Preparatory C (from 5+). Lesson 43
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In our Pedagogy Class today we are going to summarize the knowledge about gradual eye-hand coordination of student with my method.
1. Our initial goal is to teach our beginner to see at least one note, one corresponding key, and to press the key.
Let’s pose the following tasks to the student’s attention:
- to see the note of the right hand;
- to find the corresponding key;
- to press the key.
To See the Note
Open the Hot Cross Buns piece in the Gentle Piano Module.
The amount of times it takes to focus on note Mi varies depending on child's age and level of development.
The child already knows that Mi is a Mirror.
We can show Mi on the screen so that the child knew where to look. However, it is better not to do it and let him find it on his own.
The child's attention has three main objectives:
- To decide on which flower to focus the eye.
- To decide which flower belongs to the right hand.
- To decide which image represents the ''mirror''
If the child’s attention still needs improvement, you can help him by partially covering the screen to direct the energy of focus towards a single note.
Teaching a Student to Perceive Characteristics of Each Note
Besides having a name, each notes has a unique position on the music staff. Both of these variables are equally important for the student's attention. It will be fairly easy to develop the skill of reading lines and spaces with the help of audo memory and vision if attention is first directed towards identifying the name of the note on the music staff and then towards its position,
In order to facilitate this type of activity:
We work on the skill of identifying notes on and between the lines. Contrasting color helps the student's attention sort this information quickly.
We develop this idea with the help of the following concept: notes on the lines are "girls," and notes between the lines are "boys."
With the help of the cards, we teach students to discern regular notes on the lines and between the lines. First, one by one; and then, two at a time.
The skill of quick visual line and space orientation is developed through the 
Fruit Lines Module that you already practiced this academic year.
You have already tried all this in practice and made sure that this path is the most natural and effective.
1. We improve the game of the scale of Ganon's exercise No. 1 with separate and two hands with a metronome. We play at a slow pace.
We try to play even sounds, remember the exercises of O.M. Egorova and watch your hand and elbows.
We call (sing) notes at any pace, playing with a metronome.
2. If possible, repeat the exercises of the previous lessons.
Acquaintance with the second letter from the "the "Kingdom of Tune"" Subdominant Princess:
We haven't found the briefcase yet, but we've found new adventures!
- Skill to distinguish 2 and 3 black keys.
- 2.Chromatic scale.
- 3.Game skill Repetition: Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant
Video example of working with letter No. 2 from the "State of Lad":
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1. 
Gentle Piano®- A piece to perform - Альбом Boogie 1 - "Cat Boogie"
We continue to improve our performance with and without a computer, with and without a metronome.
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2. Gentle Piano®- New Piece to Perform - Album Favorite Classic 1 - Ode to Joy: R, L и P
Be sure to play each hand 2 times and check the number of errors and the time gap.
3.Gentle Piano®- Reading from a sheet. First Steps: Fingerobics #7
Playing R, L and P on 2, 4, 5, 6
TEASER: Gentle Piano® - more complex version "Ode to Joy" in
Album Favorite Classic 1 - Ode to Joy: R, L
And a lighter one in Introductory Songs 0. Played with two hands.
We find other interpretations of the work on the Internet and listen - we look.
Our find:
Video success:
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