Trey! Thank you very much for sharing your teaching experience with us!
trey wrote: Started with Hannon RH and LH for about 5 minutes; then did the chromatic scale RH for about 5 minutes
I think, it is time to ask to play Hanon using both hands! Kristos has to watch the pictures (they suppose to be the same!)
Solfege: Do, Re, Mi is good; we're still working on Do, Ti, La.
Yes, saying the same notes backwards always is a challenge for young beginners. But since music notes run freely, it is a very valuable skill to learn!
Introduced dictation.
Could you, please, explain in more details?
Note Alphabet
221 -- 5:16 -- minimal improvement over last time
Score is good for this age any way! Do you think, we miss motivation here? Maybe, we have to offer young man 'music money' for every additional point?
Hot Cross Buns
1 - R - 26/26 - 20
1 - L - 16/16 - 7
1 - P - 42/42 - 57
2 - R - 25/26 - 29
2 - L - 16/16 - 7
2 - P - 42/42 - 43
3 - R - 25/26 - 39
3 - L - 16/16 - 3
3 - P - 42/42 - 45
It seems like playing with both hands needs some improvement. I am confused here: what your numbers 1, 2 and 3 at the beginning of each line mean?
Solo Flight (new piece)
1 - R - 20/22 - 40
1 - L - 16/16 - 17
1 - P - 37/38 - 45
What Album is that?