2020-2021 Lesson 16 of 32

TECHNIQUE

  1. Hanon No. 1 (wth Dustin on Wednesday)

    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 (with Dustin on Wednesday)

    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. Finish Set 5 - Test with Dustin on Wednesday.

      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 Op. 823 No. 6

    1. C Minor - with green pen fix (slurs).

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 7

    1. As written with green markings.

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 8

    1. Learn

  4. Burgmuller Op. 100 No. 2

    1. Review with music at a medium tempo.

  5. Leopold Mozart, Minuet in F Major

    1. Watch your video and practice the expression for Wednesday.

  6. 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.

  7. Calico Cat

    1. Review once a week with the music.