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lyricalTopic: Music Moves for Piano
I'm finding it quite easy to assign kids homework in MMP... I made a homework sheet that has the different things they're to do each week down the side, and a column for each day so that the students can check off their work as they do it. This is a generic sheet that I can use from week to week, and it's just a reminder for the students to practice their assignment, listen to the CDs and create at the keys. Then, I simply use a date stamp to indicate which pages in the lesson book are to be worked on.
In the Preparatory and Keyboard Games books, where the contents are only the pieces to be played, I'm making weekly assignment sheets that have more specific details on them. Here's an example from my Friday 3:30 class (Preparatory Book):
- Keyboard Technique: play all the groups of 3 blacks keys, one note at a time, using your middle finger. Rememer not to use 'pokey fingers'!! Chant "Du-da-di Du-da-di" as you play.
- Listening Assignment: Listen daily to tracks 1,2,3 and 4 on the CD.
- Review Pieces: Keep playing "The Woodpeckers" and "The Apple and the Worm", chanting the rhythm pattern as you play.
- The Green Caterpillar: Listen to the CD (#3). Chant "Du-da-di Du-da-di Read-y Play" before you start. Play with a relaxed arm drop, keeping your fingers together
- Creativity: Play the "Du-da-di Du-da-di" rhythm pattern on groups of 3 black keys, all over the piano. Try playing the rhythm pattern fast, then slow.
