2020-2021 Lesson 13 of 32

TECHNIQUE

  1. Hanon No. 1

    1. (NEW) RH and LH alone, ascending and descending.

    2. (NEW) Use CLOSE, LEGATO FINGERS to the keyboard.

  2. Major Scales

    1. RH and LH Alone

      1. (NEW TODAY: E Major)

      2. Say the pattern out loud

      3. m.m. 76 per note.

    2. HT (Hands Together)

      1. (NEW TODAY: A Major)

      2. C Major, G Major, D Major

      3. m.m. 60 per note.

        1. RH: when you cross over finger 3, keep your wrist steady.

        2. Tidy attacks.

THEORY: Level 1

  1. Level 2: Unit 1

    1. Hold for now.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 1

    1. PREPARE: Review Set 1

    2. Next: Set 2

      1. SIGHTREADING

        1. SAY OUT LOUD:

          1. WHAT IS MY KEY SIGNATURE?

          2. WHAT ARE THE INTERVALS?

READING

  1. Piano Adventures Sightreading Level 1 - move on from page 84

    1. Once your start, do not stop!

    2. If you mess up, go on!

    3. Beat is most important.

    4. Before you start, look through the entire thing!

    5. SLOW., no faster than m.m. 72 per quarter note.

REPERTOIRE

  1. (NEW) Czerny Op. 823 No. 6

    1. Create a “wrist arrow chart.”

    2. Create a NFRPE Chart.

  2. Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 2

    1. One measure at a time:

      1. Hands in your lap

      2. Drop wrist into 16th note

      3. Chest out

      4. Repeat three times.

    2. Combine 2 measures:

      1. Repeat the steps above

    3. Finish learning the rest of the piece.

  3. Pixies on Parade by Teresa Richert (Prep B)

    1. (After Burgmuller)

  4. A Song op. 36 No. 3 by Alexander Gedike (Prep B)

    1. Record for Recital -

    2. Let me know if you don’t want to play this and why.

  5. Calico Cat

    1. Review once a week with the music.