Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Purple Magic Lessons

Lesson #6

Thank you for sending the videos of our Showtime song, "Bounce and Roll"! It really helped to not have to listen to every student during class time. If you didn't send a video of "Bounce and Roll" this time, you can still send it. Also, there's another Showtime coming up for lesson 8.

Please be sure your child is using the correct fingers for the C minor cadence. They don't need to play fast, but the correct fingers are a necessity. Switching between the chords will become much faster the more they practice.

Please be sure your child is listening to and learning the lyrics to "Magic Keys" and "Our Bugs are So Fun". Remember, we use music to teach music and the lyrics are wonderful teachers in these songs!      
   
Celebrate Connection

• See how many times your child can switch between the minor red and minor blue chords in 30 seconds... then see if you can beat that number! 
• Try switching back and forth from major red to minor red with your eyes closed. Then do it with major blue and minor blue with your eyes closed.

Ode to Joy
We practiced hearing downbeats last year, now we’re listening for the  upbeats as well. The downbeat is the first beat of the measure, and the upbeat just precedes that stronger downbeat. This song helps us feel that with our bodies --- and helps us to get to know a little bit about Ludwig van Beethoven along the way!

Halloween Night
This 'spooky' song is a great repertoire piece to give us a little more practice on our C minor cadence. Hands will play together in our new 3/4 time signature, and we will even have an opportunity to try a bit of improvisation as the semester continues. 

Even the Muppets like to have a little fun with the upbeat in Ode to Joy.

  

Here is a link to all the skills videos as well as the link to be able to purchase a class video to make up for a missed class. (tap or scan)

Have a musical day!
-Ms. Bethany :)