2020-2021 Lesson 24 of 32

2019-2020 Young Artist Enrollment: Full Year

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Final Recital

1. Baroque

   1. Rameau

   2. Bach

   3. Scarlatti

2. Classical

   1. Haydn or Beethoven?

3. Romantic

   1. Grieg Lyric Pieces?

   2. Mendelssohn Songs Without Words

   3. Tchaikovsky, Seasons

   4. Chopin Mazurkas or Waltzes

4. Post-Romantic / 20th Century

   1. Fauré Barcarolle In A Minor, Op. 26 No. 1

READING

1. Beethoven Piano Sonatas, Bartok 24 Pieces, Khulau Sonatina, Bach French Suites.

   1. Start from the beginning of each book and place a bookmark / marker where you leave off.

   2. SIGHTREAD THROUGH THE ENTIRE BOOK FOR EACH BOOK.

   3. Strategically use your time by seeking out the measures with potential issues and study them first.

   4. ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF IN THE LAND OF WHATEVER SCALE YOU ARE IN.

   5. Rotate this Sightreading material (8 bars (ish) of phrases).

   6. 10 min each day.

   7. Set a timer for 30-45 seconds to study the music. Then start!

   8. Try to “DEAL” with your attitude toward Sightreading. Accept where you are and be a detective in terms of what you can do better before you try again.

   9. PLEASE DO THE EXPRESSION WHEN YOU CAN!

THEORY

1. Level 9

   1. Online

   2. Starting in Late Jan

TECHNIQUE

1. ONE MONTH PROJECT: The French Trill

   1. RH (23132313) and LH (21312131) alone:

      1. Accent 1 of 4, 2 of 4, 3 of 4, etc.

      2. Close Loud

      3. High Loud

      4. Staccato

      5. Short Short Long Long RHYTHMS and the variants

      6. Improvise in one hand while the other does the trill.

2. Hanon: No. 1 (one more week before No. 2)

   1. C Major - close-loud, high-loud, staccato

   2. Then move to #3 below.

   3. Work your way through the circle of 5ths, going through the entire exercise in each key.

      1. FINGERS CLOSE TO KEYS.

      2. PLACEMENT ON THE KEYS ACCORDING TO THE SCALE.

      3. BODY POSITION AND BALANCE

      4. BENCH PLACEMENT.

3. RCMCP Level 10 (resume March 17th)

4. Keep practicing arpeggios daily.

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REPERTOIRE:

BAROQUE

1. Sonata in E Major K380, Domenico Scarlatti (L. 9, A)

   1. Review at a medium tempo with your music.

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

3. Bach, Sinfonia No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 790 (9-A)

   1. New

CLASSICAL

1. Mozart Sonatas

2. *Haydn Sonata, No. 53 in E Minor, Hob. XVI:34, Presto (L. 9-B)

   1. How are you going to approach your turns better? Start with a lower wrists. Accent the first note. Make the notes detached and more articulate. Forward wrists, not a rotating wrists.

   2. Entire piece at one speed with no pauses.

   3. Speed build with EXPRESSION as priority.

3. Beethoven, Sonata Op. 10 No. 1 in C Minor (No. 5) (L. 10, B)

   1. MOVEMENT II: Review with Music once a week.

ROMANTIC

1. Grieg, Notturno, Op. 54 No. 4

   1. New pencil markings

   2. Phrasing: shorter vs. longer phrases. Don’t pause before the downbeats.

   3. Pedaling: make it less blurry. How do we do this?

   4. Mm. 21 - 30 be able to improvise within all the harmonic changes. Be very comfortable with all the chord changes before you practice the notes with the correct rhythm.

   5. Mm. 15-20 - learn

   6. Finish the piece!

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

   1. Review once a week with music at a medium tempo, with exaggeration in expression.

3. Tchaikovsky, October & June

4. Rachmaninoff, Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G-sharp Minor

CONTEMPORARY / POST-ROMANTIC

1. Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), Prélude from Le Tombeau de Couperin M68a

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Repertoire for Review

BAROQUE

1. Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

   1. French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 815

      1. Allemande (L. 7, A)

      2. Gigue (L. 7, A)

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

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

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

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

2. Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)

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

CLASSICAL

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

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

      1. Movement III

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

   3. 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. Friedrich Kuhlau (1786-1832)

   1. Sonatina in C Major Op. 88 No. 1 (L. 7: B)

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. Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

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

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)

