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Everly Piano

Sherry Johnson

5/6/24- practice Technic p.19, Performance p.18-19, practice “Old West Rodeo” for Showcase in June

4/29/24- practice Piano p.31 and Technic p.18

4/8/24- great job on your songs!

Practice Technic p.17, Piano p.28-29, and Performance p.14-15 this week.

4/1/24-

Practice Performance p.14-15, Technic p.16, Piano p.27

3/25/24-

Keep practicing Performance p.12-13. Practice Technic p.16, and Piano p.26-27

3/18/24-

Practice Technic p.15, Piano p.24, Performance p.12-13 whole song

3/4/24- great job with your Showcase!

Practice Performance p.12-13, Technic p.14 and Piano p.23 this week.

2/12/24- practice Technic p.13, "Silent Night" in Christmas Favorites. Keep practicing "Up on the Housetop" and ""Comin Round the Mountain" for Family showcase on 2/26

2/5/24- practice Piano p.20, Technic p.12, Performance p.8-9, "Up on the Housetop" in Christmas Favorites.

1/29/24

Piano p.18-19, Technic p.10-11, and Performance p.8-9 hands separate.

1/15

We missed you today Everly. We are meeting online for lessons this week. We emailed. Hope you enjoyed your snow day. See you next week.

12/15

Good evening actors, instrumentalist, dancers and singers! Tomorrow is the big day!

I will be arriving around 11 to set up, set people will be there around 10. There’s so much to do to get ready for you and your show! I will not be checking emails after 7pm tonight. I probably won’t have my phone on me most of the morning tomorrow. Please read this carefully.

Arrive at 1:30 through the side door. If you are looking at the front windows of the Hickman building/cherry theatre (sculpture to your left) then you will drive around to the right and enter through that side door. Keep going straight to check in at the table. I will be there at 1:20 (probably not sooner) to let you in.

Once you have checked in, the backstage buddies will take you to a place you can set your things down and report to the stage. (no costumes for this part)

At 1:35 we will run the show with tech crew. There may be a lot of stopping. Please wait silently. This is super important to be quiet.

At 5:40 we will have everyone stop to get into costume.

At 6:30 we will ask that everyone gather in the hallway for "preshow prep and costume care" this is where we make sure you have all the pieces you need and that your costume is in tip top shape. We will also have a moment of prayer (if that makes you uneasy, you may have a moment of quiet on your own) Then we will do energy! just a vocal technique that helps us all focus on each other, listen and collaborate. We will teach you tomorrow if you don’t know how to do this. It’s super easy and fun.

Once you are dressed you will be asked to hang out in the hall where we can see you and reach you easily. (parents, the hall is guarded on both sides by double doors that will be closed and locked. We also have a volunteer stationed at the side in which you entered. We ask that you do not see your actor/singer in costume until the show - just makes it more fun and magical!)

at 7pm you will likely be called to "places" and it’s SHOWTIME!

After the show, please hang up your costumes neatly. Your parents can sign you out at the same table they signed you in. PARENTS: please send the same person to pickup performer as you did to drop off.

MUSICIANS: you may leave at 3pm and return at 5:30pm. Please dress hoiday festive, your sunday best or all black. Your choice!

SUNDAY: call time is 12:30. I know some will be rushing in after church, just sign in and go directly to your costume.

at 1:30 we will gather in the hall for pre-show prep.

at 2pm you will likely be called to places.

sometimes there is a "HOLD" OR "PLACES HOLD" that means that people are still being seated and we’re going to let them get settled before we turn the lights out in the audience. It’s super important to be flexible, stay in a focused mindset of who your character is, and be silent.

You all are ready for this! be flexible, I already know of one slight change (which I think the cratchet family will like), but there is likely to be more. Please use your creative thinking skills to find solutions to things that pop up. If you have questions, ask your backstage buddy or the closest back stage buddy. Remember, Ms Krista, Ms Jamie and myself need to be able to hear the tech crew and be constantly focused on that; it could cause a mess up or even a series of mess ups to be pulled away even for just a moment.

After the show sunday, there will be three bins, one for washable clothes, shoes and the third for non washable (like hats, cloaks, jackets). Please sort your costumes accordingly, lay out your costume bags on the couch in the food area and sign out at the same table you signed in.

You’re all done!

Eva and Alli will be backstage to help you and they have lots of experience. Alli expecially!

Good better best.... you know the rest!

12/11/23- practice Christmas songs first then Piano p.17-18 and Performance p.8-9 if time available.

11/27/23- Technic p.9, Piano p.17, and Christmas book p.6-7

11/6/23- Piano p.15-16, Technic p.9, Deck the Halls, Coventry Carol

10/30/23- Piano, p.15, Technic p.8. Keep practicing Coventry Carol

10/23/23- Piano, p.12-13, Performance p.7, same Technic exercises p.6-7. Practice "Coventry Carol" if possible

1016/23- keep practicing p.11 in Piano. Practice "Springtime" in Performance book.

