April 30 & May 7 & 14, 2024

Final Recital Repertoire

1. Etude 1: Left Alone

2. Etude 2: Arabesque

3. March in D Major

4. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

5. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

Spring Milestones:

1. January Recording Session for Competition

2. Level 3 and 4 RCM Theory

3. Level 3 or Practical RCM assessment: May 29, 2024

   1. List A: Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733)

   2. List B C Major

   3. List C: Clowns by Kabalevsky

   4. Etude 1: Left Alone

   5. Etude 2: Arabesque

4. Expressive Focus in Performance

RCMCP Scores:

Level 1: Score of 84

Level 2: Score of 96

Level 3:

💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

1. FOR EACH SECTION IN NEWZIK:

1. Fix al markings in the score.

2. Practice starting from three different places every day.

3. Play through with and without music.

💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

1. FOR EACH SECTION IN NEWZIK:

   1. Practice with metronome 60 per half note

   2. As you play through, fix any “spots” that need work by doing them three times in-a-row correctly. Start a measure before and finish a measure after the spot.

   3. Play through entire piece once with and without the music.

💚RCM Technical Requirements Level 3 in Newzik

1. Rotate through everything!

💚Sight-reading: J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943

1. No faster than m.m. 72 per 16th note.

2. Sight-reading daily: at least 8 measures at a time, per session. These will be harder than your normal sight-reading material. So please study closely, look at chords and try to connect the dots with your theory assignments. Repeat the 8 measures until you can play it without too many errors.

3. Finished:

   1. Burgmuller, 25 Etudes, Op. 100

   2. J.S. Bach, 6 Preludes, BWV 939-943

💚Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests Level 3 (tests PDF)

1. See the “Clapbacks and Playbacks 4/30”

💚Arabesque op. 100 no. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874) (L. 3, Etude)

1. Practice what is indicated in Newzik.

2. Do close loud on any sections that seem untidy. Spot any sections that need it.

3. Hands alone practice once through with music m.m. 72 per quarter note.

4. Play through with and without music.

5. Work on ninja hands at the end. Lower wrists, etc.

💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

FOR EACH SECTION IN NEWZIK:

1. Hands alone once through with music and with m.m. 76 per quarter note.

2. Play through HT with and without music. Spot any sections that need work.

💚Clowns by Kabalevsky (L. 3, C)

1. FOR EACH SECTION IN NEWZIK:

   1. SLOW WORK: RH, LH, HT (careful not to push wrist forward too much).

   2. MEDIUM TEMPI: mm. 84, 88, 92

      1. Play through each section at a medium tempo (under the final tempo) three times correctly. Focus on expression. With and without the music.

   3. FINAL TEMPI: m.m. 100, 104, 108

      1. Play through with and without the music at your final tempo, and one above and below final tempo.

💚March in D Major BWV Anh. 122 C. P. E. Bach (L. 4, A)

1. Hands alone and hands together, at a medium tempo. Set metronome to 88. If you make a mistake, go back at least 1/2 measure to fix the mistake before you go on.

2. Play through with and without music, entire piece.

3. Spot any sections that need it.

💜Level 4 A possible pieces: Air in B-flat by Handel, and Allegretto in E Major by Hassler

💜After Assessment: Start some improvisation / composition assignments.

🖤Celebrate Theory, Level 4, Unit 2

1. Complete the unit

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 1 in C Major

1. Speed-building:

   1. One measure at a time, starting at m.m. 50 and going up in increments of 4. Goal is 88.

   2. Complete at least mm. 9-12 and more if possible over the next week.

   3. If you get to a speed that is not working after three tries, STOP, and ask yourself what technical work you need.

      1. Use “accent practice” as needed: Accent every four 16th notes. Rotate them.

2. Review mm. 9 to the end with a very slow pace.

🖤Czerny Op. 299 No. 2 in C Major

1. Measures 5-8

   1. get rid of any pauses

   2. Speed-build

   3. Do technical work as needed

🖤Hanon No. 4 (start with this assignment every day)

1. Rhythms:

   1. Long, Long, Short, Short

   2. Long, Short, Short, Long

   3. Short, Short, Long, Long

   4. Short, Long, Long, Short

2. LEGATO: m.m. 100 two notes per tic. Your goal here it to play with a smooth, bump-free hand position.

🖤Basic Rhythmic Training by Robert Starer No. 95 (slower)

1. Prepare nos. 108 and 110

2. Remember to clap the pulse for one measure before you begin.

3. Tidy up the beat’s subdivisions. They’re almost clear! :)

🖤Bartok Microkosmos:

1. Left off on no. 61

1. 💚Left Alone by Joyce Grill (L. 3, Etude)

   1. Continue to focus on tidy attacks for the chords

   2. Gradually release the hand from the keyboard as well as your pedal. Match the mood of the piece in your ending.

2. 💚Sonatina in A Minor op. 94 no. 4 (L. 3, B)

3. 💚💚Sonatina in C Major op. 36 no. 1 by Clementi (L. 3, B)

4. 💚Musette in D Major BWV Anh. 126, attr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) (L. 3, A)

   1. Please focus on dynamics when you review.

5. 💚Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

6. 💚Minuet in G Minor, BWV Anh. 115 by Christian Petzold (1677-1733) (L. 3, A)

7. 💚Etude in F Major, Op. 190, NMo. 27 by Köhler (L. 2, Etude)

8. 💚Impertinence, HWV 494 George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) (L. 2, A)

9. 💚I Spy by Melody Bober (L. 2, B)

10. 💜💚Canon in A Minor by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, C)

11. 💚Etude in D Minor op. 82 No. 65 by Cornelius Gurlitt (L. 2, Etude)

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

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

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

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

Spring Milestones

1. Record 1-2 pieces for competition submission.