August 21, 2023

💚Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey

1. Video recording: Mendelssohn

💚Bravura 2023 Young Artists Concerto Competition

1. Video recording: Mendelssohn

💚Hill Concerto Competition

1. Dec 1st deadline

2. Recording of Mendelssohn

3. ❤️Dustin: Edit video

💚Lyra (NYC DiMenna Center)

1. 6 min min: two contrasting piece.

2. Due end of January

Portugal

1. 2024

2. Schumann

Music Teachers National Association (Senior)

1. 2024

Nazareth University Competition

1. 2024

Kaufmann

1. June 2024

The Claudette Sorel Piano Competition & Piano Fellows Program

1. 2024

GAC Mentorship Program

1. Technique

2. Musicianship

3. Theory

4. Repertoire

Interlochen Summer: June 17-23 (confirmed

1. All five 2023 recital pieces

NOPI: July 15th

1. Mendelssohn

2023 Radda Rise International Piano Competitio

1. Participated

Bohemians Young Artists Piano Competition

1. Received Honorable Mention

2021 Radda Rise International Piano Competition

1. 2nd Place in Division 2: October 5, 2021

Music Teacher’s National Association

1. Compete in 2023?

New Orleans Virtual International Competition

1. Submitted. Results announced

2. Compete in 2023

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🖤Piano Technique Book 2008 Edition Royal Conservatory Music Development Program BOOK

1. E Major, E minor (Chords and arpeggios)

   1. No sliding

   2. Correct on the first try.

   3. 2-4 octaves.

   4. Write down your maximum tempi.

🖤Czerny op. 299 no. 12

1. No. 12 - passed m.m. 72 per half note

2. Finished: No. 39

3. No. 3, 12, 30 on dec

💜“Sightreading Pieces” in you Newzik. DAILY

1. 💚Bach, 15 Inventions

   1. On no. 5

1. 🖤Beethoven Piano Sonatas (paused at op. 27 no. 1)

2. 🖤Brahms Piano Works (Paused at p. 12)

3. Shostakovich, Children’s and Easy Pieces, Op. 69 (finished March, 2023)

4. Tchaikovsky, Album for the Young, op. 39 (finished November 3, 2022)

5. Grieg Lyric Pieces in Newzik (op. 54) (finished August 2022)

25-30 Min Competition Program:

1. Option One:

   1. Rameau: Govotte et Six Doubles (7:00)

   2. Chopin: Scherzo No. 3, Sonata No. 3, Ballade No. 1

   3. Dutilleux: Sonata: Choral et Variations (11:00)

Current Solo Program:

1. Handel: Chaconne In G Major, HVB 435 (5:50 min)

1. Haydn: Piano Sonata, No. 59 in E-flat Major Hob. XVI:49: (6:00 min)

   1. I: Allegro

2. Rachmaninov: Preludes, Op. 23 Nos. 4 and 5

3. Debussy: Images

4. Gershwin: Prelude No. 1

5. ❤️Modern:

6. ❤️Etudes:

Prospective Repertoire:

1. Bach: Partita No. 4

2. Rameau: Gavotte et Six Doubles

3. Beethoven: Sonata

4. Romantic Option:

   1. Brahms: Rhapsody

   2. Fauré:

      1. Nocturnes: 5, 6, 13,

      2. Valse-Caprice No. 2

   3. Chopin:

      1. Scherzo No. 2 or 3

5. Chopin:

   1. Etudes

   2. Scherzo No. 2 or 3

6. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor

7. Ravel:

8. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12, Op. 23 No. 4 and 5

9. Modern:

   1. Dutilleux: Sonata: Choral et variations / Prelude

   2. Messiaen: Prelude / Vingt Regards sur l’enfent Jesus

   3. Berg Piano Sonata

   4. Ligeti:

BAROQUE

CLASSICAL

ROMANTIC

1. Chopin

   1. 24 Préludes, Op. 28

      1. No. 10 in C-sharp minor: Molto allegro (PASS PERFORMANCE LEVEL BY 8/31)

         1. Mm. 1-2 and other passages - “pop” the top notes.

         2. Speed build these passages.

      2. No. 8 in F-sharp minor: Molto agitato (DONE LEARNING NOTES BY 8/31)

         1. GOAL: Up to end of 14:

         2. Up to tempo: RH melody with LH for structural purposes.

         3. Mm. 1-4

            1. Close loud

            2. High Loud (RH alone)

            3. Staccato

            4. Speed-build

            5. As needed:

               1. Accent practice

               2. Rhythms

               3. Sprints.

         4. 2, 4, 6, then 8 Measures at a time:

            1. HT: RH thumb + blocked triplet, play bass

            2. RH: isolate notes 3-7 of the 32nd note pattern - using wrist to get to the following melody note.

            3. HT: RH octaves broken (melody nites) + LH block triplet, bass

            4. HT: LH Blocked triplet and bass + RH thumb + notes 3-7

            5. RH: as written, but thinking of notes 3-7 as your primary hand position. In other words, let go of the top note of the octave and experiment with using your wrist.

