Orange Roots #10

NEED TO KNOW

Orange Roots #10: I am thrilled with how your musicians are such flexible thinkers, and how they can slide from one key to the next without a hitch!

COMPOSITION PRIVATE LESSON SCHEDULE: Lesson #11 is next! We won't have a regular class, but rather we'll have another round of private lessons to finalize compositions. Please sign up for a time at this link. And if these times/days don't work, let me know and we can find another time. I can be flexible.

END-OF-YEAR RECITAL: Our everybody-recital will be held on Saturday, April 25 at 5pm. I'm going to stick with the originally-scheduled starting time. Third year students will wear dressy clothes and play their composition. 

GOOD TO KNOW

HOMEWORK HELP: It's only the second week of our Circus puppet show, but the homework for this week is already the puppet show map! We worked through it during class, but if your kids need help, check out page 49 of the Reference Section in the back of your homework booklet or the homework booklet answer key.

COMPOSITION HELP: If your student is still worried about their composition and how to finish it, they can watch the LPM prep video for the second composition lesson. Totally optional but it has some good information!

WINDING DOWN: There are only five lessons left in the Orange semester. Your kids have been exposed to some complex ideas and have all had experience in playing them on the keyboard. Some of your kids have absolutely flown with the new things we've done and are chomping at the bit for more. Others understand the theory but physically haven't been able to put everything together. Most are somewhere in the middle. Know that whatever they're doing and wherever they're at is right where they need to be. If practice has become a struggle, go ahead and put everything to the back burner except their composition for a while. Hopefully that will reignite the joy of playing!

FUN TO KNOW

This week we played all the scales we know... G Major, a minor, C Major, and F Major. Your kids did so great! Scales have always been an important part of music practice, even if the musician is an Aristocat!