💚RCMCP Technique Level 4 (5-10 min daily)
Start rotating every item in the RCM requirements
As needed: close-loud, staccato, accent practice, speed-building
Follow the metronome markings in the diagram
💚HANON NO. 2 in D (work up to m.m. 84, 4 notes per tick) Two Octaves
D Major - rotate between staccato and close loud, then do 3 times run-though legato.
To move on from this number, we need to see rocking wrists.
Beware of your fingering! How did we practice the movements?
Accent Practice (two modes) at m.m. work up to 96 for next week one note per tic
If you make a mistake, you need to go back one rotation and fix it.
REMEMBER SHOULDERS RELAXED, CHEST OUT AND FORWARD, NECK RELAXED.
Then, Staccato at m.m. 104, two notes per tic (two octaves)
Relaxed shoulders
Legato m.m. Start at 72 per half note and work up to m.m. 88
Ultimate Oiled Fingers (legato)!
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)
❤️❤️❤️❤️Level 4, Unit 7 Intervals
This is the third lesson without this being done. Please finish the unit and let me know this is finished by Saturday.
❤️SIGHT-READING: Continue to do daily work on this.
💚Four Star Sight-reading and Ear Tests: Level 4
Going back to Set 5 and moving on.
Go online to RCM’s ear training and musicianship and do the Level 4 exercises.
Final Recital:
The Spice of Life
Deux Rigadon by Rameau
June 2, 2023, 11:26 am, Level 4, RCM
Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)
Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)
Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)
Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)
Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)
💚💚Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)
Spot mm. 18-26 - LH, RH, HT
Focus on more
💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)
Close loud and staccato practice on 16th notes passages of 2-6 measures.
Even beat
💚💚Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)
See purple pen
💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)
Don’t play the bottom notes staccato. Listen to your pedal really carefully and catch each note.
Top voice - more melody.
💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)
Do close loud and staccato practice every day on the arpeggios and LH mm. 17 and 21
LH bass notes more than the 2nd and 3rd beats.
Opening arpeggio needs to be clean and even.
MORE EXPRESSION: Crescendo in m. 17
RH and LH “light chords” need to be 100% even and tidy.
💜Kabalevsky, Prelude in G Minor, Op. 39 No. 19 (L. 5, Etude)
Finish Learning
Rotate these each week. I will hear one of them each week and not in any particular order.
R💚Rameau (1683-1764) : Deux Rigadon (Pièces de Clavecin 1724) (L. 5, A)
💚The Spice of Life by Tom Gerou (L. 5, C)
Bach Little Prelude in C Major (L. 5, A)
💚💚Sunset in Rio by Mike Springer (b. 1968) (L. 5, C)
💚💚💚Dream catcher by Anne Crosby (L. 4, C)
💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 3 (L. 4, B)
💚💚Solitude by Joyce Grill? (L. 4 Etude)
💚💚Sonatina Op. 36 No. 2, Movement 2 (L. 4, B)
💚💚💚Ballade, Op. 100, No. 15 by Burgmuller (L. 4, Etude)
💚💚Cool Cat Waltz by Katya Pine (L. 4, C)
💚💚Air in B-flat Major by Handel (L. 4, A)
💚💚💚The Somersault King (L. 4 Etude)
💚💚Funny Puppy by Anne Crosby Gaudet (L. 3, C)
💚💚Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1665-1750)(L. 3, A)
💚💚L’Arabesque, op. 100 no. 2 (L. 3, Etude)
💚💚Masquerade by Linda Niamath (b. 1939) (L. 4, Etude)
💜💚💚Clementi Sonatina op. 36 no. 1 in C Major: All three movements
💜💚💚Little Piece No. 7 by Marko Tajcevic (L. 3, Etude)
💚💚 💚Clementi, Op. 36 No. 1, Movement 3 (L. 3, B)