2020-2021 Lesson 9 of 32

2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Ethan:

1. Technique

   1. GOAL FOR NEXT WEEK:

      1. Keep wrist up and elbow / arm in a level position (steady)

   2. PREPARE: Rh and Lh alone:

      1. C Major / A Minor

      2. G Major

      3. F Major (remember RH finger 4 on B-flat)

   3. Finding the Relative Minor Scale:

      1. Go down three half steps from the Major Tonic.

      2. Verify by going down two letter names from the Tonic

2. Celebrate Theory, Level 2

   1. No Level 3 assignment yet.

3. Repertoire

   1. Level 1: List A

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

      2. Minuet in F Major K. 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

      3. Andante in G Minor by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

      4. Aria in F Major, BWV Anh. 131 by Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)

         1. Learn the first system hands alone using NFRPE

         2. Look for patterns throughout the whole piece.

   2. Level 1: List B

      1. Waltz Op. 39 No. 13 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987)

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

      3. Mist by Clifford Poole (1916-2003)

      4. Red Satin Jazz by Martha Mier (b. 1936)

      5. Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (b. 1976)

      6. A Starry Night by Italo Taranta (b. 1928)

   3. Level 1: List C

   4. Level 1: Etude

   5. Muzio Clementi

      1. SPOT: (1) Identify the issue. (2) Set the chunk (start one measure before and one measure after) (3) Accomplish your goal, three times in-a-row correctly. (4) Expand the spot to make your chunk bigger.

         1. M. 11

         2. M. 13

         3. M. 16

         4. M. 19

   6. Calico Cat

      1. Review

   7. Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet

      1. Review

   8. Distant Chimes

      1. Review once a week.

   9. Sneaky Sam

      1. Review once a week.

   10. A Song by Alexander Gedike

       1. Review once a week.

   11. Starfish at Night

       1. Review once a week

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