RCM Level 2: May 27, 2025, 4:20 pm
List A: (Ecossaise & Minuet)
List B: Crocodile Tears by Christine Donkin (L. 2, B)
List C: Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (b. 1955) L. 2, C
Etude: Etude in G Major, op. 166, no. 6 by Henri Bertini (1798-1876) L. 2, Etude
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💚 Dustin didn’t ask for good posture, ONCE!
💛 Dustin asked for good posture one to three times.
❤️ Dustin asked for good posture four or more times!
After 5 greens, you will receive a REWARD!
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Toby Edwards
Écossaise in G Major – Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1837)
An écossaise is a Scottish-style dance, and Beethoven’s take on it is short, catchy, and full of bounce. It’s not his most serious work — but that’s part of the fun. Beethoven had a sense of humor too.
Toby Edwards
Etude in G Major, Op. 166 No. 6 – Henri Bertini (1798–1876)
Henri Bertini was a French composer who believed that learning technique didn’t have to be boring. This etude sparkles with lightness and precision — like a quick dash through a sunny garden.
Toby Edwards
Crocodile Tears – Christine Donkin (b. 1976)
The title might sound dramatic, but 'Crocodile Tears' is actually kind of a joke. It refers to fake crying — and Christine Donkin’s music captures that drama perfectly, with over-the-top sighs and slinky melodies. It’s just the right amount of drama.
🎹💚Etude in G Major, op. 166, no. 6 by Henri Bertini (1798-1876) (L. 2, Etude)
Practice starting from any measure of the piece.
Practice the expression in 8 measure chunks (pedal, smooth texture)
Memorize the piece by playing 4-8 measure chunks with and without the music. Sometimes practicing in blocked chords helps.
🎹💚Ecossaise in G Major by LV Beethoven (L. 2, A)
Practice starting from any measure of the piece - three times each practice session.
Careful not to slide on the keys (you’re sometimes pulling toward you on the kyes).
🎹💚Crocodile Tears by Christine Donkin (L. 2, B)
Practice starting from any measure of the piece.
Think about the “phrasing” that we talked about (the purple lines). A phrase is a musical thought.
Also try to apply the expression of “fake tears.” Act it out without letting your body get too involved.
💚“RCM Technical Requirements Level 02”
See the highlights
Please focus on tidy attacks for any item that has more than one note played at once.
💚“SIGHT-READING 2A
Prepare at least pages 62-66
GO NO FASTER THAN M.M. 50 PER QUARTER NOTE
💚Interval & Playback Practice
Go to your PDF in Newzik called Four Star Level 02 Tests
See the audio titled “Playbacks Examples 1-6”
💚FOUR STAR Level 2
Sight-reading
NEVER start over in the middle of the exercise.
Don’t play faster than m.m. 32 per quarter note. You can turn the metronome on to hear the beat then turn it off.
Look at the rhythm and do it abstractly in your head. NOT fast.
Then look at the intervals, key signature, etc.
If you make a mistake, CONTINUE and pretend it didn’t happen. 😎
💛Minuet G Major by JS Bach (L. 2, A)
All 8th notes: beware of rhythm monster!👹 See the blue circles.
Practice starting from 3 different places each practice session.
💚Invention in C Major by Renée Christopher (b. 1955) L. 2, C)
Practice with metronome: 63, 66, 69, 72 and 76
Next week we will speed-build from 76
🖤Theory Level 2
Complete Unit 6 pages 1-4
REVIEW
💚Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.
💚Bourrée in D Minor by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760) (L. 1, A)
💚Canon by Carlton Elliott
💚Early One Morning (Level 1, B)
💚Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)
💚💚Sleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (b. 1976) (L. A)
💚💚What’s That Noise? B by Martha Mier (b. 1936) (L. A)
💚💚Boots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)
💚💚To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. B)
💚💚💚The Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)
🖤Presto in 5/8 by Edwin McLean (L. 2, B)
🖤Atacama Desert by Wynn-Anne Rossi (L. 2, B)
RCMCP: May 29, 2024, 3:00 pm
List A: Bourrée in D Minor
List B: Early One Morning
List C: Canon
Etude: Celebration