March 23, 2023

💚RCMCP Technique Level 4

  1. See the highlighted items.

💚HANON NO. 8 (work up to m.m. 84 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves

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

  2. To move on from this number, we need to see rocking wrists.

    1. Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?

    2. 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.

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

      1. Relaxed shoulders

    4. Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88

      1. Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!

      2. Keep fingers close to the keys.

    (No. 8: left off at m.m. 72 in F Major

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    (No. 9: left off at m.m. 88 in C Major)

💚Level 4, Unit 7 Intervals

🖤Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4

  1. Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.

  2. Getting 10 / 10 half of the time.

💚Celebrate Piano Solos Level 3 & 4

  1. Think about intervals and triads from Theory when you do your reading.

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

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

  1. Finish learning

  2. Try a couple of different expressive choices in the melodic motives. How does the writing allow you do make your choices? Is there syncopation?

🖤Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19

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

  1. Start to increase tempo and learn the 2nd one. Think about the first note of trills as being stronger than the rest.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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