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