January 4 (45 min) & 5, 2024

💚Scales & Arpeggios (5-7 min)

1. E Major and E minor: Arpeggios root position and inversions, and scales.

💚“Sightreading Pieces” in you Newzik. DAILY

1. Great American Songbook

2. Bach: Well Tempered Clavier: Read the preface

   1. Sight-read through. Repeat the Fugues or any one that’s difficult.

      1. Keep a record or note of which ones you like.

         1. Book I: No. 3 in C-sharp major, No. 6 in D minor.

3. Bach, 15 Inventions (completed)

   1. Finished

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)

1. 💚(5:00) Piano Sonata, No. 59 in E-flat Major Hob. XVI:49: I, Allegro (Due Tuesday)

   1. January 4, 2024 Lesson:

      1. Same as last lesson but in the recap.

   2. Dec 22, 2023 Lesson:

      1. Mm. 1-13 - see green pen.

      2. Mm. 25-42 - LH accent practice, get creative with the accents. RH strip the ornaments and focus on the melody line. Then add the ornaments.

   3. Dec 19, 2023 Lesson:

      1. See green up to m. 13

      2. Choreography review up to m. 13

      3. mm. 25-42: practice slow-mo to let RH ornaments become independent from the LH. LH Alberti bass consistent. No slowing down during ornaments.

   4. Dec. 17, 2023 Lesson:

      1. Choreograph up to m. 13 (sort out body movements / any storyline that may be helpful to accomplish this).

      2. Think about spacing between phrases and focus on articulation.

      3. LANG LANG IT!

2. 💚(5:00) Debussy: Images: Livre I: Reflet fans l’eau

   1. January 5, 2024

      1. Address all purple pen

      2. Technical work as needed.

   2. Dec. 29, 2023 Lesson

      1. Mm. 20-35: Technical work.

         1. Maintain the section below:

      2. Mm. 1-4:

         1. Mm. 1-2 - bring out melody more. Push forward with rubato a bit more. The melody tends to get stuck.

         2. Don’t slow too much in m. 4 because you’ll do this later!

      3. M. 5-9:

         1. M. 8 into 9 don’t take as much time.

      4. M. 9-10:

         1. Minimize the time between the chords and high descending staccato notes.

      5. M. 13:

         1. top voices.

      6. Mm. 16-19:

         1. ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR

   3. Dec. 22, 2023 Lesson

      1. mm. 44-49: Expressive work (maintain by doing some medium tempo).

         1. Pedal as if Santa wouldn’t know.

         2. Ease into the tempo

         3. Poco riten.

3. 💚(2:00) Chopin Prelude Op. 28 No. 8

   1. January 5 Lesson:

      1. Continue to work technically so you can focus mostly on the “expressively tragic and human” quality of the music.

   2. Mm. 1-11 are in better shape. mm. 11 to end need work.

   3. Hear the bass line. Let THERE BE SHAPE!

   4. SLOW MOTION PRACTICE: with a focus on balancing the weight of your arm into each note of both hands. No faster than m.m. 138.

   5. Remember to let go of the melody note after the attack and focus on the balance of the following fast-soft note.

   6. Small sections (2-4 measures) with repetitive slow-mo practice and repetitive medium-slow practice.

   7. Exaggerate the melody.

   8. Rotate sections through the whole piece or half the piece if you have less time.

4. 💜(4:10) Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 23 No. 5

   1. January 4, 2024:

      1. Work on melody lines in the first page. The ascending 16th notes sometimes slow the flow.

   2. Dec 29, 2023 Lesson:

      1. Descending octaves:

         1. accent practice in 2, 3 then 4. But make sure you do this at a fast tempo.

         2. When performing them up to tempo, start them softer but keep fast. Go CRAY here.

      2. Mm. 17-23: focus on LH rainbow wrist movement at the start of beats 3.

      3. Mm. 1-16

         1. Work with melody to figure out timing, mood, and where you are going.

         2. Supporting 16th to the melodic line should not get in the way of the line!

         3. Timing before the downbeat of m. 7

         4. Technical work mm. 7-9 - do voicing work, slow-mo.

   3. Dec 22, 2023 Lesson:

      1. See the red heart below

      2. Rainbow wrist (see rainbows in music)

   4. Dec 19, 2023 Lesson:

      1. OCTAVES: Think about lightness between the drop and pop.

      2. Tackle the sections in between the Dec 17th sections. Mm. 17-22

      3. “Relax before going into the scale”

      4. ❤️M. 24 octaves. Add one octave at a time starting from the end. (HAVE FUN!!!!!) BREAK UP INTO SMALLER SECTIONS TO HAVE MULTIPLE ENDING POINTS.

   5. Dec 17, 2023 Lesson:

      1. Pg. 2 - mm. 17-22: practice entering and leaving the theme: downbeat accented note followed by the repeated chords.

      2. Focus on the entry and exit being relaxed. Exaggerate the height and drop of the entry and exit.

      3. Travel on the repeated chords.

      4. USE MORE ARM.

      5. SHOULDER RELAXED.

      6. If it doesn’t work after 3 tries, ask yourself what you need to do different. Do 3 times in-a-row correctly.

5. 💜🤶Bach, Prelude and Fugue in F Major BWV 856, Book 1

   1. PRELUDE:

      1. Page 1: up to m.m. 76 See green pen.

      2. Page 2: speed-build from a very slow tempo. What have your learned in page 1 that can be applied to page 2?

   2. FUGUE:

      1. One measure at a time, learn / memorize voice by voice, stying the music with hands in your lap. Then play without looking. Then verify by playing with the music. Repeat 3 times in-a-row correctly for each voice and combination. If you make a mistake, correct it by looking at the music without playing, then put the music away and try again.

