Lesson 1

Welcome to Purple Magic!
​You made it through Year 2 and now we're jumping into our final year! Here at the beginning, practice only needs to take as little as 8 to 10 minutes, 5 times a week! The activities listed are the goals for the end of the week, so refer to page 14 of the Songbook to find ideas for breaking down activities into bite-size chunks, perfect for your child!
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Remember that listening to the album often is part of the weekly practice assignment and will enhance your child's learning process: Listen, Listen, Listen!.

Does your child need some extra help on Scale Out and In? Here's a video link that will help!

Just a couple reminders:

1. Use the new Bubble Hands song and lyrics to help your child develop good posture and strong fingers. Please text or email me a picture of your child sitting at your piano/keyboard with proper posture. 928.606.2489
2. Parents will not attend again until Lesson 5 on September 21.
3. Check your email for an online invoice to pay the first tuition installment.

Homework: p. 18–19 Students write the note names in.

Treble, Bass, Line and Space
Time to learn all the note names on the staff! This song also teaches countermelody (a secondary melody played against a primary melody) and helps your student sing in 4-part harmony.

Bounce and Roll
Complete musicianship is more than knowing WHICH notes to play. We are now ready to add another dimension of HOW to play the notes. This song allows us to 'physically' know and understand the articulations of staccato and legato. Articulation refers to the musical performance technique that affects the transition or continuity on a single note, or between multiple notes or sounds.

As you start out this year, check out this practice tip from our Let's Play Music Blog. Here's a little 'practice humor' for you, and just for fun I have attached some fun coloring pages. Just print them off and color as you listen to our new "Royal Problem" puppet show! Can you hear the characters that you are coloring? Perform the puppet show while you look at page 60 of the HW Booklet.

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