2019-2020 Lesson 22 of 32

2019-2020 Young Artist Enrollment: Full Year

Royal Conservatory of Music Certificate Program:

• Katie Moore

• 15W01769614165641

• Level 7 Theory

• New York: Manhattan

• May 9, 2020 9:30 AM

No Level 8 Practical - move through Level 8-9 requirements and test at level 10

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1. READING

   1. Sightreading: 5-10 min a day.

      1. FIRST, do the rhythm abstractly in your head.

      2. SECOND, look at the key signature and notes.

      3. SKELETON

2. TECHNIQUE

   1. Arpeggios

      1. PREPARE: all major

   2. ***Chords: Dominant 7 and Diminished 7

      1. Must be correct on first try.

      2. Apply GAC handbook if needed.

      3. REDO: V-7 and leading tone diminished.

3. THEORY

   1. Level 7:

      1. Where are you on this?

4. REPERTOIRE

   1. BAROQUE

      1. Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750) (L. 8, A)

         1. Learn the entire piece.

         2. Don’t distort the beat when you play your trills.

         3. System 4 - more expressive. Your harmony should dictate your expression.

      2. Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786 by J. S. Bach (1685-1750) (L. 8, A)

         1. Trills: first note - strongest and each note after that is weaker.

         2. At least to measure 16 performance ready

         3. To the end performance ready preferred.

   2. CLASSICAL

      1. Sonata in G Major Op 49 No. 2 by L. V. Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 8, B)

         1. New

      2. ***Sonata in G Minor, op. 49, no. 1 by L. V. Beethoven (1770-1827) (L. 8, B)

         1. Pages 1-2 Performance Ready

            1. Which textures can be brought out? Which textures can be pulled back?

            2. Not all semi-staccato.

            3. Not too fast!

   3. ROMANTIC

      1. ***Waltz Op. 69 No. 2 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) (L. 8, C)

         1. New

      2. Waltz Op 69 No. 1 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) (L. 8, C)

         1. Fix all blue pen.

      3. Rachmaninoff Etude-Tableau

         1. Measure 30 - more sound at the bottom and take time before you take off!

         2. Measure 32 - legato and ppp!!!

   4. CONTEMPORARY

      1. Page d’Album by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) (L. 8, D)

         1. New

      2. *Children’s Corner: The Little Shepherd by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) (L. 8, D)

         1. START TO LEARN!

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Repertoire for Review

ROMANTIC

1. Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller (1806-1874)

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

2. Ludvig Schytte (1848-1909) (L. 7 Etude)

3. Tony Caramia, Mixed-up Rag (L. 7 Etude)

4. J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 815: Allemande (L. 7: A)

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

6. Sergei Prokofiev, Op. 65 No. 6 Waltz (L. 7: C)

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

8. Clementi, Sonatina No. 6, Movement 1 (L. 7)

9. Sergei Prokofiev, Op. 65 No. 6 Waltz (L. 7)

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

11. J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major BWV 815: Gigue (L. 7)

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

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

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

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

16. Haydn Hob.XVI No. 8

17. Prokofiev OP. 65 No. 12

18. Burgmuller Op. 109 No. 7 Berceuse

19. Clementi Sonatina No. 4 Op. 36

20. Kabalevsky Etude in A Minor

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

22. Bach Invention No. 8

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

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

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

26. Cradle Song (level 4 etude)

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

28. Foggy Bottom Blues (level 4

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

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

31. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (Etude L.4

32. Allegro in G Major (L. 4)

33. Dragon Fly (Etude L. 4)

34. Bartok, Dance in E Minor

35. Clementi Op. 36 No. 2 Movement 3 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. Faure Dolly Suite

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

46. Kuhlau, movement 2

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

48. "Angelfish" by Anne Crosby

49. "Celebration" by Anne Crosby

50. Sonatina in G Major by Beethoven

51. **Adieu by Bergmuller

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

53. Pastorale by Bergmuller

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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: