January 19, 2023 (2 of 3)

🖤 = assignment is on hold. Don’t practice.

❤️Go to Newzik: RCM Piano Syllabus under “Technical Tests” (p. 9 of the PDF)

  1. See your video inside the PDF in Newzik

  2. Do the yellow highlighted items.

  3. Remember to drop your wrists into the keys when you start.

  4. Keep each finger curved.

  5. Raise your wrists as you get to the top (not too high!)

  6. When you get back to the starting point, make a forward-motion wrist and come off the keyboard gently.

đź–¤Giraffe by Teresa RICHERT (b. 1964) (L. A)

💚What’s That Noise? B by Martha Mier (b. 1936) (L. A)

  1. WATCH your video in Newzik and follow the instructions for measures 1, 2 and 9

  2. Learn measures 1-12 for Thursday

    1. A “sharp” raises the note by 1/2 step

    2. A “flat” lowers the note by a 1/2 step

    3. A “natural” cancels a sharp or a flat.

đź–¤Smooth and Crunchy by Elisa Milne (b. 1967) (L. A)

đź–¤To Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

đź–¤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. A)

đź’šBoots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. Practice with your new video in Newzik

đź’šFOUR STAR A

  1. In Newzik, go to “FOUR STAR 0A” Set 10

    1. Remember NOT to do this all in one day. You should do ONE day per practice session.

❤️“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Do pages 8-11

  2. Remember to keep good hand position! Keep fingers curved.

    1. Remember forward wrists on long notes.

    2. Sit straight and tall

    3. Keep your wrists ABOVE THE WHITE keys

đź’śPreparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 5 “Rhythm”

    1. Complete the entire unit!

Review once a week with your music. You don’t need to review all of them in ONE practice session - just one PER WEEK.

  1. đź’šSleigh Bells by Christine Donkin (b. 1976) (L. A)

  2. đź’śThe Haunted Mouse by Nancy and Randall Faber (b. 1955; 1954)(L. A)

  3. The Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob TĂĽrk (1750-1813)(L. A)