June 13 & 20, 2024

💚 = 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

Technique

1. Talk about beginner curriculum?

   1. Look at Young Beginning Curriculum

2. 💚TECHNIQUE

   1. (no faster than m.m. 88 per two notes). At least three-five times per week.

      1. ITEMS TO PREPARE FOR NEXT LESSON:

         1. C/a, G/e, F/d, B-flat/g

      2. METHOD:

         1. ONE major and ONE minor per practice session.

            1. SCALES:

               1. one octave apart

               2. Contrary motion

               3. Broken chords

               4. Arpeggios

         2. The key (number of sharps or flats)

         3. Where is finger 4 in each hand

         4. CLOSE LOUD - independence of the fingers. Round fingertips

         5. STACCATO - (see your video)

         6. LEGTO - start slowly focusing on form, and speed-build to m.m. 120

3. 💚My Funny Valentine:

   1. Swing only applies to 8th notes.

   2. Think about each beat (quarter note) having three parts (1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a).

   3. Learn as much as you can and record in Newzik.

4. 💚Four Star Sight-readng & Ear Tests

   1. Level 1: finish set 8-9 - focus on “star 4” and the clap-blacks

   2. Playback is very strong for this level

   3. Continue to do Clapback with Dustin as tests.

5. 💚Celebrate Theory

   1. 💜Finish Level 4: Unit 5 and 6 and finish level if you can.

6. Jazz standards

7. Beethoven?

8. 🖤Grieg Lyric Piece

   1. Focus more after recital.

Review Repertoire

1. Chopin, Waltz in A Minor op. Posth., B 150 (L. 6, C)

2. Bach, Invention No. 5 in E-flat Major, HWV 776

3. Mozart Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K 330: I. Allegro moderato