2019-2020 Private Lesson Enrollment: Semester

Ethan:

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Technique
1. Contrary Motion on C Major.
  1. Rhythm - Use a metronome - You choose the speed!
2. Chromatic Scale Starting on C
  1. Notes - passed
  2. Fingering - passed
  3. Position - careful that you don’t drop your wrist on the the thumb.
**Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests
1. In your Newzik App: Prepare one “day” per practice session
2. Set 01 07
  1. Remember to study the sightreading portion carefully before you start and make sure you know the positions of your hands.
Celebrate Theory, Level 2
1. No Level 3 assignment yet.
Repertoire
1. Level 1: Etudes
  1. Drifting Clouds by William Gillock (L-1)
    1. Listen to the video above with your music and find all the patterns in the piece. Notice the expression markings too!
2. 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. THREE MEASURES AT A TIME: Focus is Metronome.
      1. Turn on the metronome to 52
      2. mm. 1-3, 2-4, 3-5, 4-6, 5-7
      3. FROM ETHAN: “Before you play, think about what you’re going to pay in your mind.” “If you need extra rhythm help, then you can ta it”
3. 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)
4. Muzio Clementi, Arietta in C Major
  1. SECTION 3, 4, 5 - Rhythm
    1. Our focus is RHYTHM:
    2. Choose a section
    3. Turn on the metronome to m.m. 52
    4. Ta the shortest note value
    5. Listen to four beats before you begin
    6. Three times in-a-row correctly.
5. Calico Cat
  1. Review
6. Freddie the Frog by Anne Crosby-Gaudet
  1. Review
7. Distant Chimes
  1. Review once a week.
8. Sneaky Sam
  1. Review once a week.
9. A Song by Alexander Gedike
  1. Review once a week.
10. Starfish at Night
  1. Review once a week

No assignments below this line

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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