Henry Nyamekye

June 7, Henry

• We worked on Count On Me by Bruno Mars 

Most of the song is the pattern:    

1 chord  -    -    -   3 chord -    -     -   6 chord  -  5 chord  -  4 chord  -     -     -   

the transition "we find out what we're made of ..." has the pattern:

2 chord  -     -     -  3 chord   -    -     -   4 chord   -     -     -   5 chord -------------

• Remember to look at the chord diagram if you need a reminder of where the chords are. Listen to what you're playing to make sure it sounds right.

The lyrics are below (I wrote in the chords above the words for the 1st half of the song):

          1                                                                    3

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea

       6                5     4        

I'll sail the world to find you

           1                                                                         3

If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see

      6              5      4

I'll be the light to guide you

2                                                 3

- - -  We'll find out what we're made of

           4                                                       5

When we are called to help our friends in need  - You can

  1                         3                  

count on me like one, two, three

      6           5            4

I'll be there        And I know when I need it, I can 

1                           3                    

count on you like four, three, two and you'll

   6          5                   4

be there'           Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, 

      1                             3            

yeah - Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh  Ooh-ooh-ooh-

6        5      4        5

ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah

If you tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall asleep

I'll sing a song beside you

And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me

Every day I will remind you, oh

We'll find out what we're made of

When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one, two, three

I'll be there

And I know when I need it, I can count on you like four, three, two

And you'll be there

'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah, yeah

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry

I'll never let go, never say goodbye

You know

You can count on me like one, two, three

I'll be there

And I know when I need it I can count on you like four, three, two

And you'll be there

'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh, yeah

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

You can count on me 'cause I can count on you

Tuesday May 23 Makeup lesson, 2023: Maya, Joshua

We played through all 12 pitches. 

We read rhythms, we played rhythms on middle C

We took the note recognition challenge.

We worked on Piano Marvel

We talked about recital pieces:

     Saron: https://pianomarvel.com/en/nextgen/home/170/80

     Henry: 

We worked on playing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together. Chords:

  1  -   1  -  4  -  1  -  4  -  1  -  5  -  1 

For next week:

• Work in Piano Marvel - Move toward completion of level 1.

• Work on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the correct right hand fingering, then add the left hand.

• Also, practice your note recognition with this online flashcard game: 

     https://www.richmanmusicschool.com/products/name-that-note

May 19, 2023: Henry, Saron

We played through all 12 pitches. 

We took the note recognition challenge.

We worked on Piano Marvel

We talked about recital pieces:

     Saron: https://pianomarvel.com/en/nextgen/home/170/80

     Henry: 

We worked on playing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together. Chords:

  1  -   1  -  4  -  1  -  4  -  1  -  5  -  1 

For next week:

• Work in Piano Marvel - Move toward completion of level 1.

• Work on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the correct right hand fingering, then add the left hand.

• Also, practice your note recognition with this online flashcard game: 

     https://www.richmanmusicschool.com/products/name-that-note

May 12, 2023: Maya, Joshua, Saron

We played through all 12 pitches. 

We took the note recognition challenge.

We worked on Piano Marvel for 15 minutes.

We talked about recital pieces:

     Maya: https://pianomarvel.com/en/nextgen/home/7912/110

     Joshua: https://pianomarvel.com/en/nextgen/home/154/90

     Saron: https://pianomarvel.com/en/nextgen/home/170/80

We worked on playing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together. Chords:

  1  -   1  -  4  -  1  -  4  -  1  -  5  -  1 

For next week:

• Work in Piano Marvel - Move toward completion of level 1.

• Work on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the correct right hand fingering, then add the left hand.

• Also, practice your note recognition with this online flashcard game: 

     https://www.richmanmusicschool.com/products/name-that-note

April 28, 2023: Maya, Joshua, Saron, Henry

We played through all 12 pitches. 

We sat for 3 minutes and discussed the importance of focus.

We worked on Piano Marvel for 15 minutes.

We worked on playing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together. Chords:

  1  -   1  -  4  -  1  -  4  -  1  -  5  -  1 

For next week:

• Work in Piano Marvel - Move toward completion of level 1.

• Work on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the correct right hand fingering, then add the left hand.

• Also, practice your note recognition with this online flashcard game: 

     https://www.richmanmusicschool.com/products/name-that-note

March 31, 2023: Maya, Joshua, Saron, Henry

We played through all 7 white key pitches. 

We talked about sharps. We played through all black keys.

We took the SASR and discussed taking it regularly to improve sight reading.

We worked on playing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together. 

For next week:

• Work in Piano Marvel - Move toward completion of level 1.

• Work on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the correct right hand fingering, then add the left hand.

• Also, practice your note recognition with this online flashcard game: 

     https://www.richmanmusicschool.com/products/name-that-note

Feb 24, 2023: Maya, Joshua, Saron, Henry

We played through all 12 pitches. 

We favorited the classes website on ipads. Be sure to check it for the class notes after each lesson.

We worked on playing the melody of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star together. 

We learned the left hand for the A section of the song. (see the video)

For next week:

• Work on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - the correct right hand fingering, then add the left hand.

• Practice Challenge Again: Work towards 10 minutes or more per day. If we get to 80% of our goal, we will have a caramel corn party next week. 

• Also, practice your note recognition with this online flashcard game: 

     https://www.richmanmusicschool.com/products/name-that-note