CONTEMPORARY / POST-ROMANTIC

1. Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

   1. Children’s Corner:

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

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

   2. Page d’Album (L. 8, D)

2. Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)

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

3. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)

   1. Etude Tableaux, Op. 33 No. 7 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 No. 6 Waltz (L. 7: C)

   2. Op. 65 No. 12

7. J. S. Bach: Little Prelude in C Major, BWV 933 (L. 7)

8. Granados, Cuentos de la juventud Op. 1 No. 9: La huerfana (L. 7)

9. Mignon Op. 68 No. 36 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) (L. 6 List C)

10. Diabelli, Sonatina in F Major Op. 168 No. 1, movement III (L. 6 List B)

11. Kabalevsky, Toccatina Op. 27 No. 12 (L. 6) (1904-1987)

12. Haydn Hob.XVI No. 8

13. Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 7 Berceuse

14. Kabalevsky Etude in A Minor

15. Beethoven Sonatina in F Major Anh 5 No. 2

19. Bartok Sonatina Sz. 55: 1. Bagpipers (recital

20. Scarlatti Sonata in C Major K 159 (recital)

22. Clementi, Six Sonatinas Op. 36

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Kaufman Piano Competition: applications by March 1st

JUNIOR DIVISION 2: AGES 11-14
Preliminary YouTube Round: Up to 15 minutes of music,
Contestant's choice. (Needs to include at least one fast-paced work.)

Semi-Final Round: Up to 20 minutes
1. One Baroque polyphonic work
2. One virtuoso etude by Czerny, Clementi, Moszkowski, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, etc.
3. One or more pieces at the participant's discretion

Finals: Up to 25 minutes
1. A Classical sonata (or first or last movement)
2. One or more compositions from the Romantic era
3. One or more Contemporary pieces, written after 1950
One work from semi-final round may be repeated.
Works from preliminary round can be performed at the semifinal or the final rounds.

Repertoire Goals

1. Counterpoint

   1. Bach Invention No. 8

   2. Bach Gigue from French Suite…

   3. Scarlatti Sonata K…

   4. Handel Movement from Suite…

   5. Bach Invention No…

2. Etudes

   1. Kabalevsky Etude in A Minor Op. 27 No.8

      1. Due November 8th

   2. *Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 23 Le Retour

      1. (repeated chords)

   3. *Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 1 Confidence

   4. *Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 8 Agitato

      1. Rotating balance

   5. *Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 10 La Vélocité

      1. 16th note Passage work

   6. *Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 14 Refrain du Gondolier

   7. *Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 18 La Fileuse

   8. Mendelssohn Op. 140

   9. Clementi…

   10. Czerny Op. 740

   11. Moszkowski Op. 72 No. 1…

3. Sonatinas

   1. Clementi Op. 36 No. 4

      1. Performance Ready on November 8th

   2. Diabelli Op. 151 or 168

   3. Clementi Op. 36 No. 5

   4. Haydn Hob.XVI No. 8 or No. 7

   5. Kuhlau Op. 20 No. 1, Op. 55 No. 3, 4 or Op. 88 No. 4

   6. Clementi Op. 36 No. 6

4. Contemporary / Modern - Late 19th & 20th Century

   1. Kabalevsky

   2. Prokofiev

   3. Debussy

5. ROMANTIC

   1. Paderewski: Humoresque de Concert “Minuet”

6. Contemporary / Modern - Post 1950

1. Mendelssohn Op. 30 No. 6 "Venetian Boat-Song No. 2"

2. Moszkowski, Vingt Petites Etudes Op. 91 No. 10, 11

2018-2019 Goals

1. Jr. High applications - which schools?

2. Kaufman Competition

   1. JUNIOR DIVISION 2: AGES 11-14
      Preliminary YouTube Round: Up to 15 minutes of music,
      Contestant's choice. (Needs to include at least one fast-paced work.)
      
      Semi-Final Round: Up to 20 minutes
      1. One Baroque polyphonic work
      2. One virtuoso etude by Czerny, Clementi, Moszkowski, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, etc.
      3. One or more pieces at the participant's discretion
      
      Finals: Up to 25 minutes
      1. A Classical sonata (or first or last movement)
      2. One or more compositions from the Romantic era
      3. One or more Contemporary pieces, written after 1950
      One work from semi-final round may be repeated.
      Works from preliminary round can be performed at the semifinal or the final rounds.

   2. All application materials must be postmarked by March 1, 2019 and submitted by mail and/or email to: