March 26, 2024

RCM Level 4: Score of 96 (Regional Gold Medal!) Perform a level 6 piece?

RCM Level 5: Fall 2023 (November 30th)

2024 Final Recital

  1. Dancing Scales

  2. Sonatina in A Minor Brenda

  3. River City Blues

  4. Chopin, Waltz in A minor

LESSON ASSIGNMENTS

💚Dancing Scales by John Burge (L. 6, Etude)

  1. work on bigger contrast in expression. For example, mm. 20-22, start softer and “wake up your friend” at the top. Remember to keep wrists supple when getting stronger.

💚Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda (L. 6, B)

  1. See purple pen and apply it to the full piece. Work on P.C.’s and

💚River City Blues by Martha Mier (L. 6, Etude)

  1. Treat the RH like a melody from Chopin.

  2. Learn as much as you can. To the end?

❤️Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 6

  1. PREPARE: Set 1

💚RCMCP Technique Level 6 (at least 10 min a day)

  1. See green highlighted items in the RCM Syllabus.

  2. These need to be correct on the first try.

  1. Start with CLOSE LOUD

  2. Followed by HIGH LOUD

  3. Followed by LEGATO

💚Chopin, Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth. B 150

  1. Review

💚Octave Exercise: HANDS TOGETHER (wrists need to be in-movement)

  1. 8 in-a-row quickly, RH, LH & HT

💛Level 6 Unit 3 Rhythm & Meter

  1. PREPARE THE ENTIRE CHAPTER

  2. 💚Finish the online unit corresponding to scales by March 19th.

💚RICE-READING: (3-5 min a day)

  1. 💚Burgmüller, 25 Etudes Op. 100: Continue on from 6

  2. 🖤Bartok Microcosmos: Book II: stopped at no. 52

Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.

Etude 1: Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

Etude 2: Harmony of Angels, Op. 100, No. 21 by Burgmuller (L. 5, Etude

  1. 💚Beethoven Sonatina in F Major (L. 5, B)

  2. 💚Scamp by Christopher Norton (L. 5, C)

  3. 💚Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)

  4. 💚💚💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)

  5. 💚💚💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)

  6. Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)

  7. 💚💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)

  8. 💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)

  9. 💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  10. 💚💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

  11. 💚💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)

  12. 💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)

  13. 💚💚💜Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

  14. 💚💚💜Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

  15. 💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)

  16. 💚💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)

  17. 💚💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)

  18. 💚💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)

  19. 💚💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

  20. 💚💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements

  21. 💚💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)

  22. 💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)

RCMCP Exams

Level 4: June 2, 2023, 11:26 am

  1. Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)

  2. Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)

  3. Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)

  4. Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)

  5. Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)

ASSIGNMENTS ON HOLD

🛑HANON NO. 2 in A (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

  1. I’M LOOKING FOR YOUR POSITION ON THE KEYBOARD - NO MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD AT ALL!

  2. A Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.

    1. Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic

      1. If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.

      2. REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.

    2. Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    3. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per quarter note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

    (No. 10: Left off at m.m 104 in C, G, D Major)

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 84 in C, G, D Major)

    (No. 7: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

    (No. 6: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

    (No. 5: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

    (No. 4: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

    (No. 3: left of at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

    (No. 2: left off at m.m. 88 in C, G Major)

    (No. 1: Left off at m.m. 80 in C, G, D Major)