2017-2018 Lesson 14: Jacqueline Isaacson

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Notes & Makeups

  1. Try to have at least one practice session on the piano upstairs. 

RCM Repertoire

RCM Musicianship

RCM Technique

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*TECHNIQUE

  1. Dustin

    1. Bring Technical Requirements for Level 1

  2. Order of sharps and flats

    1. Memorize:
    2. Sharps: F, C, G, D, A, E, B
    3. Flats: B, E, A, D, G, C, F

  3. MINOR SCALE

    1. a, e, b
      1. Wrists up 

  4. MAJOR SCALE

    1. C, G, D, A, E 
      1. Wrists up and no twisty wrists. 
      2. These need to be a bit more fluent in terms of tempo and fingering. 

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REPERTOIRE

  1. Choose L.1 Repertoire Piece

    1. Dustin bring book next week.

  2. *Minuet in C Major K 6 by Mozart (L.2)

    1. System one: hands together
    2. Entire piece: hands alone with no pauses! 

  3. Schumann? Wild Rider?

  4. German Dance by Beethoven in D Major (L.2)

    1.  To the end with no pauses! :) Fix the missing sharps. 

  5. Far Away by Teresa Richert (L. 1 Etude)

    1. Review

  6. Hopscotch by Boris Berlin (L. 1 Etude) 

    1. Review

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**REVIEW - once a week with music

  1. Etude in C Major by Félix Le Couppey (L. 1 Etude)

    1. German Dance in D Major Hob.IX:22  No. 2 by Franz Joseph Haydn (L.1 List A)
    2. Dream Journey by Christine Donkin (L.1 List B)
    3. Tarntella by Lynes (Faber L.1) (for next week)
    4. Angelfish by Anne Crosby (L.1, List B)

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    *Musicianship

    1. *Four Star Sight Reading and Ear Tests Level 1

      1. Prepare Set 6
      2. Remember to do "star 4" of each "day."
      3. Do the tests with Dustin at your lesson.

    2. Rhythm (no assignment) 

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT
      2. Left off at 57

    3. Solfege (no assignment)

      1. NO ASSIGNMENT
      2. Left off: Chapter 4 Nos. 15 & 17

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    Reading (no assignments)

    1. Czerny
      1. NO ASSIGNMENT
      2. REDO: No. 1 
    2. Sight Reading
    3. Bartok
      1. NO ASSIGNMENT
      2. Left off (PASSED OFF 9)
    4. Lesson & Musicianship 1B
      1. NO ASSIGNMENT
    5. Solos 1
      1. NO ASSIGNMENT

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    THEORY (no assignment)

    1. Level 1: Unit 3
      1. PREPARE: pages 37-38
    2. Prep: Unit 7
      1. Prepare for next week.
      2. Teach me about Major and Minor triads.