2020-2021 Lesson 17 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 *D MAJOR / B MAJOR

      4. NO HANDS TOGETHER

  2. Major Scales

    1. C-sharp Major (NEW)

    2. *F-sharp Major

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

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

    3. RH and LH Alone

      1. Say the pattern out loud

      2. m.m. 100 per note.

    4. 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.

          1. Choose one kind of articulation for one hand and another for the other hand.

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 6

      1. SIGHTREADING

        1. SAY OUT LOUD:

          1. WHAT IS MY KEY SIGNATURE?

          2. WHAT ARE THE INTERVALS?

READING

  1. On Hold

    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. Bartok, For Children, No. 1, Allegro

    1. NFRPE

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 7

    1. As written with green markings and orange

    2. LH when staccato - play with higher wrist and poke the keys.

  3. Czerny Op. 823 No. 8

    1. LH NOtes - think about the changes

    2. RH Follow the up arrows more carefully. Shorter.

    3. HT add your own expression.

  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)

  7. Calico Cat

    1. Review once a week with the music.