Level Four introduces students to playing music using the right hand thumb, including learning to read new notes below the staff. Once mastered, students will learn to combine thumb strokes with finger rest strokes to make music in two voices! Scroll down to access all learning content for level four.
Course Curriculum
Lesson 25: Leyenda Theme
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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: Theme from Leyenda
- 1. Warm-up: Introduction to Thumb Free Strokes (5:20)
- 2. Music Reading - Ledger Lines (6:45)
- 3. Note Identification
- 4. Review Songs
- 5. Look & Listen: Solo with Score (0:37)
- 6. Get Ready to Play (1:47)
- 7. Component Practice 1 - Measures 1-3 (2:41)
- 8. Component Practice 2 - Measures 4 and 8-10 (2:37)
Lesson 26 - Six Rock Riffs
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- Learning Strategies
- Solo Score: Six Rock Riffs
- 1. Warm-up (11:23)
- 2. Note Identification
- 3. Review Songs
- 4. Get Ready to Play (0:45)
- 5. Component Practice 1 - "I'm a Man" (2:21)
- 6. Component Practice 2 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (2:11)
- 7. Component Practice 3 - "Iron Man" (3:33)
- 8. Component Practice 4 - "Come As Your Are" [COMING SOON]
- 9. Component Practice 5 - "Seven Nation Army" (1:49)
- 10. Component Practice 6 - "La Bamba" (3:52)
Lesson 27: Occam's Razor
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- Learning Strategies
- 1. Warm up (11:23)
- 2. Review song
- 3. Theory Focus - Dynamics (1:51)
- 4. Listening (0:51)
- 5. Get Ready to Play (2:19)
- 6. Component Practice 1 (3:18)
- 7. Individual Practice
- 8. Component Practice 2 (3:23)
- 9. Component Practice 3 (2:50)
- 10. Individual Practice
- 11. Change of Pace/Brain Break
- 12. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:50)
- 13. Summary and Closing
Lesson 28: Leyenda
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- Lesson Plan 28
- 1. Warm up (11:23)
- 2. Review Song
- 3. Listening (0:58)
- 4. Get Ready to Play (0:34)
- 5. Component Practice 1 (3:56)
- 6. Component Practice 2 (2:48)
- 7. Component Practice 3 (2:43)
- 8. Component Practice 4 (3:12)
- 9. Individual Practice
- 10. Change of Pace/Brain Break
- 11. Play-Along: Full Ensemble (0:58)
- 12. Summary and Closing
Lesson 29 - Ring the Bells
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- Lesson Plan 29
- 1. Warm-up (11:23)
- 2. Review Song
- 3. Listening [COMING SOON]
- 4. Get Ready to Play (1:06)
- 5. Component Practice 1 (3:15)
- 6. Individual Practice
- 7. Component Practice 2 (4:27)
- 8. Individual Practice
- 9. Component Practice 3 (4:43)
- 10. Individual Practice
- 11. Change of Pace/Brain Break
- 12. Play-Along: Full Ensemble [COMING SOON]
- 13. Summary and Closing
Lesson 30: Lección No. 2
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Lesson 31: Ring the Bells Duo
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- Lesson Plan 31
- 1. Warm-up (11:23)
- 2. Review Song
- 3. Listening [COMING SOON]
- 4. Get Ready to Play [COMING SOON]
- 5. Component Practice 1 [COMING SOON]
- 6. Individual Practice
- 7. Component Practice 2 [COMING SOON]
- 8. Individual Practice
- 9. Component Practice 3 [COMING SOON]
- 10. Individual Practice
- 11. Change of Pace/Brain Break
- 12. Play-Along: Full Ensemble [COMING SOON]
- 13. Summary and Closing
Lesson 32: Occam's Razor Duo
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