LESSON PAGE.  HOLLINGSWORTH

May 23
​After today we meet for the following lessons:
  • ​NO lesson on June 6.  I will be traveling
  • June 20.  30' lesson at our usual time 4:30
  • NO lesson on July 4.  Federal holiday
  • July 18.  We will have a longer lesson that day to prepare your practice material for the rest of the summer.  Expect to arrive half an hour earlier: 4:00 for a 60-minute lesson.​
You only need to bring the purple binder.  All the rest can stay home, they are "supporting material".  not needed at the lesson.
  • Work on recognizing and naming the notes at the keyboard.
  • Place both hands at the keyboard in C position, and play each note saying the name of the notes.  Going up, then down.
  • Go to the section of this webpage titled: "Reading Exercises in C Major".  Select a simple exercise form the beginning of the collection and play it. 
  • Practice how to build C chord, G chord, and F chord.  We need those to play "When the Saints Go Marching In".  There is a video for that on this webpage.

Exercises to return your familiarity at the piano

FIND THE NOTE "C" AT THE PIANO
Search for patterns of two black keys and "C" is on the left

FIND THE NOTE "F" AT THE PIANO
Search for patterns of two black keys and "F" is on the left
FIND ALL THE NOTES AT THE PIANO
Now you should be able to find all the notes, name the notes going up and going down fluently.
Also be able to name them skipping going up and going down.
PRACTICE THE NUMBERS OF THE FINGERS
Finger Nr.1 is the thumb on each hand.

Practice the following:
RIGHT HAND:
Place finger Nr.1 on middle C.
Assign the rest of the fingers to each key

LEFT HAND:
Place finger Nr.5 on lower C.
Assign the rest of the fingers to each key

R E P E R T O R Y

Mr. Hollingsworth's Collection of pieces
COLLECTION OF PIECES FOR MR. HOLLINGSWORTH
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PRINT THIS SCORE: When the Saints
WHEN THE SAINTS
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Theme from 9th Symphony. Beethoven.

Two exercises:

One in which you receive help with the note names
another in which you receive help with the finger numbers.

Practice the right hand , then practice the C chords and G chords.  

C chord:  C - E - G
G chord:  B - D - G​
beethoven_9_c_simple_with_chords_finger_numbers.pdf
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beethoven_9_c_simple_with_chords_note_letters.pdf
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Spring from Four Seasons by Vivaldi

Review the melody with the RH, then the LH notes.
LH notes are C, F and G ​only.
spring__four_seasons__lv_1.pdf
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Improvisation. Ear-training

Sept 13

Improvisation using the while keys or the black keys.  ​Teacher provides accompaniment.

F   U   T   U   R   E       R   E   P   E   R   T   O   R   Y

WAIT:  Canon by Pachelbel

Sept 13

​This piece is in D Major.  We need to wait until we have reviewed all the songs in C Major to move into this one in D Major.
CANON. LH letters
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CANON. LH notes
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CANON. RH melody letters
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CANON. RH melody notes
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CANON. Hands together letters
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CANON. Hands together notes
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