Note Names
Is this a line note or a space note?
show a middle c
How many beats is a quarter note usually?
1
f means what as a musical symbol?
forte in Italian/loud in English
Find middle c
Student goes to the piano and finds it
Is this note higher or lower than the first note
Play two notes, student decides if the second one is higher or lower than the first note
Name this treble note
show a treble c
Clap this measure of rhythm
show a quarter note, half note, quarter note on a white board
p means what as a musical symbol?
piano in Italian/soft in English
Play a 5-finger pattern or scale
Student plays something like cdefg
Name that tune
play a song like Merry Had a Little Lamb or Happy birthday or Jaws or Twinkle or Row Row your boat
Name this bass note
show this bass g
Count this rhythm outloud
draw a quarter note, rest, quarter note, quarter note
What does a sharp# do as a musical symbol?
raises the pitch 1/2 step
Play a C chord
student plays ceg or any chord notes but at the same time
What is wrong?
Show them a musical pattern on the white board, possibly quarter note, two 8th notes, and a rest, and a quarter note.
play a quarter note, two 8th notes, a quarter note and another quarter note. Leave out the rest.
Name this ledger line note
show a high c
What note gets 1/2 beat?
draw an 8th note
what is a crescendo?
a symbol to play the notes growing louder
Play a broken chord
student plays separately the notes of c then e then g
Play your recital intro
Student plays the beginning of their song
what are these five notes
show c d e f g notes
Fix the rhythm
Teacher plays 2 quarter notes, then a rest, and then another quarter note. The notes on the white board are 4 quarter notes.
Tell me the difference between a slur and a tie
slur means to make it legato or smooth. a tie means that the second note is not played but held instead
play a scale hands together
student plays a scale using both left and right hands at the same time
DAILY DOUBLE
Play the beginning of your recital piece without any mistakes.
Student plays a few measures of their recital song without mistakes