2017-2018 Lesson 17: Jacqueline Isaacson

Schedule a specific time to do your piano practice every day. At least 20 min. 

Notes & Makeups

  1. Try to have at least one practice session on the piano upstairs. 
  2. PERFORMANCE CLASS: February 11, 2018
    1. Hopscotch
    2. Far Away
    3. German Dance 

RCM Repertoire

RCM Musicianship

RCM 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: two octaves hands alone

    1. A Natural (see page 7)
      1. Wrists up 

  4. MAJOR SCALE: two octaves hands alone

    1. C (see page 7)
      1. Wrists up and no twisty wrists. 
      2. These need to be a bit more fluent in terms of tempo and fingering. 

  5. Choose L.1 Repertoire Piece when finished with German Dance

    1. Dustin bring book next week.

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

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

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

    1. Goal is entire piece hands together no faster or slower than m.m. 80
      1. Relearn the RH fingering in mm. 1-3
      2. Please remember wrists up and shoulder down.
      3. Fix the notes in measures 13-End
      4. LH forward wrists on each chord.
      5. Spot small section hands alone then together. Expand your section and do the same thing (three times correctly at a SLOW TEMPO).  
      6. To the end with no pauses! :) Fix the missing sharps. 

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

    1. Review

  9. 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 (four star)

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

      1. Prepare Set 7
      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.