MMK Book 3 Lesson 32

I got a call two hours before class from a dad who was withdrawing her daughter from the program.  I was gracious and said I feel sad she would not be continuing.  But business is business.  I reminded him the material was non-refundable, let him know the listening CD has great music and refunded his tuition minus last weeks class and today's class.  In my policy I state this.  After the second class nothing is refundable.  He just squeaked out of the class.  When I charge for the two classes I charge full price for each class as if it is a drop in.

Now I am left with three girls that work well together.  The class flowed nicely.

I need to review scale fingering.  then we went through the improvisational warm ups.  I plan to review the third and fourth improvisational warm ups  next week.  Singing circle centered around songs in triple rhythm.  I introduced the green triple rhythm cards.  They loved the rhythm dictation.  Then we worked on Billy Billy and we first worked on the I IV I chord progression in the left hand.  We sang as we practiced progressing from chord to chord.  Challenging.  then they learned the patterns and used the Practice CD so that they could hear the new component.

After we moved like Kangaroos and Swans.  last week I refrained from modeling the movement and they came up with movements that were appropriate but very different from what I would have done.  It is always fun to step back and see what children come up with.

Then we played Let us Chase the Squirrel, left hand chords only at least three times.  then I had each student play the melody while the others played the chords.  Next week they will play hands together.
When parents returned we reviewed Billy Billy with the practice CD.

Home assignments were typed out and ready to go.

One Mom whined about the late hour.  She asked if I would teach the class on Saturday mornings.  I asked her if she was willing to give up her next 28 weeks of Saturdays (no ski trips, no sleep overs, no trips to NYC, etc.).  She stopped whining.

I need one more afternoon (Fraturday) or I need the schools to dismiss school at 1:00.  The children could go home, take a nap and be awake for afternoon music.  That's my evening fantasy.