April 14, 2022

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program Level 1

  • May 19th, 2022: In-person at 9:38 am.

    • List A: Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

    • List B: Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

    • List C: Swirling Leaves by

    • Etude: Drifting Clouds

Winter Recital 2022

  • February 6, 2022.

🟢 - Everything was correct, great work!

🟡 - on the right track but it needs more work

🔴 - needs lots of attention and work

⚫️ - no assignment - don’t practice this item.

🟣 - We didn’t get to this item

Remember to practice in the following order: 🔴🟣🟡🟢

  1. Improvisation warmup

    1. Choose a key

    2. Improvise with a pattern that you like and then repeat it

  2. REPERTOIRE

    1. Swirling Leaves by Gordon A. McKinnon (b. 1952) (L. 1, C)

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      1. Hands together until m. 8

    2. Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)

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      1. See all the purple pen in Newzik

      2. Fix fingering mm. 9-12

      3. No tempo changes.

    3. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782) (L. 1, A)

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      1. See yellow

    4. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003) (L. 1, B)

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      1. Try to get rid of any pauses.

    5. 🖤Drifting Clouds (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🖤A Little Piece Op. 6 No. 2 by Alexander Gedike (1877-1957)

    7. 🖤Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

    8. 🖤Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

    9. 🖤A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

  3. TECHNIQUE

    1. Royal Conservatory of Music Syllabus in Newzik: Level 1

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      1. Round fingers

      2. Careful of “squishy notes” (when the tone of one note overlaps into the following note)

      3. ”Tidy Attacks” be careful that when playing hands together, the notes sound exactly at the same time.

  4. MUSICIANSHIP

    1. Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer #51

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      1. PREPARE mm. 1-2

        1. Clap the QUARTER NOTES

        2. Ta the rhythm

        3. REMEMBER don’t “tah” on the tie.

    2. Online Ear Training and Rhythm, Level 1 (Practice online 3 times per week)

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      1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/ Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      2. Be sure to practice the playback and clap backs

        1. Login Info

          1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

          2. dust2789

    3. Interval Recognition: major and minor 3rds (in the RCM Syllabus, p. 25)

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      1. Say and play major and minors every day (5 each day)

      2. Do two of the “sight playing” tests each practice session.

    4. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 2

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      1. Prepare Set 02 05

    5. Celebrate Theory, Level 3

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      1. NO ASSIGNMENT YET

  5. Review Pieces: ALWAYS USE YOUR MUSIC.

    1. 🟢Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) (L. 1, B)

    2. 🟢Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) (L. 1, A)

    3. 🟢Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)(L. 1, A)

    4. 🟢German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (L. 1, A)

    5. 🟢Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L. 1, Etude)

    6. 🟢Calico Cat

      1. Review

    7. 🟢Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Try to come off the ends of the slurs.

    8. 🟢Distant Chimes

      1. Review

    9. 🟢Sneaky Sam

      1. Review

    10. 🟢A Song by Alexander Gedike

      1. Review

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Online Games

  1. RCM Online Ear Training and Rhythm

    1. https://moodle.rcmusic.com/lms/my/

    2. Click “Piano Teacher Courses”

      1. Login Info

        1. info@gledhillartscollective.com

        2. dust2789

    3. Then click Ear Training Prep A

    4. Rhythm Easy