Orange Roots Lesson 2

A reminder that practicing flashcards are a part of weekly practicing and need to be done to get 100% finished. There are spaces in the homework to record your flashcard work. Learning these basic elements of music really well will give some amazing roots to nurture future music goals! Get them down pat now!

C Major Scale: (pg. 2) Here is a video that shows how the C major scale should be played:

Echo Edison

The newest member of our Echo family has arrived. He is Echo Ed and Echo Edna’s grandfather! He likes to ask musical questions and have the kids give him musical answers. He will not only help us learn technique and play finger exercises in 5 keys, but is the vehicle for helping us create our compositions this semester!

Cadence Blues

Cadence Blues is actually ONLY printed in the key of C in your songbooks, but on your album you have the 'Blues' in other keys. While playing in the key of F or G, you still have to read the song written in the key of C. That's right! Your little musician will be transposing! Woot woot! Be sure to keep the recordings near the keyboard to make practicing fun!

Monsters

The new puppet show is entitled Monsters. However, the real name of the puppet show is Montagues and Capulets, also known as Dance of the Knights and is from the ballet 'Romeo and Juliet' composed by Sergei Prokofiev. This puppet show is similar to many of our past puppet shows--it follows the ABA formula that composers love! But the themes are layered on top of each other, and we will further develop our ear training to distinguish the individual layers of sound.

Wouldn't it be funny if all the characters from our Monsters Puppet Show were actually just friends in their LPM (Lambda Pi Mu) fraternity at Monsters U??? Check it out in this fun post on our Let's Play Music Blog!

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