Scales
- C Major, G Major, A minor harmonic, E minor harmonic. Practice with a metronome at 80 and remember to always alternate fingers with i and m
Arpeggios
- work on playing the first exercise through smoothly, with the correct rhythms. Play with metronome at 120
- practice second exercise at 120
- play through third and fourth exercise
Finger Independence exercise - just go through once, play the strings
Andantino in C major
- good job keeping a consistent tempo
- make sure to play the sol note on the first string with your 4 finger
- try playing through the piece at a metronome beat of 56. Once you get comfortable at this tempo, go up to 60
Carulli Waltz
- focus on last two lines, making sure that you are following the fingerings and playing the eighth notes evenly. Practice with a metronome at 76
- remember to keep your wrist away from top
- always follow the right and left hand fingerings, especially when you see “a” or “4”
- remember to not slow down towards the end, where it says “fine”
Andante in C major
- good job with the first two lines. Remember, pay attention to the right and left hand fingerings!
- you can continue to learn the next two lines