March 25, 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. CREATING THE MAJOR SCALE PATTERN FROM ANY KEY.

    1. Tonic, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half

    2. Practice playing whole steps on the keyboard from:

      1. black to black

      2. white to white

      3. white to black

      4. black to white

    3. Remember the starting note called the “tonic”

    4. Choose any starting note

    5. Say the pattern out loud as you play it.

      1. Remember: Whole Step has ONE note between two notes. It can be black or white.

*THEORY

  1. *Theory 01 05 Scales:

    1. REVIEW THIS UNIT AGAIN AND BE ABLE TO TALLK TO ME ABOUT ANYTHING IN IT.

      1. REMEMBER:

        1. A SCALE ASCENDING IS GOING UP / FORWARD

          1. TONIC, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, TONIC

        2. A SCALE DESCENDING IS GOING DOWN / BACKWARD

          1. TONIC, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, TONIC

        3. The Scale “degrees” don’t change if you’re doing forward or backward. We know them by going forward.

        4. The pattern of whole steps and half steps doesn’t change going forward or backward either. We know the pattern ascending.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. *“FOUR STAR 0B 07”

    1. You’re doing better! Keep up a positive attitude.

  2. “SIGHTREADING 00 38-45 BAG”

    1. Set Metronome to m.m. 80 = quarter note.

    2. Prepare TWO “days” per practice session.

      1. Place your hands in your lap

      2. Study the time signature

      3. Study the rhythm (do it in your head like you do “star 2” in Four Star.

      4. Set a slow and steady beat.

      5. Start and DO NOT STOP if you make any mistakes.

      6. After you finish, stop and then look back to see if you made any mistakes.

      7. Fix them in your head and try again!

REPERTOIRE

  1. The Calico Cat

    1. Next!!!!

  2. Czerny No. 5

    1. LEARN HANDS TOGETHER

      1. Use NFRPE learning 1-2 measures at a time.

      2. GO SLOWLY!!!

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 4

    1. Transpose to F Major again

    2. Transpose to A Major!

      1. Remember that the scales degrees are the same in C Major and A Major!

  4. *Czerny Op. 823 No. 3

    1. Transpose to G Major and F Major

    2. Speed Build in C Major - keep your wrist movements!