Summer 2019 Lesson 3

Lesson Assignments:

  1. **TECHNIQUE

    1. **Hanon

      1. No. 20, 13, 5

      2. Speed build to mm112

        1. Play through at final tempo

        2. Identify dirty spots

        3. All transitions:

          1. HL

          2. CL

          3. Staccato

          4. Accents

          5. MT

          6. Repeat as necessary

        4. Entire thing through, three times correctly.

  2. *READING

    1. Bartok Mikrokosmos 2

      1. PREPARE: Nos. 37 - 41

    2. *FOUR STAR: Sightreading and Ear Tests 7

      1. Finish Set 1

  3. THEORY

    1. Level 6 Celebrate Theory:

      1. Intervals

        1. Scale?

        2. Interval?

        3. Quality?

      2. Rhythm

        1. Complete the first beat?

        2. Rule for combining rests?

        3. Recount and Look at Time Signature again.

      3. Scales Written

        1. Check your clef!

        2. Restate sharps and flats. Stay them out loud.

      4. Chords Written

        1. Check your clef!

        2. Key Signature. Speak them out loud.

  4. REPERTOIRE

    1. *BAROQUE

      1. J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 815: Allemande

        1. RH m. 9 beat 4 - hold E-flat

        2. “opening up” gesture - sing this melody. Think of it like a singer / string player. Don’t have any dip in the quality of the sound / melody.

        3. The alto 16ths should be a complement to the soprano.

        4. Where is the ARCH of the phrase in Section A

        5. KEEP YOUR PULSE STEADY FOR NOW.

        6. Section B:

          1. LEARN 10-13 with no pauses at m.m. 56.

          2. Careful to learn which hand plays what.

      2. J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 815: Gigue

        1. Record yourself doing a performance

        2. Listen for the spots that are mushy and that don’t have a clear beat.

        3. Do accent practice on every smallest division of the beat in each measure.

    2. CLASSICAL

      1. Mozart Sonata In D Major: Allegro

        1. See pink pen

        2. Think of the meter - strong and medium strong beats

        3. Double check all phrase marks

      2. *Clementi Op. 36 No. 5: Rondo

        1. Learn and have ready to perform for me at m.m. 84 per beat.

      3. *Clementi Op. 36 No. 5

        1. Presto

          1. Speed build from m.m. 138 to 168 in sections.

          2. Speed Building Chart https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9yerwpdqpizLXpyMlFQY25QWUk

    1. ROMANTIC

      1. Granados, Cuentos de la juventud Op. 1 No. 9: La huerfana

        1. Pink Pen - have all of this mastered.

        2. Finish

        3. Analyze the chords in

    2. CONTEMPORARY

      1. Sergei Prokofiev, Op. 65 No. 6 Waltz

        1. Practice in two-phrase chunks.

        2. Your notes are not solid enough to be able to experiment with the interpretation. Get this done!

On Hold: 

  1. Czerny Op. 823 (no assignment)

    1. Left off at no. 42

  2. Solfege

    1. Chapter 8

      1. Prepare Nos. 35-36 at m.m. 100.

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REVIEW

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

  2. Allegro in F Major by Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) (L. 6 Etude)

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

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

  5. Haydn Hob.XVI No. 8

  6. Prokofiev OP. 65 No. 12

  7. Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 7 Berceuse

  8. Clementi Sonatina No. 4 Op. 36

  9. Kabalevsky Etude in A Minor

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

  11. Bach Invention No. 8

  12. Etude In C Major by Concone (Level 6)

  13. The Happy Farmer Op. 68 No. 10 by Robert Schumann (level 4)

  14. Sweet Sorrow Op. 100 No. 16 by J. F. Burgmuller (level 5 etude)

  15. Cradle Song (level 4 etude)

  16. Kabalevsky - A Slow Waltz Op. 39 no. 23

  17. Foggy Bottom Blues (level 4

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

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

  20. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (Etude L.4

  21. Allegro in G Major (L. 4)

  22. Dragon Fly (Etude L. 4)

  23. Bartok, Dance in E Minor

  24. Clementi Op. 36 No. 2 Movement 3 

  25. Etude in D Major Op. 37 No. 17 by Henry Lemoine (Etude L.3)

  26. Etude in C Major by Carl Czerny Op. 261 No. 81 (Etude L.3)

  27. Folk Dance by Kabalevsky (Etude L.4)

  28. Arabesque Op. 100 No. 2 by Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (L. 3 Etude)

  29. Musette in D Major by J.S. Bach (L. 3 List A)

  30. Clowns Op. 39 No. 20 by Dmitri Kabalevsky (L. 3 List C)

  31. Sonatina in A Minor Op. 94 No. 4 by Albert Biehl (L. 3 List B)

  32. Clementi, Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 in C Major

  33. Faure Dolly Suite

  34.  Bazaar by Mark Mrozinski (L.2, List B)

  35. Kuhlau, movement 2

  36. *"Allegro in B-flat" by W. A. Mozart

  37. "Angelfish" by Anne Crosby (

  38. "Celebration" by Anne Crosby

  39. Sonatina in G Major by Beethoven

  40. **Adieu by Bergmuller

  41. **Chanson Italienne Op.39 No. 15 Tchaikovsky

  42. Pastorale by Bergmuller

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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: