What the Students are Saying

Rhythmic Dictation – “Old Roger”

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“Can we just get to the folk song already?!”

“I organized my folk songs. I put all the ones together that I can play with chords.”

“You should write your own piano book. You know all the good songs, just don’t draw any pictures.”

“Can we JUST play folk songs today?”

“We only have 10 minutes left and we haven’t started the folk song yet!”

“I played Fuzzy Wuzzy in every key.”

“I only practice the folk songs.”

“I like the folk songs. I love them.”

“Can I put on the headphones and figure out the do re mi’s by myself? It will be more challenging that way!”

“I transposed Dinah to g minor!”

Email: “Guess What? Did you know that today I transposed camp town races to the key of F#? I’m so proud of myself because I wasn’t very good at it at first but now I can play it very well and transpose it! :)”

“This week I played ALL my folk songs in a row!” (at that time, this student knew 32 songs)

“I drew pictures for all my folk songs.”

“I practiced Amazing Grace a LOT.”

“I organized my folk songs in alphabetical order.”

“I put some of my folk songs in another notebook so there would be room for more folk songs in my regular notebook.”

“I played Down to the Baker’s Shop over and over and drove my Grandma crazy!”

Children love rhythm patterns that look and sound "challenging." In this song, they learn how to hear, draw, and play the dotted eighth - sixteenth note pattern.

Children love rhythm patterns that look and sound “challenging.” In this song, they learn how to hear, draw, and play the dotted eighth – sixteenth note pattern.

The following quotes were from students who already knew between 50 and 70 songs.

“For a long time, you’ve only been putting assignment sheets in my notebook. There haven’t been any folk songs.”

“I wondered if we were ever going to play another folk song.”
“Can we do a folk song again? I want a real challenging one!”