9/25/24- Technic p.6-7, Piano p.11

9/18/23- warm up with Technic p.4-5. Practice p.9 in Piano and p. 4-5 in Performance.

9/11/23- continue practicing "Old West Rodeo" complete page 4 in Thoery book and practice C scale on page 7 of Piano book.

8/28/23- "Clap Hands" in Piano book. "Old West Rodeo" in Performance book and "Soace Shuttle in Technic book. No lesson next week due to Labor Day

8/21/23- keep practicing "Sonatina in G" be practice C and G scales full octave both hands.

8/14/23- practice "Sonatina in G" for next week.

8/7/23- Great job with your songs! Practice "Rock Group" and "Space Walk" in Piano book and final two pages of Technic book. Make sure to order level 2 books and Nursery Rhymes level 1.

7/24/23- practice "When the Saints" and "Ode to Joy" in Piano book and "On the Planet of Mars" in Performance book.

7/17/23- practice "Exploring the Planets" in Technic, and "Celebration" in Piano book.

7/3/23- great job with "Alouette" and "Hide and Seek". Practice "Robots Marching" in Performance book.

6/19/23- keep practicing "Alouette" and "Hide and Seek". See video for more exercises to practice. Practice sight reading exercises found at top of page.

6/12/23- practice "Alouette" and "Hide and Seek" in Piano book. Practice page 29 in Theory book

6/5/23- great job on your songs! Practice "Largo", "UFO Info" and "Mexican Fiesta".

5/22/23- "Midnight Blues" sounds fantastic as well as "Rockin’ Song". Practice "Angry Alligator" and page 42 of Piano book.

5/15/23- keep practicing "Rockin Song". Practice new songs ""March" and "Midnight Blues". "Wind Surfing" and "Sailing Away" in Technic book.

5/8/23- practice same Technic songs, "Rockin Song","Minuet" and

5/1/23- "Minuet" sounds better and better each time! We’re practicing moving positions this week. Continue "The New Day" and practice new songs "Chord Hop" in Piano book, and "Race to the Finish" and "Jumpin Fun" in Technic book.

4/10/23- practice "Minuet" hands separately.

3/27/23- Great Job with "Mroning Prelude"! Continue practicing "Pedaling Along" as well as "Hop and slide" and "Hop and Glide" in Technic Book. Practice " The Old Grey Owl" in Piano book. Be sure to count the beats!

3/20/23- practice "The Damper Pedal" in Theory Book, "Morning Prelude" in Piano book, and "Pedaling Along" in Technic Book.

Everly is learning to move her hands around on the keyboard more. She has some homework in her theory book to work on, page 10-11 I think.

Then she’s going to work on her song and specifically the line on the second page that we worked on.

We’re going to focus on the note names and not the fingering.

4/8/22- we reviewed Favorite Words, Jingle Bells, and Christopher Columbus. We learned Jesus Loves Me as our new song to practice today and reviewed lines and spaces on the staff and the keys associated with them.

4/29/22- we reviewed musical terms, g position notes and assigned "Horse Sense" and "Good News" to practice at home. We also played some of our old favorite songs such as "Ode to Joy"

5/20/22- practice "Rockin Tune" in lesson book page 38. Complete handout identifying notes on lines and spaces.

6/3/22- reviewed Rockin’ Tune. Introduced "The Clown" on page 39 of lesson book. Reviewed identifying notes on lines and spaces.

6/16/22- Reviewed "The Clown" practiced and assign " A Riddle" p. 24 of performance book. Practice "Snake Charmers" in Technic book page 14

7/15/22- great job on "Popcorn Man" and "Raindrops". Introduced "It’s Halloween" in Recital book. Completed page 30 of Theory book on staccato vs legato notes. Will perform "A Riddle" from Recital book and "The Clown" from lesson book.

8/22/22- "Keep Your Balance" in Technic book. "Run Mouse Run" in Piano book.

9/12/22- warm up with page 8 in Technic book. Practice "Waltzing Elephant", page 15 in Piano Book and "The Animal Band", page 6-7 in Performance book.

10/24/22- practice "Sing, Bird, Sing" in Piano book, page 21; page 12 in Technic; page 10-11 in Performance book

11/7/22- "Gee Whiz" in Piano book. "Gliding Intervals" and "Bouncing Intervals" in Technic book

11/28/22- practice "Golden Trumpets" in Performance book and "Bugle Call" in Piano book.

12/5/22- practice "Bugle Call", "Golden Trumpets" and "Bravery at Sea" for Family showcase.

1/23/23- practice "Funny Clowns" and "Clowning Around" in Technic book; "Thunderstorms in Summer" in Performance book.

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