6. Liszt: 2 concert etudes, No. 1

   1. Review medium tempo.

7. 💜Dutilleux: Sonata: Choral et Variations (11:00) - DONE BY JANUARY 2, 2024

   1. Theme:

      1. EXPRESSION EXPERIMENT BODY LANGUAGE MAD SCIENTIST SHOOTING ROCKETS CRAZY EYES GIANTS SMASHING VILLAGE.

      2. M. 18-20: Sedation - waking up crazy.

      3. M. 27 - feel the articulation - be like a snare drum. Sempre forte. Someone’s world is falling apart.

   2. Variation 1:

      1. M. 103-106 - don’t change tempo. Do technical work.

      2. M. 136 - take time on the accent.

   3. Variation 2:

      1. Continue to focus on P.C., more aggressive dynamics changes. Listen to Anne Queffélec with recording and listen to textures and which notes are brought out.

   4. 💚Variation 3:

      1. Examine all the voices and start to come up with an expressive plan to feature melodic motives so we don’t overwhelm the listener with too much overlapping.

   5. Variation 4:

      1. How do you practice moments like m. 605 - 608? NOT accent practice YET!!!

CONCERTI

1. 💚Schumann, Piano Concerto in A Minor

   1. Mm. 131-134 - wrist movement in octaves.

   2. Mm. 128-131 - two short, one longer phrase. Lighten up two lower notes of chords. Dont’ get stuck with your 2nd and 4th beats.

   3. Letter F section: bring out bass notes

   4. Learn past letter G

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. Bartok Piano Sonata

   2. Dutilleux: Sonata: Choral et variations / Prelude

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

   4. Berg Piano Sonata

   5. Ligeti:

Cleveland International

Van Cliburn International

Kaufmann:

DEADLINES & SCHEDULE

DEC 1 – Application portal open
FEB 13 – Deadline to submit application with preliminary round recording
MAR 20 – Results of the preliminary round announced
APR 15 – Semifinal round recordings due
Early May – Finalists announced
JUNE 26 & 27 – Finals take place in person at Merkin Hall
JUNE 28, 2 pm – Winners' Concert at Merkin Hall

Preliminary YouTube Round

– Up to 20 minutes of music
Contestant's choice (needs to include at least one fast-paced work)

1. (2:20) Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F Major, BWV 856

2. (5:00) Piano Sonata, No. 59 in E-flat Major Hob. XVI:49:

3. (5:00) Debussy: Images: Livre I: Reflet fans l’eau

4. (2:00) Chopin Prelude Op. 28 No. 8

5. (4:10) Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 23 No. 5

Semi-Final Round

– Prerecorded: Up to 25 minutes. Must be recorded in one take, no editing is allowed. (One camera, hands are visible at all times).  

• One virtuoso etude by Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Prokofiev, etc.

• One Baroque polyphonic piece

• One or more pieces at the participant's discretion

1. (2:20) Bach: Prelude and Fugue No 11 in F Major, BWV 856

2. (5:00) Debussy: Images: Livre I: Reflet fans l’eau

3. (4:30) Liszt: 2 Études de Concert, S. 145 No. 1: Waldesrauschen

4. (5:00) Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 23 No. 4

5. (4:10) Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 23 No. 5

Final Round

1. (20:00) Beethoven Op. 31 No. 3 or Op. 10 No. 1

2. REQUIRED WORK

3. (5:00) Debussy: Images: Livre I: Reflet fans l’eau

4. (11:00) Dutilleux: Sonata Movement III

– Up to 40 minutes of music

• First movement (or all movements) of a Classical sonata
   

• One or more works from the compositions below:
   

  • One movement or more from: William Grant Still – 3 Visions:

    • Dark Horsemen

    • Summerland

    • Radiant Pinnacle
       

  • One movement or more from: Amy Beach – 4 Sketches Op. 15 

    • In Autumn

    • Phantoms

    • Dreaming

    • Fire-Flies
       

  • Amy Beach: "A Hummingbird," Op. 128  No. 3
     

  • One Prelude or more from: Lera Auerbach – Preludes
    
     

• One or more pieces at the participant's discretion 

Please note that one or more compositions from the Romantic era must be included in the competition repertoire, in either semifinal or final round.

One work from semi-final round may be repeated in the finals. Works from preliminary round can be performed at the semifinal or the final round.

GINA BACHAUER INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR &

YOUNG ARTISTS PIANO COMPETITIONShttps://crescendocompetition.org/international-competition/

🛑New York International Piano Competition (June 2026)

1. https://thenyipc.org/competition/

💚Pacific Stars International Piano Competition

1. Virtual 2024

2. https://www.pacificstars.org/professionalwinners

💚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. June 30, 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 2024

New Orleans Virtual International Competition

1. Submitted. Results announced

2. Compete in 2023

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. Complete

   2. Sonata Op. 10 No. 2 in F Major (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. 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

6. 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. Maurice Ravel (1875-1737)

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

4. Alexander Scriabin ()

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

5. 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