Scales
- All scales on the page. Practice with a metronome at 80 for all the major and harmonic minor scales.
- remember to always alternate fingers with i and m
- focus on the Em melodic and Am melodic scales
Arpeggios
- work on the first two exercises with metronome at 120
- play through third and fourth with metronome at 100
Finger Independence exercise - just go through once, play the strings
Andante in C major
- remember to play Re with the fourth finger
- follow the right hand fingerings, especially when you see “a”
- remember to hold the Do note in the last measure of the third line.
Andantino in C Major
- sounds great, just remember to stop the sound when you are done playing the piece
Waltz
- remember to hold/let ring the sixth string Mi note in the last two lines.
do a few run throughs of both pieces this week with and without distractions. Remember to take your time in between pieces!