2020-2021 Lesson 15 of 32

TECHNIQUE

  1. Hanon No. 1

    1. RH and LH alone, ascending and descending.

    2. Use CLOSE, LEGATO FINGERS to the keyboard.

      1. Singing always look on the bright side of death (LEGATO LOUD SOUND)

      2. m.m. 100 per note.

      3. TRANSPOSE TO G MAJOR / D MAJOR

      4. NO HANDS TOGETHER

  2. Major Scales

    1. F-sharp Major

      1. RH, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2

      2. LH, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2

    2. RH and LH Alone

      1. Say the pattern out loud

      2. m.m. 100 per note.

    3. HT

      1. Careful about TIDY ATTACKS

      2. B Major, E Major, A Major, C Major, G Major, D Major

      3. m.m. 100 per note.

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

        2. Tidy attacks.

        3. STRONGER SOUND.

THEORY: Level 1

  1. Level 2: Unit 1

    1. Hold for now.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 1

    1. Next: Set 3

      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 92

    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.

    6. If your LH has a rest, look ahead to the next entrance.

REPERTOIRE

  1. Czerny No. 3: Transpose to E Major

  2. Czerny No. 6: Transpose to A Major

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 6

    1. Prepare in B Major & F-sharp Major

  4. Czerny Op. 823 No. 7

    1. M.m. 66 per dotted half note.

      1. Start at m.m. 40 and work your way up by one speed each time.

  5. Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 2

    1. Review with music at a medium tempo.

  6. Leopold Mozart, Minuet in F Major

    1. Learn hands alone first then together.

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

    1. (After Burgmuller)

  8. 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.

  9. Calico Cat

    1. Review once a week with the music.