Lesson #2

Just a reminder, students DO NOT need to bring bubbles to class. I have a set for the class to use. You can keep yours next to your piano at home. If you haven't yet sent a side picture of your child at the piano or keyboard, I need that ASAP! We don't want the kids to get into bad habits, so we're going to do it correctly from the beginning!

Our reward system for class is this: Each child has a treasure map with a turtle and they get to earn stickers for being on time and completing both parts of their homework (it must be signed or they don't get a sticker!) Also, they can earn a star for not playing their keyboards when they aren't supposed to. So they can get 4 stickers every class! Each time they get to the dark circles on the map, they get to pick a prize out of the treasure box!  

Our skill of the week is recognizing which side is high and low on the piano. Quiz them by asking them to play a group of two (or three) up high or down low or in the middle of the keyboard.  

Celebrate Connection   
A few ideas to bring playfulness to practice time!

• Play Kit Kat Keyboard with your elbow!
• Lay on the floor (or upside down on the couch) to when you hold your bubble and wiggle your fingers as you sing along with the Bubble Hands song.
• Play Say, Say, Oh Playmate with your family or teach some friends! Don't forget to use the CD while you sing and play!

Echo Edna 
Edna will teach us how to sight sing and sight read. Ask your child about what Edna did in class today.   

Kit Kat Keyboard
If you have a digital keyboard at home, discover the fun, groovy beats to chant and play Kit Kat Keyboard with!   

Bubble Hands
This week we learned our fingers have numbers. When they do their bubble exercise, ask them to wiggle their 3 finger, their 5 finger, etc. This exercise is important for finger strength and dexterity.

In Let’s Play Music we learn that intervals are Turtle Shells! An interval is the distance between 2 notes. Learn more about the importance of melodic and harmonic intervals in learning how to read and play music here!

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 :)