Isabella 4 years old Prep Level B/ Level C

Christine_C88 wrote: Hey
Sorry it has been a little while since i posted our progress...this is my daughters current progress...we are going to continue section 3 this week and than move to section 4 next week, if you think we should.
1/27/14
Finger Exercises- Early Learner and Hanon #1 Right and left Forward and Back.
Music Appreciation-March from the Nutcracker

March from the nutcracker- r1 42/46 (121) l1 26/26 (100)
Alphabet p2 48/48 (71)
Baa, baa, black sheep- P3 43/44 (67)
A New Years Tree p3 54/57 (136)
ode to joy P3 48/48(86)
broken chord waltz p3 30/32 (93)
drummer p3 84/85 (106)
Hot Cross Buns p3 42/42 (68)
guess key: 5 min [72] 2:22
fruit lines: 5 min [75] 2:32

1/28/14
finger exercises early learner and hanon #1 right forward and backward
music appreciation march from the nuutcracker
fruit lines 5 min [58] 4:50
Ear training 1
March from the nutcracker p1 81/84 (193)
Humpty Dumpty: P3 42/43 (54)
Jack & Jill: P3 27/31 (50)
French Song: P3 48/48 (36)
Jingle Bells: P3 77/77 (53)
Fingerboics #3: P1 29/30 (57)
Drummer: P1 85/85 (85)
Broken Chords Waltz 29/32 (47)
Guess Key 5 mins [128] 1:35

1/29/14
Finger Exercises Early Learner and Hanon #1 Right Backward and Forward
Music Appreciation- March from Nutcracker
March from Nutcracker P1 81/84 (172)
London Bridge: P3 52/52 (58)
Mary had a little lamb: P3 62/63 (70)
The small fir-tree: P3 67/68 (114)
Broken Chord Waltz: P1 31/32 (50)
Drummer: P1 85/85 (61)
Fingerobics #3: P1 28/30 (40)
Guess Key 5 mins [132] 2:08
Fruit Lines: 5 mins [60] 3:14

1/30/14
Finger Exercises- Early Learner and Hanon #1 right and left backward and forward separate.
Music Appreciation: March from the Nutcracker
March from the nutcracker p1 83/84 (175)
10 little indians: p3 40/40 (23)
The Farmer in the dell: P3 33/33 (31)
Broken Chord Waltz: P3 26/32 (50)
Drummer: P3 85/85 (59)
Fingerobics #3: P3 29/30 (44)
Slumber Song: P3 62/62 (49)
Guess Key 5 mins [202] 1:13
Fruit Lines: 5 mins [82] 3:24

2/4/14

Music Appreciation March from the nutcracker
Finger Exercises Early Learner and Hanon Forward and Backward Right do-dol Left Do-ti Both do-do
Music Theory: videos, piano, singing, powerpoints
March from the nutcracker: p1 83/84 (137)
The Mulberry Bush p3 36/36 (31)
Tom, tom the piper's son: p3 30/30 (35)
A New Year's Tree: P3 57/57 (69)
Broken Chord Waltz: P1 32/32 (37)
Drummer: p1 84/85 (49)
Fingerobics #3: p1 27/30 (33)
Guess Key: 5 mins [103] 1:27
Fruit Lines 5 mins [73] 3:25

2/5/14
March from the nutcracker p1 83/ 84 (128)
Alphabet song: P3 48/48 (38)
Baa Baa Black SHEEP P3 42/44 (61) P3 44/44 (38)
Ode to Joy P3 48/48 (50)
Broken Chord Waltz: P3 32/32 (40)
Surprise Symphony: P3 67/67 (66)
Guess Key [84] 1:13
Fruit Lines 5 mins [141] 3:40
Finger Exercises Early Learner and Hanon #1 R do-dol L Do-Ti Both Do-DO Backwards and Forwards
Music Appreciation March from the Nutcracker
Music Theory- Powerpoints

2/6/14
Finger Exercise Early Learner and Hanon #1 same as above
Music Appreciation March from the Nutcracker
Slumber Song: P3 61/62 (61)
Broken Chord Waltz: P3 32/32 (33)
Drummer: P3 84/85 (60)
Fingerobics #3: P3 30/30 (46)
French Song: P3 48/48 (37)
Humpty Dumpty: P3 43/43 (30)
Jack and Jill: P3 31/31 (51)
Nutcracker March: P3 79/84 (248)
Guess Key: 5 min [124] 1:12
Fruit Lines: 5 min [81] 3:41

2/10/14
Finger Exercises Early Learner and Hanon #1 Same as above
Music Appreciation March from the Nutcracker
March From the Nutcracker: p1 82/84 (159)
London Bridge: P3 50/52 (74) P3 52/52 (74)
Mary Had a Little Lamb: P3 63/63 (52)
Jingle Bells: P3 77/77 (48)
Broken Chord Waltz: P3 30/32 (47)
Drummer: P3 82/85 (56)
Fingerobics #3: P3 30/30 (60)
Guess Key: 5 min [117] 1:59
Fruit Lines:5 min [18] 4:32

This is today and we recorded most of what we did today
Finger exercise Early Learner and Hanon #1 same as above here is the video so you can see her finger movements, she is doing much better and so am i and we are doing it correctly this time I believe...
Finger Exercises:

March from the Nutcracker P1 84/84 (125) [/video]
I was surprised, how such a little girl played such BIG song! A lot of concentration indeed! In the curriculum I offered to play only with one hand. Brava, Isabella! I am proud of you!

10 Little Indians P3 40/40 (30)

I would recommend you to play this piece with R and L hands first. Isabella has a tendency to confuse the hands and when playing 1 hand at a time the program won’t let her do it. Also this needed for her time/fingers improvement. *Will explain below*

The Farmer in the Dell: P3 32/33 (27)

The same suggestion about playing by separate hands first.

The Small Fir-Tree P3 68/68 (85)

It is time for us to decide on graduation recital now. This is not an easy piece!

The Broken Chord Waltz: P3 32/32 (35)

Isabella, you made me lough! The piece called ‘broken chords’, because you play the notes of the chords (Do Mi So) not together at once, but one after one.

Drummer P3 85/85 (58)

Also the tough one! You are great, though!

Fingerobics #3 P3 28/30 (35)

Here what I think about our future recital.
1. Isabella has excellent knowledge about the keyboard/piano geography, good eye/hand coordination and can manage both hands.
2. You are ready to the next step – next level of the performance. Quality. For that I would recommend you to choose just 1-2 piano pieces. Please, try Nursery Songs 1: Little Dog Gone, Hickory-Dickory Dock. Learn the pieces like that:
R – 2 times L – 2 times P – 2 times. Write the scores. Watch for the numbers! Amount of time should be much less that amount of notes. This is our goal now: to make less mistakes in less time. When the numbers will be equal or time will be less, let’s work on correct fingerings.
After playing the R and L hand with no mistakes and little time wasted, learn how to play both hands on P
After that memorize the piece by playing (again) R, RH, L, LH, P, PH
Do you know how to cut sections? You may need it for PH!

After that ask Isabella to play with and without the computer.
After that ask her to play pieces alone with our TEACHING VIDEOS.

Guess Key 5 min [126] 2:06
Fruit Lines 5 min [81] 3:20

Best regards,
Christine

Overall I am very proud of you and looking forward to see more of your videos! They are very helpful for me to understand how to help you more effectively.