Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Progress Tuesday

AE:
Learning: Happy Farmer
Working Piece: Minuet 2
Struggle: Bowing in Happy Farmer.
Looking forward to: Having Learned the Happy Farmer :)
Favorite Piece to Play: She is quite enjoying Minuet 2, when she remembers all the repeats.

AM:
Learning: Lightly Row
Working Piece: Twinkles & French Folk Song
Struggles: Bow distribution
Looking forward to: Playing lightly Row with the bow.
Favorite Piece to Play: French Folk Song

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Struggle: Not getting angry. The girls both like to chit chat, and it takes so much time during practice! And they they get over-tired, since we practice at night and start wining and I get angry... Fun times
Looking Forward to: I am getting a piano tomorrow! I am looking forward to learning some of the accompaniment parts.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Progress Tuesday

AE:
Learning: Nothing at this point -- a bunch of technical things
Working Piece: Minuet 2
Struggle: Right elbow and pinkey. The pinky flies up whenever she plays on A or E strings.
Looking forward to: Learning Happy Farmer
Favorite Piece to Play: This week it is May Song :)

AM:
Learning: Started Lightly Row
Working Piece: Twinkles & French Folk Song
Struggles: Keeping her left elbow up and her right elbow down!
Looking forward to: Learning all the pieces!
Favorite Piece to Play: French Folk Song
This is her last week of violin, and she cannot wait to return it and just do cello.

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Struggle: Making time for everything. Altogether I practice with the girls for close to 2 hours! i will be very happy when at least AM doesn't have to do violin
Looking Forward to: K starting piano! She is still only 2.5, but I am hoping to get her started a year from now.