2017-2018 Lesson 10: Joy Chang

Notes & Makeups

  1. Credited Lessons 8, 9, 11 & 12

Books on Loan

  1. Level 2 Repertoire Book

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. *Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 12-14
      1. Singing tones

REPERTOIRE

  1. **Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

    1. Focus this week! 

  2. Sonatina in F Major by Beethoven

    1. First movement - pencil
    2. Second movement - pencil

  3. Melody Op. 68 No 1 by Robert Schumann

    1. Pedaling
    2. LH wrist up

  4. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Poke / stab fingers in staccato sections. 
    2. Body loose and exaggerate the expression. 
    3. "Tuba" top of page 7 

2017-2018 Lesson 7: Joy Chang

Notes & Makeups

  1. Joy and Christopher sick September 25th

Books on Loan

  1. Level 2 Repertoire Book

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. *Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 12-14
      1. Singing tones

REPERTOIRE

  1. Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

    1. Focus this week! 

  2. Sonatina in F Major by Beethoven

    1. First movement - pencil
    2. Second movement - pencil

  3. Melody Op. 68 No 1 by Robert Schumann

    1. Pedaling
    2. LH wrist up

  4. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Poke / stab fingers in staccato sections. 
    2. Body loose and exaggerate the expression. 
    3. "Tuba" top of page 7 

2017-2018 Lesson 6: Joy Chang

Notes & Makeups

  1. Joy and Christopher sick September 25th

Books on Loan

  1. Level 2 Repertoire Book

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. *Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 12-14
      1. Singing tones

REPERTOIRE

  1. Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

    1. Correct pencil markings first page. 

  2. Sonatina in F Major by Beethoven

    1. See fingering and other pencil markings

  3. Melody Op. 68 No 1 by Robert Schumann

    1. Pedaling
    2. LH wrist up

  4. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Poke / stab fingers in staccato sections. 
    2. Body loose and exaggerate the expression. 
    3. "Tuba" top of page 7 

2017-2018 Lesson 5: Joy Chang

Notes & Makeups

  1. Joy and Christopher sick September 25th

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. *Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. *Bartok

    1. Learn 11-13
      1. Singing tones

  3. *Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read-prepare: pages 22-25. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

    1. Correct pencil markings

  2. Sonatina in F Major by Beethoven

    1. See fingering and other pencil markings

  3. Melody Op. 68 No 1 by Robert Schumann

    1. Pedaling
    2. LH wrist up

  4. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Poke / stab fingers in staccato sections. 
    2. Body loose and exaggerate the expression. 
    3. "Tuba" top of page 7 

2017-2018 Lesson 3: Joy Chang

Joy and Christopher sick September 25th

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (belongs to Joycita)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. *Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. *Bartok

    1. Learn 11-13
      1. Singing tones

  3. *Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read-prepare: pages 22-25. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. Sonatina in F Major by Beethoven

    1. Learn to the end - 
      1. careful of the b-flats. 
      2. Get the notes in your fingers before you turn on the m.m.
      3. LH wrist higher. 
      4. RH - think about Czerny No. 3 (concept)

  2. Melody Op. 68 No 1 by Robert Schumann

    1. Pedaling
    2. LH wrist up

  3. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Poke / stab fingers in staccato sections. 
    2. Body loose and exaggerate the expression. 
    3. "Tuba" top of page 7 

2017-2018 Lesson 2: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (belongs to Joycita)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 11-13
      1. Singing tones

  3. *Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read-prepare: pages 22-25. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. Melody Op. 68 No 1 by Robert Schumann

    1. Learn with flexibility 

  2. Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Learn to the end of the movement
    2. See pencil markings. 

  3. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. In general (Christopher would kill me if he read that!) think about first and third beats being stronger. 
    2. RH 4th finger should be more articulate! 

2017-2018 Lesson 1: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (belongs to Joycita)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. Keep alignment and don't worry so much about tempo / keeping metronome.

  2. Hanon No. 2

    1. Keep torso even without rocking. Alignment in wrist. 

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 8 - LH 3rd finger - round. Play alone. 
      2. No. 9 - Transpose to G, D

  2. *Bartok

    1. Learn 9
      1. Singing tones

  3. *Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read at least one piece a day. 
    2. After your first attempt, review your performance and focus on one or two goals for the second attempt. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Learn to the end of the movement
    2. See pencil markings. 

  2. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. See pencil. 

Summer 2016-2017 August Lesson 1: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (belongs to Joycita)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. "Close Loud" 
        1. Hands alone only
        2. Strong forward attack, moving your wrist forward to release the tension. 
      2. "legato"
        1. Hands together with focus 5th finger down.

