Foundation 3

An 8-year-old student came up with an alternate fingering for Greensleeves that I thought was both insightful and helpful for kids with small hands, and I told her I was going to share it here, and that Neil Moore might even see it. In the…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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I am seeing a pattern of students growing restless in Level 4 and at the beginning of the reading process. This is usually around two years into lessons, and seems to coincide with students entering middle school. I feel sad to see them give up…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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I was going over Fluff Pie (Foundation 3) and then tried to find the rest of it because not all of it was taught in F3. Where is the rest of it? Also, is there an easy way to search for a particular song’s name…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• F3, fluff pie, Fluff Pie variation, Foundation 3, Laurie Richards, variations

Something came up while I was teaching Greensleeves today. For RH position 3, I have always said thumb is on B. I taught a student only the positions the first week, and she came back and said “No, the thumb is on A”. I wasn’t…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• Foundation 3, Greensleeves, identifying hand positions, Level 3, positions, SHM, TTM

I’m trying to figure out what these two variations are and where I can learn about them. I’ve seen Blues Medley (V turnaround) listed by other teachers as an official SM variation. I assume this comes from the Lvl. 2 TTP when Neil teaches the…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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