2017-2018 Lesson 32: Luke Jow

Lesson Assignments:

1. Choose some new repertoire with Dustin for Summer work / enjoyment!

   1.  

2. Green Theory Book

   1. Review 23 - 35 - be familiar with the material

   2. Be able to play all the scales on page 34. RH and LH alone.

   3. Focus on keeping a good position!

3. Sight Reading

   1. .

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Polonaise 

2. Chopin Prelude in D-flat Major

3. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

4. Musette by Felix le Couppey

(LESSON CREDIT) 2017-2018 Lesson 31: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Green Theory Book

   1. Review 23 - 35 - be familiar with the material

   2. Be able to play all the scales on page 34. RH and LH alone.

      1. Focus on keeping a good position!

2. Sight Reading

   1. Remember the rule of sight reading - do not stop or start over 

   2. Sight-read 73 to the end of the book. At least 5 each day.

1. Polonaise

   1. Have entire piece prepared at one tempo.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 60-63 don't speed through this section because you're missing notes here. 
   2. All sections of this piece apart from the storm section need to be treated gently and with great sensitivity. DON'T SQUASH THE BUGS.
   3. PEDAL! CLEAN PEDAL!

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 30: Luke Jow

Should have been published May 17th.

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Green Theory Book

   1. Review 23 - 35 - be familiar with the material

   2. Be able to play all the scales on page 34. RH and LH alone.

      1. Focus on keeping a good position!

2. Sight Reading

   1. Remember the rule of sight reading - do not stop or start over 

   2. Sight-read 73 to the end of the book. At least 5 each day.

1. Polonaise

   1. Have entire piece prepared at one tempo.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 60-63 don't speed through this section because you're missing notes here. 
   2. All sections of this piece apart from the storm section need to be treated gently and with great sensitivity. DON'T SQUASH THE BUGS.
   3. PEDAL! CLEAN PEDAL!

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

(LESSON CREDIT) 2017-2018 Lesson 29: Luke Jow

Should have been published May 17th.

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Have entire piece prepared at one tempo.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 60-63 don't speed through this section because you're missing notes here. 
   2. All sections of this piece apart from the storm section need to be treated gently and with great sensitivity. DON'T SQUASH THE BUGS.
   3. PEDAL! CLEAN PEDAL!

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 28: Luke Jow

Should have been published May 17th.

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Have entire piece prepared at one tempo.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 60-63 don't speed through this section because you're missing notes here. 
   2. All sections of this piece apart from the storm section need to be treated gently and with great sensitivity. DON'T SQUASH THE BUGS.
   3. PEDAL! CLEAN PEDAL!

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 27: Luke Jow

Credited Lesson 26: Dustin Cancelled.

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Have entire piece prepared at one tempo.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 60-63 don't speed through this section because you're missing notes here. 
   2. All sections of this piece apart from the storm section need to be treated gently and with great sensitivity. DON'T SQUASH THE BUGS.
   3. PEDAL! CLEAN PEDAL!

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 26: Luke Jow

Credited Lesson 26: Dustin Cancelled.

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Learn the third system slowly and correctly.
   2. Relearn the 2nd system with correct fingering. Remember how we practiced at the lesson.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. measure 4, 23, 79 practice these measures back to back, several times.  - think pp
   2. careful you don't accent when you change your pedal.  
   3. measures 60-63 - TOP VOICES
   4. measure 63 - steady beat

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 25: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Learn the third system slowly and correctly.
   2. Relearn the 2nd system with correct fingering. Remember how we practiced at the lesson.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. measure 4, 23, 79 practice these measures back to back, several times.  - think pp
   2. careful you don't accent when you change your pedal.  
   3. measures 60-63 - TOP VOICES
   4. measure 63 - steady beat

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 24: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Practice the first system like we did together at your lesson
      1. Three times correctly.
      2. Three days in-a-row correctly. 
   2. Practice the 2nd system like the first!
   3. Do the rest of the piece like the first system if you have time after you do the 2nd system. 

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. Take a look at the blue pen
   2. Keep practicing the first two systems to get them in  your fingers!  

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 23: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. How do you practice this effectively? 

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. *Chopin Prelude

   1. Last page fix red pen (and review the green)
   2. Perform entire last page with good expression markings.  

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

2017-2018 Lesson 22: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. RH perform for me, at m.m. 60 with all fingering and correct rh
      1. start with 2 measures at a time at m.m. 60
      2. Then do 4 measures at a time. 
      3. Then 8 and 16

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

4. *Chopin Prelude

   1. Last page fix red pen (and review the green)
   2. Perform entire last page with good expression markings.  

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2017-2018 Lesson 21: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1. Research where the "polonaise" comes from. How far back does it go?
   2. Make small goes using your practice chart (two measures at a time hands alone). Follow the practice chart carefully!!!! Remember how we accomplished the rhythm?

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. No assignment 

3. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

4. *Chopin Prelude

   1. Fix green pen on the last page. 

Review - ONCE A WEEK WITH YOUR MUSIC.

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

2017-2018 Lesson 20: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Polonaise

   1.  

2. Foggy Day Blues

   1. Start learning hands alone. 

3. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. All blue fixed or we can't move on. 

4. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

5. Chopin Prelude

   1. Fix green pen on the last page. 

2017-2018 Lesson 19: Luke Jow

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. DUET FOR PHILIP AND LUKE???

2. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. Fix the green and blue pen.  

3. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

4. Chopin Prelude

   1. Fix green pen on the last page. 

2017-2018 Lesson 18: Luke Jow

Only practice Burgmuller until Sunday. Review Chopin once a day as well. Start your other assignments after Sunday.

 

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. See the blue pen in your new practice chart.  

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. Clean pedaling in m. 63
   2. mm. 60 - 67 - clean pedaling by holding your LH notes here appropriate. 
   3. Heel on the floor when you pedal
   4. Learn the last page -  as much as possible. 

2017-2018 Lesson 17: Luke Jow

Please remember to do Blue Note

Notes & Makeups

Lesson Assignments:

1. Blue Note - 10 Correct in Under:

   1. Treble Clef: Level 4: LETTERS: beat your personal best time of 43 seconds (20 is goal!)
   2. Treble Clef: Level 4: SOLFEGE: beat your personal best time of 34 seconds (20 is goal)
   3. Bass Clef: Level 3: LETTER: (20 is goal) 
   4. Bass Clef: Level 3: SOLFEGE: (20 is goal)

2. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. Use your section work practice chart I emailed your parents. Use this and complete the boxes.  

3. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

4. Chopin Prelude

   1. Clean pedaling in m. 63
   2. mm. 60 - 67 - clean pedaling by holding your LH notes here appropriate. 
   3. Heel on the floor when you pedal
   4. Learn the last page -  as much as possible. 

2017-2018 Lesson 16: Luke Jow

Please remember to do Blue Note

Notes & Makeups

Reading

1. Blue Note - 10 Correct in Under:

   1. Treble Clef: Level 4: LETTERS: beat your personal best time of 43 seconds (20 is goal!)
   2. Treble Clef: Level 4: SOLFEGE: beat your personal best time of 34 seconds (20 is goal)
   3. Bass Clef: Level 3: LETTER: (20 is goal) 
   4. Bass Clef: Level 3: SOLFEGE: (20 is goal)

Repertoire

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. mm. 3-16 - don't worry about beat - correct position, fingering and notes.
   2. mm. 17-18 - learn hands together 
   3. Rhythm is not the focus. Take your time doing this hands together. Notes and fingering and articulation are focus.  

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 60-63 - top voices, no stutter practice... tempo is not a concern here - positioning and sound quality.  

   2. mm. 64-67 - hands together

2017-2018 Lesson 15: Luke Jow

Please remember to do Blue Note

Notes & Makeups

Reading

1. Blue Note - 10 Correct in Under:

   1. Treble Clef: Level 4: LETTERS: beat your personal best time of 43 seconds (20 is goal!)
   2. Treble Clef: Level 4: SOLFEGE: beat your personal best time of 34 seconds (20 is goal)
   3. Bass Clef: Level 3: LETTER: (20 is goal) 
   4. Bass Clef: Level 3: SOLFEGE: (20 is goal)

Repertoire

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. Learn measures 1-10 hands together
   2.  Rhythm is not the focus. Take your time doing this hands together. Notes and fingering and articulation are focus.  

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm. 64-67 - learn with the correct fingering. 

   2. mm. 60-63 - practice with correct texture and p dynamics. 

2017-2018 Lesson 14: Luke Jow

Please remember to do Blue Note

Notes & Makeups

Reading

1. Blue Note - 10 Correct in Under:

   1. Treble Clef: Level 4: LETTERS: beat your personal best time of 43 seconds (20 is goal!)
   2. Treble Clef: Level 4: SOLFEGE: beat your personal best time of 34 seconds (20 is goal)
   3. Bass Clef: Level 3: LETTER: (20 is goal) 
   4. Bass Clef: Level 3: SOLFEGE: (20 is goal)

Repertoire

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. mm. 6-8 LH - be able to play with correct fingering and notes. Lower your shoulder. Forward wrist. 
   2. mm. 11-19 - RH with correct fingering and notes. 
   3. mm. 7-10, 23-26 - RH with correct fingering and notes. 

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. mm 40-43 - keep your heel on the floor.

   2. Entire middle section - shoulders down.

   3. Learn mm. 60-67  

2017-2018 Lesson 13: Luke Jow

Please remember to do Blue Note

Notes & Makeups

Reading

1. Blue Note - 10 Correct in Under:

   1. Treble Clef: Level 4: LETTERS: beat your personal best time of 43 seconds (20 is goal!)
   2. Treble Clef: Level 4: SOLFEGE: beat your personal best time of 34 seconds (20 is goal)
   3. Bass Clef: Level 3: LETTER: (20 is goal) 
   4. Bass Clef: Level 3: SOLFEGE: (20 is goal)

Repertoire

1. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Burgmuller

   1. All 16th note figures: "drop - pop" technique
      1. Step 1: drop into the first note with the weight of your arm
      2. Sept 2: pop up from the last note of the figure with fingers like willow tree

2. Musette by Felix le Couppey

   1. mm. 2-End - count. Be sure that your half notes aren't too long.
   2. Fix all other pink pen in the RH
   3. Add the LH by practicing in small chunks.   

3. Chopin Prelude

   1. Focus on taking apart LH and the "raindrop" RH of the middle section. DON't do more than 8 measures.