Green Turtles #2

NEED TO KNOW

Green Turtles #2: Your students are amazing! We had so much fun in class and they're such a joy to have back!

BEADS: Your students are already doing some great at-home playing. I am proud of them! The practice beads they earned are clipped into their workbooks, and we clipped the strings onto their bag loop. You can send the baggies back and I'll reuse them (but know that I'm not keeping track so no worries if they don't make it back). Here's a video of how to secure the beads on their green lanyard-y things (I know the video is purple and yours are green, but they work the same way!). If they'd rather use the beads for another project and not have them on their bag, that's a-okay with me. Let me know if you didn't get strings and I'll get them to your student next week.

SETUP PICTURES: I love seeing your Turtles at their home keyboards! Their feet are looking solid and their arms are L-shaped! If you haven't sent me a pic of your student at their place with their correct posture, I'm excited to get it!

CELEBRATE CONNECTION: Practice being silly! See if your student can play Kit Kat Keyboard with their elbows. Or have them lay on the ground or upside down on the couch to practice their bubble hands with their finger numbers.

ANOTHER NON-PARENT DAY: Next week is ANOTHER NON-PARENT DAY! Some Green Turtles are way too excited about this thought!

GOOD TO KNOW

KIT KAT KEYBOARD:  If you have a digital keyboard at home, explore the fun and groovy sounds your keyboard can make while you play Kit Kat Keyboard! 

BUBBLE HANDS: This week we learned finger numbers! When they do their bubble exercise, ask them to wiggle their 3 finger, their 5 finger, etc. You can also quiz them on this without their bubble in the car or on a walk. This exercise can be hard! Especially with finger #4. But using the bubble will help build finger strength and dexterity. Reminder to keep your bubble at home by your keyboard. I have a class set for use here. Here is a list of what we say in class and a visual of finger numbers if you'd like a reminder. This chart is also in the Reference Section of your student's homework booklet.

One's your thumb.

Pointer's two.

Middle's three/Tall man's three.

Ring is four/Tricky tricky four.

Pinky's five.

INTERVALS ARE TURTLE SHELLS: An interval is the distance between two notes. Learn more about the importance of recognizing intervals while learning how to read and play music in this blog post. 

MISSING CLASSES: Life happens and sometimes you miss class. It's no biggie! There is a lot of repetition built into the classes and your student will be just fine. But if you miss a class (or a bunch of classes) for whatever reason and want to do a makeup, you can purchase access to those classes produced for the LPM Online program. You can read more about that at this link. I will suggest using these if you end up missing three or more classes in a row, but overall they're only if you want more exposure. But I did want you to be aware of the option! 

FUN TO KNOW

In Let's Play Music, we look at the notes of our intervals as turtle shells. Dr Seuss might see the fifths in a completely different way!