Twinkle Variations all the way through and getting their music silly bands!

Listen to this group of kids from Japan play the Twinkle Variations, too!