The hardest part of being a MG teacher is not teaching the program. It's when I have to change hats and become an advertising exec, an office administrator, an accountant, and even a collection agency. But one day a week I need to devote to preparing to teach. This mean going through my week and thinking about each class. The question I like to ponder is, "What do I want my students to understand?" or, "What do I want my students to imagine?". Of course there are other questions as well. Like, where are those blindfolds I need for the mystery bags? First things first. I have a student joining a book 4 class and she was studying in private lessons due to schedule conflicts but now she is finally able to join a class. However, she has already begun book 4 so the first four weeks of class will be review. So I created a supplementary piece for her similar to Fais Do Do. I can't figure out who wrote the basic melody - this happens to me all the time. Czerny? Probably. I adapted the melody to work here and added I and V7 chords.
Click here to see the piece I create for this student
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