“The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.”
AUTHOR: Irving Berlin
“It is easier to attain success than to keep it because no one wants to go backwards
once they have been on top.”
COMPOSER
VIVALDI
COMPOSER
VIVALDI
Performed by cellist Yo-Yo Ma
"The Cello Player" by the artist Amedeo Modigliani
GENERAL MUSIC
01. KEYBOARD WORKSHEETS
........a. MUSIC STAFF INTRODUCTION
.............1) DISCUSSION OF LINES and SPACES OF THE MUSICAL STAFF and THEIR ORIGIN (MUSICAL NOTATION) GOING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES WHEN WRITING DOWN MUSIC WAS STARTED BY RELIGIOUS MONKS AS A WAY TO SAVE THE MUSIC WRITTEN FOR THEIR SERVICES AS THERE WERE NO RECORDING DEVICES BACK THEN
....................a) THE MONKS USED THE HAND AS THE PROTOTYPE OF THE MUSICAL STAFF WITH 5 LINES (5 FINGERS) and FOUR SPACES IN BETWEEN
.............2) IN MUSIC NOTATION WHAT IS SEEN IS ALSO WHAT IS HEARD: THE HIGHER THE NOTE IS PLACED ON THE MUSIC STAFF THE HIGHER IT WILL SOUND and VICE- VERSA
...................a) STUDENTS VIEW 2 NOTES and ASKED TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONES ARE HIGHER and LOWER
........b. NAMING THE LINES and SPACES BY NUMBER COUNTING FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP
.............1) VISUAL PRACTICE: THE TEACHER POINTS TO FINGERS REPRESENTING THE 5 LINES AND STUDENTS HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHICH NUMBER IT IS QUICKLY; THIS IS REDONE WITH THE SPACES
02. KEYBOARD REVIEW
........a. REVIEW OF TASK TO DO AT KEYBOARDS
.............1) OBJECTIVE IS TO LOCATE THE NAMES OF THE WHITE KEYS BY LETTER NAMES USING SIMPLE SONGS
.............2) OBJECTIVE IS TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLE OF FINGERING and TO AVOID USING ONLY ONE FINGER TO PLAY SONGS (DEVELOP THE FRAME OF THE HAND)
.............3) OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP FINGER COORDINATION and SENSE OF TOUCH (NOT USING THE EYES)
........b. EXPLANATION ON WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP AFTER LEARNING THESE SONGS BY LETTER
..............1) THERE ARE VARIOUS KEYBOARD BOOKLETS ARRANGED IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER SO THAT STUDENTS CAN PACE THEMSELVES AT THEIR OWN LEVEL and PROGRESS ACCORDINGLY
........a. MUSIC STAFF INTRODUCTION
.............1) DISCUSSION OF LINES and SPACES OF THE MUSICAL STAFF and THEIR ORIGIN (MUSICAL NOTATION) GOING BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES WHEN WRITING DOWN MUSIC WAS STARTED BY RELIGIOUS MONKS AS A WAY TO SAVE THE MUSIC WRITTEN FOR THEIR SERVICES AS THERE WERE NO RECORDING DEVICES BACK THEN
....................a) THE MONKS USED THE HAND AS THE PROTOTYPE OF THE MUSICAL STAFF WITH 5 LINES (5 FINGERS) and FOUR SPACES IN BETWEEN
.............2) IN MUSIC NOTATION WHAT IS SEEN IS ALSO WHAT IS HEARD: THE HIGHER THE NOTE IS PLACED ON THE MUSIC STAFF THE HIGHER IT WILL SOUND and VICE- VERSA
...................a) STUDENTS VIEW 2 NOTES and ASKED TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONES ARE HIGHER and LOWER
........b. NAMING THE LINES and SPACES BY NUMBER COUNTING FROM THE BOTTOM TO THE TOP
.............1) VISUAL PRACTICE: THE TEACHER POINTS TO FINGERS REPRESENTING THE 5 LINES AND STUDENTS HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHICH NUMBER IT IS QUICKLY; THIS IS REDONE WITH THE SPACES
02. KEYBOARD REVIEW
........a. REVIEW OF TASK TO DO AT KEYBOARDS
.............1) OBJECTIVE IS TO LOCATE THE NAMES OF THE WHITE KEYS BY LETTER NAMES USING SIMPLE SONGS
.............2) OBJECTIVE IS TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLE OF FINGERING and TO AVOID USING ONLY ONE FINGER TO PLAY SONGS (DEVELOP THE FRAME OF THE HAND)
.............3) OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP FINGER COORDINATION and SENSE OF TOUCH (NOT USING THE EYES)
........b. EXPLANATION ON WHAT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP AFTER LEARNING THESE SONGS BY LETTER
..............1) THERE ARE VARIOUS KEYBOARD BOOKLETS ARRANGED IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER SO THAT STUDENTS CAN PACE THEMSELVES AT THEIR OWN LEVEL and PROGRESS ACCORDINGLY
04 PLAYING AT KEYBOARDS
..............1) STUDENTS AT KEYBOARDS PRACTICING THE SONGS AS TEACHER MOVES AROUND THE ROOM OBSERVING and HELPING THOSE WHO NEED IT
..............2) STUDENTS TO START PLAYING SONGS FROM THE "PINK" KEYBOARD BOOK (USED TO PREPARE FINGER COORDINATION and HAND FRAMES) WHEN FINISHED WITH THE MUSICAL ALPHABET SONGS
....................a) FIRST SONG "AMERICA" PLAYED WITH THE RIGHT HAND ONLY
....................b) SECOND SONG "YANKEE DOODLE" PLAYED WITH BOTH HANDS (ALTERNATELY)
..............1) STUDENTS AT KEYBOARDS PRACTICING THE SONGS AS TEACHER MOVES AROUND THE ROOM OBSERVING and HELPING THOSE WHO NEED IT
..............2) STUDENTS TO START PLAYING SONGS FROM THE "PINK" KEYBOARD BOOK (USED TO PREPARE FINGER COORDINATION and HAND FRAMES) WHEN FINISHED WITH THE MUSICAL ALPHABET SONGS
....................a) FIRST SONG "AMERICA" PLAYED WITH THE RIGHT HAND ONLY
....................b) SECOND SONG "YANKEE DOODLE" PLAYED WITH BOTH HANDS (ALTERNATELY)
ADV. STRINGS
01. SABOR A MI (NEW SONG)
........1) DEMONSTRATION
........2) SIGHT READ THROUGH
........3) MUSICAL ROAD SIGNS and COUNTING
........1) DEMONSTRATION
........2) SIGHT READ THROUGH
........3) MUSICAL ROAD SIGNS and COUNTING
02. MY HEART WILL GO ON
BEG. STRINGS
01. CABALITO (MELODY)
........1) DEMONSTRATION OF NEW SONG
........2) WORKED ON THE FIRST PASSAGE and IDENTIFIED THE SECTIONS THAT WERE REPETITIVE
02. MY HEART WILL GO ON
........1) DEMONSTRATION OF NEW SONG
........2) WORKED ON THE FIRST PASSAGE and IDENTIFIED THE SECTIONS THAT WERE REPETITIVE
02. MY HEART WILL GO ON