               When things are tough: ISOLATE.

               If they’re still tough: SLOW DOWN

      3. No. 13 in F-sharp major: Lento

      4. No. 16 in B-flat minor: Preso con fuoco

      5. No. 19 in E-flat major: Vivace

      6. No. 22 in G minor: Molto agitato

   2. Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

   3. 12 Études Op. 25:

      1. No. 2 in F minor

      2. No. 12 in C minor

      3. No. 11 in A minor

      4. No. 10 in B minor

   4. Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 36

IMPRESSIONISTIC / POST-ROMANTIC

1. .

MODERN / 21st Century

CONCERTI

1. Schumann, Piano Concerto in A Minor

   1. Opening:

      1. See green pen

      2. Learn more of the exposition.

   2. Cadenza:

      1. Mm. 398-401 - include in the cadenza

      2. See new markings.

      3. Listen again to some recordings for reminders of flexibility.

      4. Working on timing

      5. Correct fingerings.

      6. Polish the notes.

      7. Trill timings.

      8. Start ON the note of trills in the romantic period.

CONCERTI

1. Haydn

   1. Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob:XVIII:11

      • Movement 3: Rondo all’Ungarese: Allegro assai

2. Mendelssohn:

   1. Concert No. 2 in D Minor, (Movement 3)

BAROQUE

1. Händel

   1. Chaconne in G Major, HVB 435

2. Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

   1. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 (L. 10, A)

      1. prelude

   2. French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 815 (L.

      1. Allemande (L. 7, A)

      2. Gigue (L. 7, A)

   3. Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775

   4. Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779

   5. Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 (L. 8, A)

   6. Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786 (L. 8, A)

   7. Sinfonia No. 8 in F Major, BWV 794 (L. 9, A)

3. Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

   1. Sonata in E Major, K 531 (L. 8, A)

   2. Sonata in G Major L 487, Domenico Scarlatti (L. 9, A)

CLASSICAL

1. L. V. Beethoven (1770-1827)

   1. Sonata Op. 10 No. 1 in C Minor (No. 5)

      1. Movement II

      2. Movement III

   2. Sonata in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 2 (No. 6) (L. 10, B)

      1. I. Allegro

   3. Sonata in G Minor, op. 49, no. 1 (L. 8, B)

   4. Sonata in G Major Op 49 No. 2 (L. 8, B)

2. Muzio Clementi ()

   1. Six Sonatinas, Op. 36

      1. No. 1 in C Major

      2. No. 2

      3. No. 3

      4. No. 4

      5. No. 5

      6. No. 6

3. Haydn

   1. Piano Sonata, No. 53 in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34 (L. 9-B)

      1. III: Presto

   2. Piano Sonata, No. 59 in E-flat Major Hob. XVI:49:

      1. I: Allegro

4. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

   1. Sonata in C Major, K 545, Allegro (L. 8, B)

ROMANTIC

1. Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806-1874)

   1. The Storm Op. 109 No. 13 (L. 8, Etude)

2. Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

   1. Valse Op 69 No. 1 (L. 8, C)

   2. Waltz Op. 69 No. 2 in B minor (L. 8, C)

   3. Chopin Waltz in F Major Op. 34 No. 3

   4. Chopin, Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1

3. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

   1. Humoreske in C Major Op. 6 No. 3 (L. 8, C)

   2. Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4

4. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

   1. Gondellied (Barcarole) in A Major (L. 8, C)

5. Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

   1. Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 No. 12 Knecht Rubrecht (L. 8, C)

IMPRESSIONISTIC / POST-ROMANTIC

1. Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

   1. Images: Livre I

      1. Reflets dans l’eau

   2. Children’s Corner:

      1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (L. 10, D)

      2. The Little Shepherd (L. 8, D)

   3. Page d’Album (L. 8, D)

   4. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123

      1. 5, Bruyères

      2. 6. “General Lavine” - eccentric

2. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

   1. Improvisation in C-sharp minor Op. 84 No. 5 from Huit Pièces Brèves (L. 9 Etude)

   2. Barcarolle Op. 26 No. 1 in A Minor

3. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

   1. Etude Tableaux, Op. 33 No. 7 in G Minor

   2. Prelude op. 23 no. 4 in D Major

   3. Prelude op. 23 no. 5 in G Minor

4. Maurice Ravel (1875-1737)

   1. Prelude in A Minor (L. 8, D)

5. Alexander Scriabin ()

   1. Twenty-Four Preludes, Op. 11 No. 22 by (L. 8, D)

6. Sergei Prokofiev ()

   1. Op. 65

      1. No. 6 Waltz (L. 7: C)

      2. No. 12

MODERN / 21st CENTURY

2023 Final Recital

1. 1:00 pm

   1. Gershwin

   2. Debussy, Reflets dans l’eau

   3. Handel (5:50)

2. 3:00 pm

   1. Haydn (6:00)

   2. Rachmaninoff (4:23