  2. Hanon No. 1

    1. "Close Loud" m.m. 60 one note per tic
      1. Hands alone, slowly
      2. 2nd RH finger is collapsed.
      3. Play more in the center of the white 
      4. LH wrist on close loud -  pop up more
    2. Legato m.m. 112 two notes per tic
      1. Don't swing right to left, but rather up and down with the wrist. 

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 9 - wrist LH raised with point of axis in focus
      2. See the pencil markings for NO. 8

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 9-12
      1. Singing tones

  3. Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read at least one piece a day. 
    2. After your first attempt, review your performance and focus on one or two goals for the second attempt. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Learn to the end of the movement
    2. See pencil markings. 

  2. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Slow it down 
    2. Fix pencil
    3. Position on white keys
    4. Expression!

Summer 2016-2017 Lesson 4: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (belongs to Joycita)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. "Close Loud"
        1. Hands alone only
        2. Strong forward attack, moving your wrist forward to release the tension. 
      2. "legato"
        1. Hands together with focus 5th finger down.

  2. Hanon No. 1

    1. "Close Loud" m.m. 60 one note per tic
      1. Hands alone, slowly
      2. 2nd RH finger is collapsed.
      3. Play more in the center of the white 
      4. LH wrist on close loud -  pop up more
    2. Legato m.m. 112 two notes per tic
      1. Don't swing right to left, but rather up and down with the wrist. 

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 8-9
      1. No. 9 - wrist LH raised with point of axis in focus

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 6-8
      1. Think of melodic phrases - sing it! 

  3. Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read at least one piece a day. 
    2. After your first attempt, review your performance and focus on one or two goals for the second attempt. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. *Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Learn to the end of the movement
    2. See pencil markings. 

  2. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Play through to the end, then work it in chunks. 
    2. Focus on position in all 16th note passages. 
    3. No faster than m.m. 72

Summer 2016-2017 Lesson 3: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (belongs to Joycita)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. "Close Loud"
        1. Hands alone only
        2. Strong forward attack, moving your wrist forward to release the tension. 
      2. "legato"
        1. Hands together with focus 5th finger down.

  2. Hanon No. 1 (on loan)

    1. "Close Loud"
      1. Hands alone
    2. Legato
      1.   Careful of finger pedaling in LH
      2. Two movements in your wrists. Ascending and descending. 

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 6-7
      1. Down-up wrist movements. 
      2. Video (

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 2b and 3
      1. Focus is wrist movement.

  3. Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read at least one piece a day. 
    2. After your first attempt, review your performance and focus on one or two goals for the second attempt. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. *Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Learn to the end of the movement
    2. See pencil markings. 

  2. Sonatina Op 36 No. 2 in C Major by Muzio Clementi

    1. Learn hands alone to the first repeat thinking of Czerny wrist technique

Summer 2016-2017 Lesson 2: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (on lend)

    1. Page 4: Contrary Motion Only
    2. GOAL
      1. "Tricky Hands"
        1. One hand at a time, cross your thumb to its new position without compromising the structure of your hand.
        2. One hand at a time, cross over fingers 2, 3 and 4 into their correct position without compromising the structure of your hand.

  2. Hanon No. 1 (on lend)

    1. Wrists suple
    2. Weight of the arm into the tips of your fingers.
    3. Experiment with a slightly lower sitting position (if possible!).
    4. No swiping or pulling on the key (RH 2nd finger special attention)

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 6-7
      1. Pencil markings

  2. *Bartok

    1. Learn 1 and 2a
      1. Focus is technique

  3. Level 2 Repertoire Book (on loan)

    1. Sight-read at least one piece a day. 
    2. After your first attempt, review your performance and focus on one or two goals for the second attempt. 

REPERTOIRE

  1. Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Learn to the end of the movement
    2. See pencil markings. 

 

Summer 2016-2017 Lesson 1: Joy Chang

TECHNIQUE

  1. Brown Scale Book (on lend)

    1. Work page 4 (hands alone)
    2. GOALS:
      1. Siting position: alignment, hand position, feet on the floor. 
      2. Crossing under and over (keep your wrist still)
      3. Fingers close to the keys.
      4. Fingertips heavy, arms relaxed. 
    3. NEXT WEEK: tempo

  2. Hanon No. 1 (on lend)

    1. Learn the pattern hands together.
    2. Keep the in mind the the scale technique goals above.

READING

  1. Czerny

    1. No. 3 & 5 - 7
      1. Thinking about technique and wrist movements in No 3

  2. Bartok

    1. Learn 1 and 2a
      1. Focus is technique

  3. Sight Reading

    1. Dustin bring Level 2 or above next week.

REPERTOIRE

  1. Mozart Sonata in D Major (on loan)

    1. Get started learning the notes. Up to the repeat perhaps? 
  2.