2020-2021 Lesson 22 of 32

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 1

    1. C Major Hands Together

      1. Sprints. Level 2 - stopping on the second note of the pattern.

      2. When you rest on the long note:

        1. CLOSE LOUD ATTACK

        2. THINK - HOW CAN I ADJUST MY POSITION TO PLAY TIDY ATTACKS.

    2. C-sharp major

      1. m.m. 60 Close Loud - (strong attack and pop wrist forward on each note)

      2. m.m. 112 Staccato - loose wrists. (KEEP POSITION MORE CONSISTENTLY IN THE BLACK WHEN NEEDED)

    3. F-sharp major - HANDS TOGETHER

      1. m.m. 92 Legato (no bouncy wrist)

  2. SCALES

    1. HANDS ALONE:

      1. D-flat major

        1. SAY the pattern out loud

        2. METRONOME 100 per note.

    2. HANDS TOGETHER:

      1. A-flat E-flat, B-Flat, F (majors)

      2. C-sharp, F-sharp, B, E, A, C, G, D, G, C (majors)

        1. METRONOME: 100 per note.

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

          2. Tidy attacks.

          3. 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. Go through all the sight-reading tests

      1. Anusha - Don’t go faster than m.m. 60 per quarter note.

      2. Squeaky - Take more time before you start.

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. Czerny Op. 823 No. 13 (new this week. Next repertoire piece related to this technique)

    1. GOAL: learn which notes can be in the background (softer) and which notes are the melodies.

      1. Learn by blocking the LH every quarter note.

  2. Czerny Op. 823 No. 11

    1. Review, rethinking what you’ve learned with:

      1. POSITION: up, down and round arrows

      2. EXPRESSION: when we have phrases that repeat, what can we do with the sound?

  3. Angelfish (L. 1B)

    1. Learn hands alone first! Then together.

  4. Czerny Op. 823 No. 10

    1. Block your LH chords

    2. Keep LH in closed position.

    3. LH SOFTER

REPERTOIRE REVIEW LIST:

Review all pieces at least once a week with your music at a medium tempo

  1. Bartok, For Children, No. 1, Allegro

  2. Bartok, For Children, No. 3 Andante

  3. Burgmüller Op. 100 No. 2, L’Arabesque

  4. Leopold Mozart, Minuet in F Major

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

  6. Calico Cat