April 13, 2023

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

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

  1. See “TECHNIQUE Prep A and B” PDF in Newzik for a written example of chords and pentascales.

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

  1. Start next

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

  1. Practice with m.m. 96 per quarter note (final goal is m.m. 108).

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

đź’šTo Fly Like and Eagle by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. B)

  1. See all the purple markings in Newzik for your instructions.

đź–¤Angelfish by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (Non-RCM)

đź’šBoots, by Yvonne Adair (L. A)

  1. PRACTICE THE WHOLE PIECE AT M.M. 112 PER QUARTER NOTE.

  2. Remember to pop your wrists up on EVERY staccato note.

đź’šFOUR STAR A

  1. Go online and practice the exercises for Prep A

💜“SIGHTREADING 00 46-61”

  1. Continue on to do one per day.

  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’šPreparatory Level

  1. Prep Level: Unit 6 “Scales”

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

  3. đź’śThe Lively Boy by Daniel Gottlob TĂĽrk (1750-1813)(L. A)