Listen to songs on the CD and tap along with the beat, or use sticks or a drum

 

Be able to play the following songs on the keyboard:

Listen for Bells – play in key of C and key of D (try adding the LH thumb and pinky fingers on the downbeats)

Mouse, Mousie – play in key of C and key of D (try adding the left hand)

Debka Hora – play the accompaniment with the practice CD

Work on Christmas songs: Good King Wenceslas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Hymn to Joy

Practice the songs for the Christmas program:

Do You Hear What I Hear

Go Tell It On the Mountain

African Alleluia

Bleak Midwinter’s Silent Night

Parents: Please don’t forget to turn in a signed permission slip for the MOA concert in December. Please put it in my teacher’s box at HERO. Thank-you!

Practice the songs for the Christmas program:

Do You Hear What I Hear

Go Tell It On the Mountain

Welcome, Lord Jesus

Parents: Please don’t forget to turn in a signed permission slip for the MOA concert in December. Please put it in my teacher’s box at HERO. Thank-you!

Theory pages 18 and 19 due next week in class

Practice (preferably with a piano):

Do You Hear What I Hear

Go Tell It On the Mountain

Welcome, Lord Jesus

Jesus, I Adore You

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Thursday, December 10th at 11am Mall of America/Best Buy Rotunda

Students should arrive at 10:30am, and the program will be about an hour

Tuesday, December 15th at 7pm Christmas Concert at CrossRoads Church

Students should arrive at 6:30pm

Dress for performances – white long sleeved shirts and black/dark blue pants or skirts

Homework on page 25 of Essential Musicianship Book

Study for QUIZ NEXT WEEK on lessons 1-4 in the book, know words to Bleak Midwinter and Do You Hear

Please Practice the following songs:

Do You Hear What I Hear

African Alleluia

Bleak Midwinter’s Silent Night

Go Tell It On the Mountain

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Thursday, December 10th at 11am             Mall of America/Best Buy Rotunda

Students should arrive at 10:30am, and the program will be about an hour

Tuesday, December 15th at 7pm                Christmas Concert at CrossRoads Church

Students should arrive at 6:30pm

Dress for performances – white long sleeved shirts and black/dark blue pants or skirts

Review pages 22-23 in your book

Songs to practice: Good King Wenceslas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Hymn to Joy

Review Note Names for QUIZ NEXT WEEK

Remember: Spaces are F-A-C-E and lines are E-G-B-D-F

 

On your calendar – please mark the HERO Christmas Concert at Crossroads Church on Tuesday, December 15th at 7pm. The Recorder class will be paying that night. Dress is white shirt and black or dark blue pants/skirt.



At the keyboard: Review The Wild Horses (practice CD #7)

Choose two of the following songs and play in C and D position

Listen for Bells, Mouse, Mousie or Who’s That?

Listening: Melodic Notation Game 1 (practice CD #6)

Writing: page 19 in your book

Listen to your listening CD