💚 = do the assignment. We are on track
💛 = do the assignment - it needs extra focus.
❤️ = do the assignment - needs lots of work or was not prepared properly
💜 = do the assignment - we didn’t get to it at the lesson and will start with this before any 💛💚
🖤 = Don’t do
Important Dates
Fridays: 5:15 pm with Norah?
Mondays: ? Norah?
December 10, 2023 - Performance Class
March 10, 2024 - Guest Artist Workshop
May 19, 2024 - Final Recitals
Bach - Invention
Mozart - Sonata, mvt. 1
Bach - Sheep may safely graze arr. Egan Petri
Technique
Talk about beginner curriculum with
💚”RCM Technical Requirements Level 01”
(no faster than m.m. 88 per two notes). At least three-five times per week.
Prepare Major and Minor Scales (levels 1-3)
C/a, G/e, F/d, B-flat/g, D/b
STOP before you play to ask yourself:
The key (number of sharps or flats)
Where is finger 4 in each hand
Set a slow tempo
Repeat the good, three times in-a-row correctly (if you’re ready - you can start just three times correctly first).
💚Solfège Blue Book: (travel assignment - do at your leisure when you are in transit)
Increase speed until it makes you feel slightly uncomfortable. Then work from there.
💚Four Star Sight-readng & Ear Tests
Level 1: finish set 8-9 - focus on “star 4” and the clap-blacks
Playback is very strong for this level
Continue to do Clapback with Dustin as tests.
💚Celebrate Theory
💜Finish Level 4: Unit 5 and 6 and finish level if you can.
💚Flash Cards
M.m. 60, two ticks per card. Set your cards on the music stand all in a row (randomly) and say the key for major every two ticks.
Minor keys next week - start.
💛Order of Sharps and flats. Memorize in both directions.
Father
Charles
Goes
Down
And
Ends
Battles
🖤Grieg Lyric Piece
Focus more after recital.
💚(recital)Bach, Sheep May Safely Graze arr. Egon Petri
Finish memorizing
Recital practice next week
💚(recital)Bach, Invention No. 5 in E-flat Major, HWV 776
For Each Section:
Medium Tempi:
Medium Tempi:
Hands alone, then together at a medium tempo.
M.m. 84, 88, 96
Focus is expression
With and without music.
After Section Work:
Final Tempi:
m.m. 116, 120, 126
Recital practice, with and without music. Pretend you’re playing in front of people. Don’t stop if you have issues.
💚(recital)Mozart Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K 330: I. Allegro moderato
For Each Section:
Medium Tempi:
Hands alone, then together at a medium tempo.
M.m. 84, 88, 96
Focus is expression
With and without music.
After Section Work:
Final Tempi:
m.m. 104, 108, 112
Recital practice, with and without music. Pretend you’re playing in front of people. Don’t stop if you have issues.
Practice starting from random meausres
🖤Hanon
Watch the practice video for Close Loud and follow the instructions. Video is found in the Newzik PDF.
🖤Czerny
No assignment
Review Repertoire
Chopin, Waltz in A Minor op. Posth., B 150 (L. 6, C)