2020-2021 Lesson 24 - 26 of 32

RCM - Level 1 or 2 in 2021

TECHNIQUE

  1. HANON NO. 1!

    1. E Major

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

      2. m.m. 138 to 208 Staccato - loose wrists. (KEEP POSITION MORE CONSISTENTLY IN THE BLACK WHEN NEEDED)

        1. Hunter: Staccato position further into the black.

    2. A Major - HANDS TOGETHER

      1. m.m. 80, two notes per tic, Legato (no bouncy wrist)

  2. SCALES

    1. HANDS ALONE: Two Octaves (WHERE IS FINGER FOUR!?)

      1. A, E, B Majors

        1. SAY the pattern out loud

        2. METRONOME 126 per note

    2. HANDS TOGETHER: Two Octaves

      1. C Major

THEORY: Level 1

  1. Level 2: Unit 1

    1. Hold for now.

MUSICIANSHIP

  1. Four Star Sightreading and Ear Tests: Level 2 Set 4

    1. Do 1 set a day.

      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. German Dance in D Major Hob. IX:22, No. 2, Franz Joseph Haydn (L. 1, B)

    1. Start learning hands alone

  2. *Celebration by Anne Crosby-Gaudet (L. 1, Etude)

    1. Fix the short notes in the beginning - shorter from above the key and softer.

    2. Pedaling is not clean - come up all the way and come back down faster

    3. Pass next week

  3. Etude in C Major by Félix Le Couppey (L. 1, Etude)

    1. EAR is NOT the boss.

    2. THis doesn’t need to be at a steady tempo.

  4. Angelfish (L. 1B)

    1. Create silence before you start.

    2. PASS NEXT WEEK.

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