foundation 1

Any suggestions for a new teacher with 22 students, all in Foundation 1, on how to organize a fun recital, where everyone participates with only the 10 foundation pieces + arrangements? My students range from 6 to 18 and two adults that I hope would…

• Last updated 4 years ago
• concert, first recital, FL1, foundation 1, foundation level 1, ideas for recitals, music party, open stage, performance, piano parties, piano party, playing duet at recital, recital, recital ideas

Advice for pedal use on Dark Blue? Just keep it down, or use your ear to know when to clear it? Or open to player’s interpretation? Every time the LH plays is a good time to pedal on Dark Blue. Have you purchased the “Using…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• Dark Blue, F1, foundation 1, Laurie Richards, pedaling, single thought processes, Teacher Workshop Series

I taught a student yesterday who had trouble understanding half-steps (introduced in order to learn Bishop Street Blues). She successfully learned the chords just by learning their geography, but I’d like to return to the concept from another angle. Any suggestions? You know how the…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• bishop street blues, foundation 1, half steps, Laurie Richards, teaching half steps

Any suggestions on how to approach Amazing Grace being religiously offensive to a family? They are Jewish. AG is such a key component of the program, especially in Accompaniment 1. The mother of my new student is fine with him playing it, but politely insisted…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• Accompaniment‏, Amazing Grace, changing lyrics, F1, foundation 1, I-IV-V, religious objection, songs for children, Songs for Everyone, substitutions for Amazing Grace

After learning Ode to Joy, mom said her son wasn’t able to “get it” with the counting, so she tapped his hand when he was supposed to change the LH chord so he was able to learn the hands together. This week he only practiced…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• counting Ode to Joy, diagrams, F1, foundation 1, learning strategies, learning tools, Ode, Ode to Joy, playing-based tools, self-generation

I need suggestions about an 11-year-old girl in a shared lesson with another 11-year-old. They both benefit from the shared setting (both were private until 2 months ago). She practices more since being in the shared situation, and the other student (a boy) is learning…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• Alma Mater Blues, AMB, blues, claiming territory, F1, foundation 1, Laurie Richards, playing too fast, rhythm diagram, shared lessons

In Ode to Joy, does anyone ever teach the original rhythm rather than holding the long notes? Several of my children have already learned to play it the original way and we all listen to the original song quite frequently. I’m trying to figure out…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• big picture, F1, foundation 1, Laurie Richards, Ode simplified, Ode to Joy, Ode to joy rhythm, original vs SM, SM big picture

I know that it is against our license agreement to have video of us teaching. A parent asked me yesterday to take a photo of my hand on the D minor chord in Honey Dew, and I told her it’s against my license agreement. I…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• arrangements, claiming territory, F1, foundation 1, Honey Dew, Laurie Richards, learning a way of learning, level 1, license agreement, licensing, playing-based strategies

If the majority of your students are in Foundation 1 and Foundation 2 and that’s basically all the songs they know, what do you have them play for recital so that there isn’t a ton of repetition? Especially because everyone wants to play the blues.…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• acc, accompaniment, arr, arrangements, duets, F1, F2, foundation 1, Foundation 2, level 1, level 2, piano parties, recitals, songs for children

I have a student who is asking regarding the CAGE chord: why is it called a IV and V chord when it’s not really in the position of IV and V? Maybe say they’re extensions of IV and V., Different shapes for the RH, but…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• Alma Mater Blues, Bishop chords, Bishop St., blues, blues chords, CAGE chords, chord shapes, chord voicings, F1, F2, foundation 1, Foundation 2, level 1, level 2