LPM Parent Info Archives

What a great semester! I am so proud of how far each child has come. Thanks for coming to station day, it was great fun! There is no...

Skaters Like our previous puppet show, Skaters (Banditen Galopp by Johann Strauss) has 2 distinct sections and follows the classic ABA...

On this week's Jingle Bells homework: Remember...it doesn't have to be perfect. Writing music, transposing, finding the correct...

Next week is parent week! Our showtime for next week is Turkey in the Straw. We continue to work on melodic dictation in F major and we...

F 5 Finger Position In class we started taking melodic dictation. I played a few musical notes, and the students had to listen and figure...

At this lesson, we tried playing the C major scale hands together. This is a tricky exercise because the two hands pop at different...

Let's Play Music Wait a minute! This song isn't new! Using a song that our ears and fingers are VERY familiar with is a perfect stepping...

Song of Joy After experiencing it with our bodies, your child is ready to execute this tricky upbeat rhythm with their fingers. This song...

We have our second showtime next week for the song Alouette. We had some big new concepts in lesson 7. We learned the rule for stems in...

In next week's class we have our first showtime lesson! I will be listening to each student individually play Bounce and Roll. I am not...

The c minor cadence can be a little tricky. We are introducing black keys into the mix! Be patient and go slow. Focus on correct...

Next week is parent week! Today we explored the term whole note a little more. We also drew treble clefs in our books... have your child...

Since flat, sharp and natural are new, the student manual will remind you to add the flat, sharp and natural signs to your flashcards....

Today was our first time doing a dictation activity! We practiced drawing quarter notes on the bottom space (that's F!) We will be doing...

Welcome back from summer! I am excited for our 3rd and final year! Remember when practicing this year: enjoyment is our #1 priority!...