• We reviewed our pitch relationships with "grasshopper, bug" which went "DO, DO DO RE, DO, DO DO ME," etc.
• We practiced write, listen, and read in our songbooks
• We reviewed triads and scale degrees
  • red, blue and yellow chords are the I, IV, and V degrees.
  • triads are made from our skipping snakes
  • skipping snakes can be checked by singing our "Treble, Bass, Line, Space" song
  • our Dinosaur Triads song has all these triads in it
  • a pattern of chords that is repeated is called a "chord progression"
• Heart and Soul is made from the chord progression 8(1), 6, 4, 5 repeated over and over.
  • by following the instructions on p. 30 of the songbook, we can add improvisation to the song to make it more interesting
  • the melody can be played on top of the chord progression as a duet
• We learned the key of D-Major
  • there are 2 sharps: F# and C#
  • the fingering is the same as a C scale, but there are black keys
  • Lavender's Blue Triads song uses these same triads

We will be simplifying how we do homework. The activities the kids will work on the first week of each lesson will be highlighted in red and the activities that will be worked on the second week will be highlighted in blue. The kids will highlight these in class, but I'll attach the worksheet here each week with the colors on it, just in case you have any questions.

They are expected to get 5 tally marks on each row for the week that is highlighted. It is definitely best to get one tally mark each day, not 5 tally marks all on the same day. If they get the page filled out completely and bring it back with parent initials on each section, they will get a treasure from the treasure box. They should be able to do that every other week! But it has to be initialed!

The kids will now have the chance to earn pins for all the songs they pass off. These pins can be attached to their tote bags to show off how awesome they are! There will be pins for all the repertoire songs we've learned so far and all the scales, triads, progressions, arpeggios & inversions in the different keys. To earn these, all they have to do is send me a video of them playing it. You can send a text video or Marco Polo. I will make the pins after they have passed the songs off and give them to the students the next class. It will be fun to see how many pins the kids earn by the end of the year!

Here's all the pins they can earn!