Lesson Overview
1. Music Performance. I played half of a lengthy song called "Fantasiein D minor by Mozart" so the kids could identify all aspects of speed- adagio, moderato allegro and even presto; and dynamics - forte andpiano sounds.
2. Felt piano game. We built four octaves of the Musicland keyboardtogether. Placement of the black keys is a "reverse" exercise.
3. Read the same information from the previous lesson.
We played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in steps. Use one finger and let the wholehand leap to the next note.
* Cat leap to Giant; play cat cat giant giant
* Step up one to Orange Clock; clock clock giant (lean on this longer)
* Stepping down and playing notes twice; fairy fairy elf elf dragon dragon Cat
The tune will seem familiar to you, just try your best to play in the correct time though slow.
In fact this song is in the last page of the Musicland Activity Book.
Sorry this is short, but we'll see you next time.
Deborah
I am a new Suzuki Piano Teacher with many years of experience teaching classical piano at the beginners and intermediate levels to children of all ages. I am creating this blog to capture some of my rough notes from teacher training, pedagogy books, workshops and experiences from my own studio. The earlier entries are taken from the lesson notes for the pre-Twinkle level class I had taught outside the formal Suzuki method. Your comments and feedback are most helpful. Enjoy!
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