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